Memorial

HMS Narborough and HMS Opal

Memorial

Source: Copyright John Burnett

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Current Location

Between Linklater and Windwick, off A961, near car park at Wind Wick Bay. , Wind Wick Bay, Off A961, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, KW17 2RN, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

ND 45728 86932

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 69375
Description: Square copper plaque with inscribed commemoration set on tapering face of stone and brick plinth.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ THE 188 MEN/ WHO PERISHED/ HERE WHEN HMS/ NARBOROUGH/ AND HMS OPAL/ WERE LOST ON/ THE ROCKS OF/ HESTA DURING/ THE SNOWSTORM/ OF 12 JAN. 1918.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: People of South Ronaldsay

Ceremonies

Dedicated

17 October 1993

Brigadier Malcolm Dennison, Lord Lieutenant of Orkney

Conservation

Components

Plaque

Made from: Copper

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

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