Memorial on Chaine Memorial Road, Larne, County Antrim commemorating the 133 passengers and crew of the MV ‘Princess Victoria’ who died on 31st January 1953.
Location
Chaine Memorial Road, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Transcript
ON THE MORNING OF 31ST JANUARY 1953 / THE M.V. 'PRINCESS VICTORIA' / LEFT THE EAST PIER STRANRAER / TO MAKE ITS NORMAL CROSSING TO / LARNE, OFF CORSEWALL POINT / THE SHIP ENCOUNTERED THE FULL / FURY OF THE GALE WHICH WAS THAT DAY / TO CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE / AND LOSS OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND, DESPITE THE VALIANT EFFORTS OF HER CREW / THE LIFEBOATMEN AND OTHER / SEAFARERS, THE PRINCESS VICTORIA / FOUNDERED OFF THE COAST OF / NORTHERN IRELAND WITH THE / LOSS OF 133 LIVES, OF THOSE / LOST 27 WERE INHABITANTS OF / LARNE, WHOSE DEATH THE / COMMUNITY MOURNS.
Details
Type: Memorial
Vessel: MV Princess Victoria