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Memorial

HMS Speedwell

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Current Location

In museum, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Main Gate Road, Chatham, Rochester Upon Medway, Kent, ME4 4TY, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 75790 68990

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Type of Memorial
Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number
16456
Description
BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE EIGHT MEN OF HMS SPEEDWELL WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BY THE FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMCUTTER AT SHEERNESS ON 14TH DECEMBER 1907 / (NAMES) / ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES AND FRIENDS (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
War
Military Service
Number Commemorated
8
Died
8
Information shown
rank
Order of names
rank

Components

Plaque

Height: 1000MM

Width: 610MM

Depth: 6MM


Made from: Brass


Condition: Good