HMS Ramsey Ensign - Ramsey, Isle of Man - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

WM: reference 28371
Memorial type: Flag of banner
Lost: No
Town: Ramsey
County: Isle of Man
District: Isle of Man
Subject/Period: Second World War (1939 -1945)
Ceremony: Dedicated - 28th June 1945
Rededicated - 14th November 2005

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The plaque above the Ensign is inscribed as follows:

"THIS ENSIGN
WAS PRESENTED TO THE TOWN
BY
H.M.S. RAMSEY
JAN 28 1945"


HMS Ramsey (G 60)

Destroyer of the Town class
Navy: The Royal Navy
Type: Destroyer
Class: Town
Pennant: G 60
Built by: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (Squantum, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered:
Laid down: 23 Sep 1918
Launched: 24 May 1919
Commissioned: 26 Nov 1940
End service: Jul 1947

History
USS Meade was designated one of the 50 destroyers to be transferred to the United Kingdom. She decommissioned and was turned over to the British 23 November 1940. Renamed HMS Ramsey she served the Royal Navy in the North Atlantic and later performed valuable duty as an aircraft training ship. She completed her service 30 June 1945 and was scrapped in July 1947 at Bo'ness, England.

Former name USS Meade (DD 274)

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Date of Dedication: 06/11/1945 Property Permission: Public Access instructions: Accessible when Town Hall is open Access times: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:30 PM Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Ramsey Town Hall & Library Parliament Square Ramsey, Isle of Man IM8 1RT Commemoration: The service of HMS Ramsey (G60) during World War II

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