SX9163 : Wartime embarkation ramps, Torquay Harbour

near to Torquay, Torbay, Great Britain

Wartime embarkation ramps, Torquay Harbour
Wartime embarkation ramps, Torquay Harbour
This is a 4-berth Landing Craft Troop (LCT) hard built in May 1943 and used for D Day embarkation in June 1944. The adjacent harbourside area has recently been rebuilt, with a memorial see SX9163 : D Day Embarkation Ramps memorial, Torquay Harbour. In the background is the Living Coasts aquarium and aviary, see SX9163 : Living Coasts aquarium and aviary, Torquay.
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2006
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Joan Vaughan   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
Saturday, 19 August, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 October, 2006
Category
Wartime relics   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 918 631 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:27.4634N 3:31.5375W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SX 918 631
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