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A cairn with a dedicatory rectangular bronze plaque set into the front face and an incised inscription in black lettering. It has an image at the top centre of the plaque depicting a loch with an outward-bound midget submarine and a flotilla crest at the bottom centre of the plaque.

Title

XIIth Submarine Flotilla Memorial

Medium

stone & bronze

Measurements

H 170 x W 100 x D 100 cm (E)

Accession number

IV27_DO_S096

Work type

Monument

Owner

The Highland Council

Custodian

The Highland Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

31st May 1993

Access

at all times

Inscription description

THIS CAIRN WAS ERECTED TO / COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF / THE XXIITH SUBMARINE FLOTILLA / 10TH APRIL 1993 / THE SECURITY OF THESE TOP SECRET OPERATIONS WAS / GUARDED BY THE LOCAL PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT WHO / KNEW SO MUCH AND TALKED SO LITTLE / THE SILENT HILLS REMEMBER THE YOUNG MEN OF / HIS MAJESTY'S X-CRAFT SUBMARINES AND HUMAN TORPEDOES / WHO WERE TRAINED IN THESE WILD AN BEAUTIFUL WATERS / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN WE WILL REMEMBER THEM / R. ANDERSON ORD SEAMAN R.N.R. C. LUDBROOK E.R.A. / E. BONNELL D.S.C. LT. R.C.N.V.R. A.D. MALCOLM SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. / J. BRAMMER LDG. STOKER R. MAPLEBECK ABLE SEAMAN / C.A. BROWNRIGG LT. R.N.V.R. W.J. MARSDEN LT. R.A.N.V.R. / D. CAREY LT. R.N. B.M. MCFARLANE LT. R.A.N. J.J. CARROLL ABLE SEAMAN R. MORTIBOYS E.R.A. / H.F. COOK LT. R.N.V.R. T.J. NELSON SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. / B. ENZER LT. R.N.V.R. J. PRETTY ABLE SEAMAN / R. EVANS ABLE SEAMAN R.W. PRIDHAM STOKER / G.G. GOSS SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. P. D. PURDY SUB. LT. R.N.Z.N.V.R. / J. E. GROGAN SUB. LT. S.A.N.F.,(V) M. RICKWOOD LDG. SEAMAN / K.V.F. HARRIS SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. J. SARGENT SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. / A.H. HARTE ORD. SEAMAN W. SIMPSON ABLE SEAMAN / H. HENTY CREER LT. R.N.V.R. A. STAPLES LT. S.A.N.F.,(V) / W. HIGGINS STOKER S.F. STRETTON-SMITH LT. R.N.V.R. / G.H. HOLLETT STOKER I.M. THOMAS SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. / P.J. HUNT SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. B. TREVETHIAN LDG. SEAMAN / E. KEARON SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. W.M. WHITLEY E.R.A. / J. KERR SND LT. H.L.I. L.B.C. WHITHAM LT. R.N.V.R. / D.H.LOCKE SUB. LT. R.N.V.R. THE X-CRAFT HAD A FOUR / MAN CREW, CARRIED 2 X 2 / TON CHARGES FIXED TO THE / OUTER HULL. THESE WERE / DROPPED ON THE SEA BED / BELOW THE TARGET. / SUB WT 30 TONS : 53 FT LONG : SPEED 6 KNOTS THE CHARIOT HAD A TWO MAN / CREW DRESSED IN DIVING / SUITS SITTING ASTRIDE. THE / 500LB DETACHABLE / WARHEAD WAS ATTACHED TO / THE KEEL OF THE TARGET. / TORPEDO WT 21 CWT : 22" DIA : SPEED 3 KNOTS Unveiled by: Captain Robert J. Bradshaw Royal Navy / Captain SM 10th Submarine Squadron / 31st May 1993

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