The Memorial Stone

The memorial stone is located in Old Portsmouth, at Governor's Green, on a path running from the Royal Garrison Church to Kings Bastion. Details from the head of the stone is illustrated and finally the list of ships on the stone is also tabulated concluding with details of those lost on active service.

"LET THERE BE A WAY
THROUGH THE WATER"
THESE TREES AND MEMORIAL STONE
WERE COMMEMORATED ON THE 14 MAY 2000
REMEMBERING WITH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE THE MEN AND
THE SHIPS OF THE 'ALGERINE' CLASS OF FLEET MINESWEEPERS
OPERATING IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1942 - 1961
AND THOSE WHO ALSO SERVED IN ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ESCORTS
OF THE 'ALGERINE' CLASS

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ESCORTS
ACUTE	GOLDEN FLEECE	MICHAEL	RATTLESNAKE
ALARM	GOZO	MINSTREL	READY
ALBACORE	HARE	MOON	RECRUIT
ALGERINE	HOUND	MUTINE	REGULUS
ANTARES	HYDRA	MYRMIDON	RIFLEMAN
ARCTURUS	JASEUR	MYSTIC	RINALDO
ARIES	JEWEL	NERISSA	ROMOLA
BRAMBLE	LAERTES	NIGER	ROSAMUND
BRAVE	LARNE	OCTAVIA	ROSARIO
CADMUS	LENNOX	ONYX	ROWENA
CHAMELEON	LIBERTY	ORCADIA	SEABEAR
CHEERFUL	LIGHFOOT	ORESTES	SERENE
CIRCE	LIONESS	OSSORY	SKIPJACK
CLINTON	LOYALTY	PELORUS	SPANKER
COCKATRICE	LYSANDER	PERSIAN	SQUIRREL
COQUETTE	MAENAD	PICKLE	STORMCLOUD
COURIER	MAGICIENNE	PINCHER	SYLVIA
ESPIEGLE	MAMELUKE	PLUCKY	TANGANYIKA
FANCY	MANDATE	PLUTO	THISBE
FANTOME	MARINER	POLARIS	TRUELOVE
FELICITY	MARMION	POSTILLION	VESTAL
FIERCE	MARVEL	PROMPT	WATERWITCH
FLY	MARY ROSE	PROVIDENCE	WAVE
FLYING FISH	MELITA	PYRRHUS	WELCOME
FRIENDSHIP			WELFARE
BORDER CITIES	MIDDLESEX	PORTAGE	ST BONIFACE
FORT FRANCES	NEW LISKEARD	ROCKLIFFE	WALLACEBURG
KAPUSKASING	OSHAWA	SAULT STE MARIE	WINNIPEG

SHIPS LOST
ALARM	1943 January damaged by aircraft at BONE (now ANNABA), Algeria; 1944 January CTL; BU.
ALGERINE	1942 15 November Sunk by Italian Submarine 'Ascianghi' off BOUGIE, Algeria.
FANTOME	1943 20 May mined off North Africa; 1947 declared a CTL - BU at Milford Haven.
HYDRA	1944 10 November damaged by mine off Ostend; 1947 considered CTL - BU at Grays.
LOYALTY	1944 22 August Torpedoed/sunk by U-480 in Channel.
PROMPT	1945 9 May Damaged by mine, Ostend; Declared CTL - BU Rainham.
REGULUS	1945 12 January Mined and sunk - Corfu.
SQUIRREL	1945 24 July Mined and sunk off PHUKET, SIAM (THAILAND).
VESTAL	1945 26 July sunk by Japanese Kamikaze plane off PHUKET, SIAM (THAILAND).
Abbreviations:	CTL - Total Constructive Loss; BU - Broken up

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