Memorial

HMS Ariadne Cutter Accident

Cross

Source: Copyright Eileen Davies

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Current Location

Kingston Cemetery, St Mary's Road, Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5NA, England

SU 65772 01064

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 21449
Description: A plain heavy Latin cross on a tapering plinth, inscribed with bronze letters.
Inscription: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY OF THE ARIADNE TO RECORD THEIR ADMIRATION OF THE HEROIC EFFORTS MADE BY THE GALLANT OFFICERS AND CREW UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXTREME PERIL AND TO EXPRESS THE GREAT RELIEF FELT BY ALL HANDS ON BOARD AT THEIR UNTIMELY FATE/ (Names)/ LATE OF HMS ARIADNE WHO ON THE 9TH MARCH 1872 OFF THE COAST OF PORTUGAL WHEN THE SHIP WAS PROCEEDING TO GIBRALTER WERE CAPSIZED IN THE 2ND CUTTER AND DROWNED WHILST BRAVELY ATTEMPTING IN A HEAVY SEA TO RESCUE AN UNFORTUNATE SHIPMATE WHO HAD FALLEN OVERBOARD

Maintenance History: Surveyed October 1984: some open joints. Stonework severely stained with lichen. Bronze letters stained and a number missing. Stone plinth twisted on brickwork base. Information taken from survey carried out by Portsmouth city museums department and department of architecture and civic design in 1984. See file for complete indexed document with 59 entries, including those relating to non-military memorials in the city. Condition assessments transferred directly: a = urgent = poor. b = limited requirement = at risk. c = sound = good

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Poor

Base

Made from: Brick

Condition: Poor