Royal Navy Vessel Monument

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Displayed prominently on the slopes of the Camber directly across from Stanley, these names honor the vessels of the Royal Navy which have served in either the Antartic Ice Patrol or have been directly assigned to protect the Falkland Islands. Averaging 10m/32ft high by 5m/16ft wide and made out white-painted stones, the names are laid out by the crewmembers of each ship once permission is granted by Falkland Islanders.

These names commemorate the following ships:
HMS Barracouta - A Cruizer Class Brig-Sloop which patrolled the Falklands in the 1810's to police and protect fishing interests around the islands. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruizer-class_brig-sloop

HMS Beagle - A Cherokee Class Brig Sloop which stopped in the Falklands during her Second round-the-world voyage, which was accomplished with naturalist Charles Darwin aboard ship. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Beagle

HMS Protector (A146) - The only ship of her class, converted to an Antarctic patrol vessel in the early 1950's and deploying to the Falklands for the first time in the winter of 1955/56. The ship would make a further twelve deployments to the Falkland Islands and the British Antarctic Survey bases during her career. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Protector_(A146)

HMS Endurance - This name honors the service of both Antarctic Ice Patrol/Icebreakers which have borne pennant number A171 for the Royal Navy from the period of 1967-1991 and again from 1991-2008. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Endurance

HMS Dumbarton Castle (P265) - A Castle Class Patrol Vessel which served as South Atlantic Guard Ship based at Mare Harbor and assigned to patrols around the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Islands from the 1990's through 2008. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dumbarton_Castle_(P265)

HMS Clyde (P257) - The current South Atlantic Guard Ship assigned to the Falkland Island, the Clyde is a River Class Patrol Vessel which is slated to be stationed in the Falkland Islands through 2018. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Clyde_(P257)
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Coordinates:   51°40'57"S   57°51'34"W

Comments

  • cool
  • It was the ROYAL Navy so I made the outline look like a crown.
  • CLYDE is missing. It's to the right of CASTLE
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