H.M.S. Firebrand was one of approximately twenty vessels wrecked in October 1707 under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Cloudesly Shovell. Over fifteen hundred men perished with their Commander, an incident that provoked the Longitude Act of 1714 (see lot XX)

For a fuller account of the wreck of Firebrand, please refer to 14th May 1998 Maritime Sale, lot 79