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The Memorial to HMS Vanguard, World War I and II Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy, Orkney Islands This memorial to the officers and men of HMS Vanguard takes the form of a ringed and interlaced Celtic hig ...
SC 645457
Description The Memorial to HMS Vanguard, World War I and II Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy, Orkney Islands This memorial to the officers and men of HMS Vanguard takes the form of a ringed and interlaced Celtic high cross. The inscription on the base reads: Traditions Never Die. HMS Vanguard, a 19,560-ton battleship blew up at anchor off the Calf of Flotta on 9 July 1917 with the loss of over 1,000 men, that is, of all but two of her company. View from North East
Date 30/5/1996
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 645457
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 3515 CN
Scope and Content Memorial to HMS Vanguard, World War I and II Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy, Orkney Islands Originally created during the Great War, the Naval Cemetery at Lyness is a formal tribute to the memory of Royal Navy personnel who died in both World Wars. Dedicated especially to those who lost their lives as a result of local naval tragedies involving HMS Hampshire (1916), HMS Vanguard (1917) and HMS Royal Oak (1939), it also records losses at the Battle of Jutland (1916), to which the Grand Fleet had sailed out of Scapa Flow. This memorial to the officers and men of HMS Vanguard takes the form of a ringed and interlaced Celtic high cross. The inscription on the base reads: Traditions Never Die. This 19,560-ton battleship blew up at anchor off the Calf of Flotta on 9 July 1917 with the loss of over 1,000 men, that is, of all but two of her company. Attributed to an explosion in the magazine, this remains one of the worst naval disasters ever to have happened to a British warship in home waters. At the heart of the Orkney archipelago, Scapa Flow was the main fleet anchorage for the Royal Navy during both World Wars. Its vital importance led to the creation of one of the most concentrated defence networks in Britain. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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