Royal Navy Memorials

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ROYAL NAVY HISTORY

DEDICATED

TO

THE MEMORY

OF THOSE SAILORS AND MARINES

WHO HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE

SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN ORDER THAT THEIR

COUNTRY MIGHT LIVE

ONCE NAVY ALWAYS NAVY

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Royal Navy Warship memorials

1744 Oct 04 HMS Victory wrecked in storm with the loss of ~1150 souls.

1774 Jul 04 HMS Kent, 74, whilst lying at Plymouth an explosion occurred on board. Loss 11 crew.

1782 Aug 29 HMS Royal George sunk by accident with the loss of ~900 people, including up to 300 women and 60 children.

Toll for the brave
The Brave that are no more,
All sunk beneath the wave,
Fast by their native shore.
—William Cowper, The Loss of the Royal George, 1782

1795 May 01 HMS Boyne sunk by accident with the loss of 11 souls.

1795 May 01 HMS Queen Charlotte loss of 2 souls in aid of HMS Boyne.

1796 Sep 22 HMS Amphion sunk by accident with the loss of ~300 souls.

1797 Nov 16 HMS Tribune hit shoals with the loss of ~240 souls.

1798 Jul 23 HMS Resistance sunk by lightening with the loss of ~300 souls.

1799 Nov 05 HMS Sceptre wrecked in storm with the loss of ~350 souls.

1811 Dec 04 HMS Saldanha wrecked in storm with the loss of estimated 253 souls.

1811 Dec 24 HMS St. George wrecked in storm with the loss of 838 souls.

1811 Dec 24 HMS Defence wrecked in storm with the loss of all but 5 souls.

1916 Jun 16 HMS Hampshire, sunk by mine with the loss of 643 souls.

1939 Sep 17 HMS Courageous sunk in action with the loss of 518 souls.

1939 Oct 14 HMS Royal Oak sunk in action with the loss of ~800 souls.

1939 Nov 21 HMS Gipsy sunk in action with the loss of 30 souls.

1939 Nov 23 HMS Rawalpindi sunk in action with the loss 238 souls.

1940 Dec 17 HMS Acheron, sunk by mine on trials with the loss of 151 souls.

1940 Dec 18 HMS Triton, sunk with the loss of all hands.

1941 May 14 HMS Hood sunk in action with the loss of 1,415 souls.

1941 Dec 10 HMS Prince of Wales, sunk in action with the loss xxx souls.

1941 Dec 10 HMS Repulse, sunk in action with the loss of 327 souls.

1941 Dec 19 HMS Neptune, sunk in minefield with the loss of 796 souls.

1941 Dec 19 HMS Stanley, sunk in action with the loss of 95* souls.

1941 Dec 21 HMS Audacity, sunk in action with the loss of x* souls.

1941 Dec 24 HMS H-31, sunk by mine with the loss of x* souls.

1941 Dec 24 HMS Salvia, sunk in action with the loss of 106 souls.

1942 May 02 HMS Edinburgh, sunk in action with the loss of 58 souls.

1942 Dec 17 HMS Firedrake sunk in action with the loss of 168 souls.

1942 Dec 19 HMS Snapdragon, sunk in action with the loss of x* souls.

1943 Dec 24 HMS Hurricane, sunk in action with the loss of x* souls.

1944 Dec 24 HMCS Clayoquot sunk in action with the loss of 8 souls.

1982 May 04 HMS Sheffield damaged in action and later sank with loss of 20 souls.

1982 May 21 HMS Ardent sunk in action with the loss of 20 souls.

1982 May 23 HMS Antelope sunk in action with the loss of 2 souls.

1982 May 25 HMS Coventry sunk in action with the loss of 22 souls.

1982 May 25 Atlantic Conveyor damaged in action with the loss of 24 souls.

1982 Jun 08 Landing ships Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram damaged in action with the loss of 46 souls.

Engagements

1798 Aug 18 HMS Leander in action with the loss of 35 killed.

1801 Apr 02 HMS Bellona in action with the loss of 11 killed.

1801 Jul 21 HMS Doris, HMS Beaulieu and HMS Uranie in action with the loss of 14 killed.

1804 Sep 18 HMS Centurion in action with the loss of 1 killed.

1808 Nov 10 HMS Amethyst in action with the loss of 19 killed.

1811 Mar 13 Action off Lissa with the loss of 50 killed.

1812 Feb 22 HMS Victorious in action with the loss of 27 killed.

1982 Battle of Falklands loss of 255 joint services.

Aircraft

1982 May 19 Sea King helicopter, loss of 20 souls.

1982 May 21 Two helicopters and a Harrier shot down in action, total loss of 5 souls.

Royal Navy captains
Royal Marines
Merchant Navy

21 Aug 08 Merchant Navy Day – Dover Merchant Navy War Memorial

* No confirmation.
# Unknown exact figure.