Maritime History

English ship Gloucester (1654)

The English frigate Gloucester (spelt Glocester by contemporary sources) was a Speaker-class third rate, built for the Navy of the Commonwealth of England. The ship was ordered in December 1652 as part of the unprecedented expansion of the English navy during this period, during which 207 warships, mainly described as frigates, were built. She was named to commemorate the Parliamentary forces' successful defence of the English city of Gloucester during the 1643 siege by Royalist forces, rather than directly after the city itself. She was built by contract with shipwright Matthew Graves at Limehouse in East London, and launched in 1654.

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• ▸German submarine U-55 (1939)
• ▸0-8-4T
• ▸Board of Trade

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