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From The Gloucester to HMS Invincible, here is a look at some of the shipwrecks found off the Norfolk coast.

The discovery of HMS Gloucester (depicted above), 28 miles off the coast of Great Yarmouth, was announced last week. Former British Army chief Lord Dannatt has said the ship could be raised.

The Gloucester sank in 1682 and it took many years of work to find it.

A British warship that sank in 1682 while carrying a future king has been located off eastern England, in a find described as the "most significant historic maritime discovery since the raising of the Mary Rose in 1982".

The discovery of the Gloucester off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, has been hailed in sensational terms.

Explorers and historians are telling the world about the discovery of the wreck of a royal warship that sank in 1682 while carrying a future king of England, Ireland and Scotland.

The discovery of the famed Gloucester shipwreck has been dubbed the single most significant maritime discovery since the raising of the Mary Rose.

Explorers and historians are telling the world about the discovery of the wreck of a royal warship that sank in 1682 while carrying a future king of England,...

In 1682, the royal warship HMS Gloucester sank off the English coast. The wreck was found in 2007 – but the discovery was only made public on Friday.

The wreck was discovered in 2007, but positive identification and the need to preserve the historical site kept its discovery secret until now.