HMS ABDIEL MEMORIAL

UKNIWM Ref: 21790

Address

PAVILLION
COWES
ISLE OF WIGHT
ENGLAND

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Other Location Details:	THE PARADE
OS Map Ref:	SZ 490 950

Inscription

COWES TOWN COUNCIL/ THIS PLAQUE IS TO COMMEMORATE/ HMS ABDIEL/ A FAST MINELAYER CONSTRUCTED BY/ MESSR. JOHN SAMUEL WHITE OF COWES IN 1941./ BATTLE HONOURS WERE AWARDED TO THE SHIP AT/ BISCAY (1941) CRETE (1941) LIBYA (1941) AND SICILY (1943)/ HMS ABDIEL WAS BLOWN UP BY A MAGNETIC MINE/ ON THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 1943/ AS SHE ENTERED THE ITALIAN NAVAL BASE OF TARANTO/ WITH A LOSS OF OVER 150 SERVICE PERSONNEL/ 26TH SEPTEMBER 1993 MRS M HALPIN/ TOWN MAYOR

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
PLAQUE - SECOND WORLD WAR	BRASS				GOOD

Physical Description

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	SECOND WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	0
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date:	26TH SEPTEMBER 1993

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	LOCAL CLERGY/DIGNITARIES

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	Other
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:	SOME CORRESPONDENCE IN FILE RELATING TO DISPUTE OVER WORDING
Comments:	ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS 3 SEP 1993; 1 OCT 1993; 19 NOV 1993
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No