Memorial

HMS Aubrietia - Anniversary Plaque

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IN THE GROUNDS OF THE MUSEUM, HORSFORTH MUSEUM, 5, The Green, Horsforth Village Museum, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 5JB, England

SE 23590 37898

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 52745
Description: PLAIN RECTANGULAR METAL PLAQUE SET ONTO THE FRONT FACE OF A STONE PLINTH. PROFILE VIEW OF HMS AUBRIETIA IS DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription: THIS STONE IS TO COMMEMORATE THE ENDEAVOURS OF/ THE PEOPLE OF HORSFORTH/ AND THE CREW OF HMS AUBRIETIA/. DURING NAVY WEEK IN 1941 HORSFORTH RESIDENTS RAISED/ £241,000 TO ADOPT THIS CORVETTE WHICH IN MAY 1941,/ TOGETHER WITH HMS BULLDOG AND HMS BROADWAY,/ ATTACKED AND DISABLED THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U110 IN/ THE NORTH ATLANTIC. THE SUBMARINE'S CRW ABANDONED/ THEIR BOAT AND A BOARDING PARTY SUCCESSFULLY/ RECOVERED A WORKING ENIGMA MACHINE TOGETHER/ WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS. THIS ENABLED THE ALLIED CODE-/ BREAKERS TO DECIPHER GERMAN TRANSMISSIONS LEADING/ TO THE ULTIMATE DEFEAT OF THE GERMAN NAVY AND/ VICTORY IN THE ATLANTIC./ DEDICATED/ 28TH OCTOBER 2001,/ TO CELEBRATE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY.

Unveiled

28th October 2001

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good