Memorial

HMS Beehive (Landguard Viewing Point)

HMS Beehive plaque

Source: Copyright Paul Cooper

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Current Location

In front of the nearest parking row to the water, Viewing Area Car Park, Landguard Point, Felixstowe, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP11 3TW, England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 92235
Description: Plaque set on a granite pillar commemorating those who served at HMS Beehive
Inscription: HMS BEEHIVE/COASTAL FORCES OF WORLD WAR II/THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE MEN AND/WOMEN OF COASTAL FORCES WHO SERVED WITH/THE ROYAL NAVY AT HMS BEEHIVE IN/FELIXSTOWE BETWEEN 1940 AND 1945./FROM HERE MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS, MOTOR/GUNBOATS AND MOTOR LAUNCHES CARRIED OUT/VITAL OPERATIONS AGAINST ENEMY NAVEL FORCES/AND PROTECTED BRITISH SHIPPING IN THE CHANNEL/AND NORTH SEA. MANY GAVE THEIR LIVES AND/THEIR SKILL AND COURAGE MADE AN INVALUABLE/CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE WAR AT SEA./WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Plaque

Height: 902mm

Width: 620mm

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Pillar

Height: 10080mm

Width: 9020mm

Depth: 7070mm

Condition: Good