page_title: HMS Gloucester (1654)
section_title: The sinking of Gloucester
hierarchical_section_title: HMS Gloucester (1654) / Construction and career / The sinking of Gloucester
caption_attribution_description: English: The Wreck of HMS 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682, by Monamy Swaine Mediumː oil on panel Measurementsː H 152.4 x W 76.2 cm Swaine, Monamy; The Wreck of HMS 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-wreck-of-hms-gloucester-off-yarmouth-6-may-1682-175728
context_page_description: HMS Gloucester was a 50-gun, third rate, Speaker-class frigate, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England during the 1650s and taken over by the Royal Navy after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The ship participated in multiple battles during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1654–60, and the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. Gloucester was wrecked in 1682 on a sandbar while carrying the Duke of York.
context_section_description: At around 05:30 on 6 May 1682, Gloucester struck a sandbank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. In a strong Easterly gale the ship was pounded against the sand until the rudder broke off and the ship was holed. The Duke of York and John Churchill (the future Duke of Marlborough) were rescued in the ship's boat. Boats from the accompanying fleet managed to save many of the crew, but around 120 sailors and passengers lost their lives. Victims of the sinking included Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe and Donough O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan and Sir John Hope of Hopetoun,Hope of Craighall .
caption: The Wreck of the Gloucester off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682, painting by Monamy Swaine
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