Memorial

HMS Hero

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Current Location

JUNCTION OF FRATTON RD AND ST MARYS RD, ST MARYS CHURCH, Fratton Rd, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

SU 634 002

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 40723
Description: ORIGINALLY A CELTIC CROSS, ONLY THE PLINTH NOW REMAINS
Inscription: ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED IN HMS HERO TRAGEDY, A WARSHIP OF 74 GUNS THAT SANK IN A STORM IN THE NORTH SEA IN 1811, CLAIMING 600 VICTIMS (NOT EXACT WORDING)

Maintenance History: THE HERO (NIWM 40623) AND ROYAL GEORGE (NIWM 40724) MEMORIAL CROSSES WERE VANDALISED IN THE 1980S AND ONLY THE BASES REMAIN. CHURCH CURRENTLY (2000) TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS TO REPLACED THEM.

Base

Made from: Stone

Condition: Poor