Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Cunninghame
Town
Ardrossan
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27 March 1993
    Attended by: Mr Tom Mackay BEM (Chair of Scottish Area of Royal Naval Association), Mrs Brenda Mackay, Commodore Trewby, Mr James McGloin (Dasher survivor) friends and relatives of those killed
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9782

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Current location

Ardrossan Sunken Gardens
South Beach
South Crescent Road
Ardrossan
Cunninghame
Strathclyde
KA22 8DY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 23276 42068
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Large roughcast rectangular granite stone with black plaque set into it. The plaque has an inscription in gold lettering and is flanked by five ship's badges, including that of the Dasher on top. The stone sits on a grass bank within what was the sunken garden on Ardrossan South Beach, and is surrounded by a sloping pathway.
Inscription
THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED/ TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN WHO/ PERISHED WHEN H.M.S. DASHER, /AN ARCHER CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER,/ SANK ON 27TH MARCH, 1943./ "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: depth c. 2000mm, height c.1500 mm, width c. 3000mm
    Materials: Granite - Pink
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
North Ayrshire Council
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=3060&mforum=warmemscot
  • Ardrossan Herald 15 Aug 2012- CONFIDENTIAL documents which are thought to reveal key details about the mystery of the sinking of HMS Dasher off the coast of Ardrossan are set to be released this Friday. Following requests to the MoD and National Archives from Ardrossan author, John Steele - who wrote The American Connection to the Sinking of HMS Dasher - and MP Katy Clark, the files will be released almost 70 years after the sinking. The converted aircraft carrier sank off the coast of Ardrossan on March 27, 1943, with the loss of 379 of her 528 crew - the biggest single loss of life of service personnel not to have been caused by enemy action of World War II.Since this date relatives of those who lost their life and historians have been trying to find out exactly what happened to cause the HMS Dasher to sink. John Steele said he has letters from the MoD which state they would not release the documents until 2028, or even 2044, until the death of nearly all servicemen and their relatives. He added: "They said they were trying to avoid any sensitivity which would be distressing to any relatives. "But it's going to tell for the first time what actually happened this Friday." For the full story see this week's Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald.
  • BBC News Article about the release of documents relating to the incident to the National Archives in 2012-www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17861288
  • www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/HMSDasher

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