HMS Trident Memorial - Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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N 50° 46.999 W 001° 05.850
30U E 634113 N 5627454
The HMS Trident Memorial is dedicated to those who died after a rare epidemic of Yellow Fever.
Waymark Code: WMFT80
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/27/2012
Views: 4
The memorial is a small obelisk design made from red granite. It has an inscription which reads:
(Front)
'TO THE MEMORY OF
FORTY FOUR OFFICERS AND MEN
OF H.M.S.TRIDENT
WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER IN THE
SHORT SPACE OF SIX WEEKS
DURING THE UNUSUAL EPIDEMIC
AT SIERRA LEONE
1859
ERECTED BY
COMMANDER F.A.CLOSE
AND THE SURVIVING OFFICERS
AND MEN'
(Left)
'1859'
(Back)
'RE ERECTED BY
ADMIRAL CLOSE
1877'
(Right)
'AFRICA'
Disaster Date: 07/17/1859
Date of dedication: 01/01/1877
Memorial Sponsors: Admiral Close
Disaster Type: Natural
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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