A 39million 34-year restoration was recently completed. [19] The Gloucester cost the navy 5,473 (equivalent to 773,517 in 2019)[20] and was built at Limehouse in East London under the direction of master shipwright Matthew Graves. It assisted in defeating Royalists who threatened English maritime trade; Royalist-sponsored privateers posed a threat to commerce, but were deterred by the increased power and size of the fleet. [3] It pressed ahead with restoring naval discipline and morale, and reorganising administration to meet wartime needs. All rights reserved. [31], During the battle the individual English squadrons soon got out of line, but not with each other. We'd dived so much and just found sand. The HMS Gloucester ran aground off the Norfolk coast on 6 May 1682, drowning up to 250 crew and passengers as it sank within an hour of hitting a sandbank. James clearly influenced the choice of the HMS Gloucester's route but accepted no responsibility when disaster struck and solely blamed the pilot, wishing him to be hanged immediately (though he was in fact court martialled and imprisoned). A large crowd, along with James's brother King Charles and members of the royal court were present to watch the its departure of the fleet. [29], Renamed in 1660 as HMS Gloucester, the ship participated in the Battle of Lowestoft, forming part of the Red squadron (Van division). It sank within an hour, killing an estimated 130 to 250 crew and passengers. "It is an outstanding example of underwater cultural heritage of national and international importance. "We were starting to believe that we were not going to find her, we'd dived so much and just found sand. The wreck of a royal warship which sank in 1682 while carrying the future king James Stuart has been discovered off the coast of Norfolk. The Mary Rose was raised from the Solent, the strait north of the Isle of Wight, in October 1982 after an 11-year salvage operation. [55], The Duke of York completed his voyage to Scotland on board the yacht Mary, accompanied by the Katherine and the Charlotte. Health Canada has authorized an updated version of Moderna's COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants. During the fight, five merchantmen were captured, and HMS Gloucester disabled and captured the Klein Hollandia, which later foundered. At 1045, Admiral Glenie's Force D, which included Ajax, Orion and Dido, departed to Alexandria to reammunition. The HMS Gloucester ran aground some 28 miles off Great Yarmouth following a dispute between James, then the Duke of York, and the ship's pilot James Ayres about navigating the treacherous Norfolk sandbanks. Then, in 1985, the ship was turned upright and titanium props were installed to support the internal structure and work was undertaken to remove as much sediment as possible. Above: A depiction of the sinking. Twitter's new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, wants to turn the blue check verification system on Twitter into a revenue source for the company he paid $44 billion to purchase. The HMS Gloucester, travelling from southern England to Scotland, ran aground while navigating sandbanks off the town of Great Yarmouth on the eastern English coast. Mr Ayres was instead court-martialled and imprisoned. Gloucester headed for the open sea. This comes as the union confirms it will fight any fines given to its members who choose to strike on Friday. Then, in April 2013, the Peg sprays were turned off and the hull was kept in a state of controlled air-drying. The 'outstanding' 60-gun Gloucester, a frigate, sank on May 6, 1682 after hitting the Norfolk sandbanks in the southern North Sea. 4am - 7am. [40] The two fleets were in parallel lines on the same tack, and de Ruyter concentrated on the English centreand achieved almost equal odds. Cases of respiratory infections are on the rise across Canada as the country faces what health officials are calling the 'triple-threat' of COVID-19, influenza and RSV. [2] Launched between 1650 and 1654, they were about 750 tons and carried between 48 and 56 cannon. [45] There he intended to settle his affairs as Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, and collect his pregnant wife Mary of Modena (along with his daughter Anne from his previous marriage), before returning to London with his family and taking up residence at his brother Charless court. Penn's fleet consisted of fleet of 17 men-of-war, 20 transports with 3000 troops and horses, and other small craft. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Early in the war the English government, recognising the usefulness of large ships, had ordered 30 frigates, to be built at the end of 1652. [5], The Commonwealth navy supported the regime in several ways. The frigate Gloucester (spelt Glocester by contemporary sources) is a Speaker-class third rate, commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Gloucester after the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. The federal government's fall economic update makes it clear that while the deficit is declining, the risk that Canada enters into a recession is rising. Ayres was subsequently court-martialled and imprisoned for a year. [24], After a Dutch fleet, commanded by Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, defeated the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound, and lifted the blockade of Copenhagen,[26] the Commonwealth Protector Richard Cromwell in the autumn of 1658 ordered a fleet to be sent to the Sound to protect English interests. The Toronto man is a stop-motion animator and self-described 'video wizard' who creates unbelievable videos meant to look as believable as possible. The boat had been hoisted into the sea and the Duke finally consented to be taken to the safety of one of the accompanying yachts, the Mary, which was part of the fleet. On 14 April 1655, English troops landed in Hispaniola and marched inland. [16][45][53] Less than an hour after she had run aground, the Gloucester sank:[50], Partly through Berry's efforts and determination to stay with his ship until the end, the Duke and many of his retinue were saved. 