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title: HMS Gaspee
author: S. G. Studley
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18156/hms-gaspee/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-11-15
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# HMS Gaspee
_Authored by S. G. Studley_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18156.jpg)
## Image Caption
HMS *Gaspee*, a Royal Navy schooner that was seized and burned by American colonists on 10 June 1772, in the leadup to the [American Revolutionary War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Revolutionary_War/) (1775-1783), a 19th-century sketch by S. G. Studley, 1892.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Studley, S. G. (2023, November 15). HMS Gaspee. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Studley, S. G.. "HMS Gaspee." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 15, 2023. .
### MLA
Studley, S. G.. "HMS Gaspee." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Nov 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schooner_Gaspee,_by_S._G._Studley,_from_Loan_Exhibition_Gaspee_Chapter,_DAR,_1892.jpg) by [**S. G. Studley**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schooner_Gaspee,_by_S._G._Studley,_from_Loan_Exhibition_Gaspee_Chapter,_DAR,_1892.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 15 November 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.