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The ''London'' was a 76-gun second-rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Chatham by Captain John Taylor, and launched in June 1656.〔 She gained fame as one of the ships that escorted Charles II from Holland back to England during the English Restoration, carrying Charles' younger brother James Duke of York, and commanded by Captain John Lawson.〔http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.overton1/the%20commission.htm〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir John Lawson )〕 ''London'' was accidentally blown up in 1665 and sank in the Thames Estuary.〔 According to Samuel Pepys 300 of her crew were killed, 24 were blown clear and survived, including one woman.〔http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23544808-details/Pictured:+Divers+discover+amazingly+preserved+shipwreck+of+HMS+London+on+bottom+of+Thames/article.do 〕 Lawson was not aboard at the time of the explosion though many of his relatives were killed. The wreck was rediscovered in 2005, resulting in the port authorities changing the route of the shipping channel to prevent further damage and to allow archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology led by Frank Pope to investigate, leading to what was the largest ever post-war salvage operation on the Thames. London featured in "''Thames Shipwrecks: A Race Against Time''," a BBC series on shipwrecks in the Thames.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC Two - Thames Shipwrecks: A Race Against Time, Episode 1 )〕 The two sites where the remains lie were designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 on 24 October 2008.〔http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20082775_en_1〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=(CONTENT ) Culture Minister Barbara Follett takes action to protect the wreck of HMS London, sunk in the Thames estuary in 1665 )〕 The wreck is considered important partly for its historical references and partly for its insight into an important period in British naval history. Although the Port of London authority had voluntarily taken action to reduce the risk of damage to shipping, the removal of bronze cannon from the site without any archaeological investigations being carried out showed that the site was at risk of destruction through looting and hence required immediate protection.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Divernet - Diver Magazine Online - SCUBA - Diving - Dive Shows - Gear Tests - Travel - News )〕 ==A Letter to Sir Joseph Williamson== A letter written on the 8th of March 1665 to Sir Joseph Williamson reported: ‘The brave ship London has blown up near the Hope’, leaving behind only her hull and stern.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charles II - volume 114: March 1-15, 1665 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS London (1656)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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