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An exhibition is planned next spring at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery to display finds from the wreck and share ongoing research. The Gloucester's sinking almost caused the death of the Catholic heir to the Protestant throne at a time of great political and religious tension in Britain. Even though the discovery is now public, the exact location of the wreck is protected and still cannot be disclosed. 'We were starting to believe that we were not going to find her. "I think this is a time capsule that offers the opportunity to find it out so much about life on a 17th-century ship. The Mary Rose is now on permanent display in Portsmouth. The ships in the 1658 English Baltic fleet were. HMS Gloucester was commissioned in 1652, built at Limehouse in London, and launched in 1654. Some accounts claim the vessel sank as a result over a dispute between James, a former Lord High Admiral, and the ship's pilot James Ayres about the best route through the treacherous Norfolk sandbanks. Disputing allegations in a rape lawsuit, Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis testified Thursday that his accuser sometimes seemed 'conflicted' during their initial kisses but then started taking initiative. Speaking to the BBC yesterday about the possible raising of the Gloucester, Lord Dannatt said: 'Whether the hull is intact I probably doubt it, but it is more likely it went down stern-first and the stern [rear] section is almost certainly intact. The wreck had been found by amateur divers in 2007 but the news was kept secret to allow many artefacts to be carefully salvaged from the sea. Amongst those drowned were Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe, Donough O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan, Lord Hopton,[13][45] and the Duke of York's brother-in-law James Hyde, who was second lieutenant on the Gloucester. A letter published soon after the disaster revealed that nearly all the duke's retinue of servants had drowned as well. The Duke settled the matter when he decided upon a middle course. Claire Jowitt, an expert in maritime history at the University of East Anglia, said the wreck was "one of the important `almost' moments in English history." Within 30 minutes it has sunk down beneath the waves and nearly 200 men have drowned. As well as James, HMS Gloucester carried a number of prominent English and Scottish courtiers including John Churchill, later the 1st Duke of Marlborough. The crest was a forerunner to the Stars and Stripes flag. [34], Early in May 1672, an English squadron narrowly escaped capture, for 30 Dutch ships were suddenly sent in pursuit. The Duke, a former Lord High Admiral, had quarrelled with the pilot James Ayres the previous night about what course to follow to avoid the treacherous Norfolk sandbanks. A former housekeeper for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says she and other employees suffered unsafe working conditions that included being forced to climb out a laundry room window to get to a bathroom anytime the Bezos family was home. From 16781680 she was comprehensively and expensively refitted at Portsmouth, a shortage of funds and materials having repeatedly delayed the work. In all there were around 330 people on board. [51], On the night of 5/6 May 1682, HMS Gloucester was affected by strong winds blowing from the east. 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It provided protection for supplies transported by sea during the 1650 invasion of Scotland, and a squadron bombarded Leith (near Edinburgh) to cover the army's advance during the invasion. To raise the ship, a purpose-built frame was built and attached to steel bolts that were passed through the hull. [21], Gloucester was commissioned in 1654, with Benjamin Blake as captain; following his resignation in 1656, Blake was succeeded by Richard Newberry. The ship sank while on its way to battle against the French in 1545. The warship was conveying James Stuart, Duke of York (the future King James II of England) to Scotland, when on 6 May 1682 she struck a sandbank off the Norfolk coast, and quickly sank. Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata air bags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers. [16][36], The Battle of Texel was the last battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War. The Barnwell brothers are Norfolk-based printers, licensed divers and Honorary Fellows in the School of History at UEA. With water filling the ship, the crew was anxious for James to disembark as quickly as possible. From 1994, active conservation commenced with the spraying of Polyethylene Glycol (Peg), a water-soluble polymer which can penetrate deep into the wood and support the cell walls. Gloucester took part in the Battle of Texel on 11 August 1673, after which she was sent at the end of the year to the Mediterranean. Jan Lettens 12/06/2022. When the weather and tide was favourable, on the morning of October 11, the cradle containing the Mary Rose was raised out of the water by a crane. 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