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HMS Gloucester (1939)
HMS Gloucester enters Malta during the late 1930s. Note the neutrality markings on her turrets for recognition during the Spanish Civil War. Gloucester was sunk during the Battle for Crete on 22 May 1941.
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HMS Gloucester (1939)
HMS Gloucester enters Malta during the late 1930s. Note the neutrality markings on her turrets for recognition during the Spanish Civil War. Gloucester was sunk during the Battle for Crete on 22 May 1941.
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The Wreck of the HMS Gloucester
The HMS Gloucester was wrecked in the North Sea, about 30 miles off the shore of Norfolk, England, shortly after dawn on 6 May 1682. It was a warship in the navy of Charles II of England (r. 1660-1685), and at the time of its loss, it was the flagship of a small fleet of ten ships on their way to Scotland to fetch Mary of Modena, the pregnant wife of James, Duke of York, the brother of Charles and the future James II of England (r. 1685-1688).
The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682
National Maritime Museum (Copyright)
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Naufrage du HMS Gloucester
Le HMS Gloucester fit naufrage en mer du Nord, à environ 30 miles des côtes du Norfolk, en Angleterre, peu après l'aube du 6 mai 1682. C'était un navire de guerre de la marine de Charles II d'Angleterre (r. de 1660 à 1685), et au moment de sa disparition, il était le navire amiral d'une petite flotte de dix navires en route vers l'Écosse pour aller chercher Marie de Modène, l'épouse enceinte de Jacques, duc d'York, le frère de Charles et le futur Jacques II d'Angleterre (r. de 1685 à 1688).
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