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Memorial: M5884

Memorial to British naval casualties during the Crimea War 1854-1856 atCathcart’s Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Location

Cathcart's Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Rest of the World

Transcript

'THE ROYAL NAVY / IN PROUD MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THE / ROYAL NAVY WHO / DIED AT SEA IN / BATTLE WHILST / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / AS PART OF THE / NAVAL BRIGADE / AND DIED OF DISEASE / 1854 - 1856', 'HM SHIPS AGAMEMNON / ALBION / ALGIERS / ARDENT / ARETHUSA / ARROW / BANSHEE / BEAGLE / BELLEROPHON / BRITANNIA / CARADOC', 'HM SHIPS / CURACOA / CURLEW / CYCLOPS / DAUNTLESS / DIAMOND / FIREBRAND / FURIO / FURY / GLADIATOR / HANNIBAL / HIGHFLYER', 'HM SHIPS / INFLEXIBLE / LEANDER / LEOPARD / LONDON / LYNX / MIRANDA / NIGER / QUEEN / RETRIBUTION / RODNEY / ROYAL ALBERT ', ' HM SHIPS / SAMPSON / SANSPARIEL / SIDON / SNAKE / SPHINX / SPITEFUL / SPITFIRE / STROMBOLI / SWALLOW / TERRIBLE / TIGER', 'HM SHIPS / TRAFALGAR / TRIBUNE / TRITON / VALORIOUS / VENGEANCE / VESUVIUS / VIPER / VULCAN / WASP / WRANGLER' [other panels commemorate the Cavalry 4th Irish Dragoon Guards, 8th Kings Royal Irish (light) Dragoons (hussars); Infantry 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers); Infantry 18th Regiment of foot (Royal Irish Regiment); Cavalry 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons; 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers); Infantry 97th Regiment of Foot (Ulster Regiment).'

Details

Description: Metal plaques on cemetery railings.
Type: Cemetery
Materials: Metal
Vessel: Agamemnon, Albion; Algiers; Ardent; Arethusa; Arrow; Banshee; Beagle; Bellerophon; Britannia; Caradoc; Curacoa ; Curlew; Cyclops; Dauntless; Diamond; Firebrand; Furious; Fury; Gladiator; Hannibal; Highflyer; Inflexible; Leander; Leopard; London; Lynx; Miranda; Niger; Queen; Retribution; Rodney; Royal Albert; Sampson; Sans Pareil; Sidon; Snake; Sphinx; Spiteful; Spitfire; Stromboli; Swallow; Terrible; Tiger; Trafalgar; Tribune; Triton; Valorous; Vengeance; Vesuvius; Viper; Vulcan; Wasp; Wrangler

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

Extra

Notes: The cemetery was destroyed in World War II, since then some remains, including those of Sir George Cathcart (1794-1854,) have been gathered in a railed enclosure with memorial plaques.
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