Vessel Loss

Memorial: M4971

Obelisk at Gosport Cemetery, Hampshire, commemorating the loss of Submarine A1 in 1904, Submarine A3 in 1912, Submarine A5 in 1905, and Submarine A8 in 1905

Location

Gosport Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Details

Type: Obelisk
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: Submarine A1, Submarine A3, Submarine A5, Submarine A8

Extra

Notes: Commemorates 1) Submarine 'A.1.' foundered after a collision off the Nab Tower 18th March 1904 2) Submarine 'A.8.' foundered off Plymouth 8th June 1905 3) Submarine 'A.3.' foundered off the Isle of Wight 2nd February 1912 4) Submarine 'A.5.' following an explosion at Queenstown, Ireland, 16th February 1905. Lists of casualty names.

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M4971

Location

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters