Memorial

HMS Ardent

412 HMS Ardent

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The memorial is near the Royal Naval review off Millennium Avenue. the grid reference is approximate only., National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, England

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SK 18407 14589

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Other structure
WMR Reference Number: 73939
Description: An original anchor from HMS Ardent. The anchor is fixed to a base of rough-cast stone slabs. The anchor is flanked by two rectangular granite tablets with metal plaques affixed. One plaque bears the names of those who died on HMS Ardent and has engravings of the ship's badge and a map of the Falklands. The second explains the origins of the memorial. The memorial is placed in open grassland near the Royal Naval Review memorial.
Inscription: [Plaque 1]: [Names...]/ THIS ANCHOR IS DEDICATED TO/ THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF HMS ARDENT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC/ 21ST MAY 1982/ [Plaque 2]: HMS ARDENT MEMORIAL ANCHOR/ THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ANCHORS FROM THE TYPE 21 FRIGATE, HMS ARDENT./ THE ANCHOR WAS LOST DURING A STORM IN PORTLAND HARBOUR IN 1980./ ON 21ST MAY 1982 HMS ARDENT WAS LOST IN ACTION/ DEFENDING THE LANDINGS TO RETAKE THE FALKLAND ISLANDS./ THE HMS ARDENT ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED BY THE SURVIVORS./ THE ANCHOR WAS RECOVERED SEVERAL YEARS LATER/ AND OFFERED TO THE ASSOCIATION AS A PERMANENT MEMORIAL/ TO THOSE SHIPMATES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC./ THE HMS ARDETN ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO RECORD THEIR GRATITUDE TO/ DEVNPORT MANAGEMENT LTD, NOW BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP,/ WHO GENEROUSLY UNDERTOOK REFURBISHMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE ANCHOR./ THE MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED ON 21ST MAY 2015 IN THE PRESENCE OF/ HER ROYAL HIGHNESS/ THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER GCVO.

Commemoration

War: Falklands Conflict (1982)
Number Commemorated: 22
Died: 22
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

History

Maker(s): Devonport Management Limited, Restorer
Sponsor Type: corporate
Sponsored By: HMS Ardent Association
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Devonport Management Limited (now Babcock International) undertook the preservation and refurbishment of the anchor.

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