One of the most important shipwrecks of the 17th century has been found off the Norfolk coast in the U.K. thanks to two brothers. Julian and Lincoln Barnwell, local divers, have positively identified the remains of the Gloucester shipwreck.
The HMS Gloucester was a royal vessel that struck a sandbank and sank in 1682.
Artifacts from the wreck are on display for the public where they aid in telling the fascinating story of the Gloucester and how this shipwreck nearly changed the course of British history.
Finding the HMS Gloucester
(Credit:Johan Danckerts, 1682 Royal Museums Greenwich BHC3369/ Wikimedia Commons) The Wreck of the Gloucester off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682
