2013
SZ6299 : Memorial to HMS Affray
taken 11 years ago, near to Gosport, Hampshire, England
Memorial to HMS Affray
Unveiled on the esplanade at Gosport in April 2013
HMS Affray was on a training exercise off Alderney in the Channel Islands when it went missing in April 1951.
It was the last Royal Navy submarine to be lost at sea. It was found two months later 7.5 miles off the north west of Alderney at a depth of 280ft (85.3m).
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HMS Affray was on a training exercise off Alderney in the Channel Islands when it went missing in April 1951.
It was the last Royal Navy submarine to be lost at sea. It was found two months later 7.5 miles off the north west of Alderney at a depth of 280ft (85.3m).
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- Grid Square
- SZ6299, 2176 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Paul Gillett (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 26 May, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 27 May, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 62351 99756 [1m precision]
WGS84: 50:47.6415N 1:7.0033W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SZ 62348 99758
- View Direction
- Southeast (about 135 degrees)
