Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Kyle And Carrick
Town
Lendalfoot
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Non-Combat Deaths, First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Russian Charity Foundation for the Support of the Navy Cruiser 'Varyag'. (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 July 2006
    Attended by: Memorial tablet unveiled by Provost Sloan at the site but the Russian people wanted a more significant memorial
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8th September 2007
    Attended by: Russian consul-general Vladimir Malygin and S&N's chairman Sir Brian Stewart. Former Nato Secretary-General Lord Robertson, Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt and Rear Admiral Alexander Shuvanov of the Russian Navy
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61079

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Current location

Carleton Bay
car park
off A77 Between Girvan And Stranraer
Lendalfoot
Kyle And Carrick
Strathclyde
KA26 0JG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 12345 89428
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze cross on two stepped granite base.
Inscription
HERE 50O METRES OFF THE COAST/THE RUSSIAN CRUISER VARYAG/WHICH WON GLORY IN THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR/OF 1904-1905 FOUND ITS LAST RESTING PLACE/ON JANUARY 27,1904THE 1ST RANK CRUISER VARYAG AND/THE GUNBOAT KUBEETS WERE BLOCKADED BY A JAPANESE/SQUADRON COMPRISED OF 15 VESSELS AT THE KOREAN PORT OF/CHEMULPO. THEY WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO/SURRENDER AND TURN DOWN THE FLAG, BUT THE RUSSIAN/SEAMEN REJECTED THE ULTIMATUM AND ACCEPTED AN UNEVEN/BATTLE VARYAG AND KUBEETS SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE/DURING THE BATTLE. WITH NO APPARENT POSSIBILTY OF/CONTINUED RESISTANCE, THE RUSSIAN SEAMEN SCUTTLED/THE SHIPS AND RETURNED TO RUSSIA ONBOARD FOREIGN/VESSELS IN 1905 VARYAG WAS RAISED BY THE JAPANESE AND WAS/INTRODUCED INTO THEIR NAVY UNDER THE NAME SOYA. IN/1916 THE CRUISER WAS REPURCHASED BY RUSSIA AND GOT/BACK ITS PREVIOUS NAME. IN 1917 SHE WAS SENT TO BRITAIN FOR REPAIR, BUT BECAUSE OF THE REVOLUTION AND CIVIL WAR/IN RUSSIA, THE LEGENDARY SHIP WAS SET ADRIFT. IN 1920/VARYAG WAS SOLD BY BRITAIN FOR SCRAP. EN ROUTE FOR/DISMANTLING SHE GROUNDED NEAR LENDALFOOT AND/SUBSEQUENTLY SANK. THE EXPLOITS OF THE CRUISER VARYAG, WHICH MAKES US/BOW OUR HEADS TO THE VALOR OF RUSSIAN SEAMEN, WILL/ALWAYS REMAIN IN THE MEMORY OF GRATEFUL FUTURE/GENERATIONS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 3m
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Costs

Comments: Sponsored by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries which is joint owner of Baltic Beverages Holding. Also reported that paid for by members of the Russian Charity Foundation for the Support of the Navy Cruiser 'Varyag'.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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