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| Re-commissioned 27th May 2013 |
The Memorial Stone - Portsmouth |
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| The memorial stone is located in Old Portsmouth, at Governor's Green, on a path running from the Royal Garrison Church to Kings Bastion. It was commemorated at a service, and unveiled on 14th May 2000 by Mrs Ann Esckersley-Maslin, wife of the then President of the Algerines Association, Vice-Admiral Eskersley-Maslin CB. The event took place during the Annual Reunion of the Association. 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. |
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| "LET THERE BE A WAY | |||
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ESCORTS |
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| BORDER CITIES | MIDDLESEX | PORTAGE | ST BONIFACE |
| FORT FRANCES | NEW LISKEARD | ROCKLIFFE | WALLACEBURG |
| KAPUSKASING | OSHAWA | SAULT STE MARIE | WINNIPEG |
| SHIPS LOST | ||||
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| 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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