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. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hms-gloucester-1939-british-light-cruiser/ #royalnavy #cruiser #HMSGloucester #LightCruiser #maritimehistory #naval #NavalHistory #navy #secondworldwar #warship

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 ... https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2142/the-wreck-of-the-hms-gloucester/ #JamesIIOfEngland #HMSGloucester #History