Memorial: M5874

Memorial window in the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Aberdeen commemorating the Piper-Alpha disaster 1988

Location

Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Aberdeen, Scotland

Details

Description: Window depicting Aberdeen, offshore oil rigs and associated vessels and fishing boats. Inscribed with the words of the hymn 'For those in peril'. Erected as a memorial to the Piper-Alpha disaster.
Type: Window
Position: North transept
Materials: Stained glass
Date Erected: 1990
Artists: Shona McInnes

Extra

Notes: Piper-Alpha disaster, a fire on an oil production platform resulting in the deaths of 167 workers.

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M5874

Location

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters