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| + | VETERANS gathered in <br>Cornwall to remember HMS <br>Warspite, which went aground <br>near St Michael's Mount on <br>her way to the breaker's yard<br> 50 years ago. <br>The 27,000-ton battleship saw <br>service in both world wars, suffer-<br>ing damage at the Battle of <Br>Jutland, and was being towed for <br>scrapping when she performed a <br>final act of defiance. <br>Members of the Warspite <br>Association - including one from <br>Australia - paraded through <br>Marazion, and a new standard was <br>dedicated.<br>A service was also held at <br>the Warspite memorial, close to the <br>shore.<br>Among those attending were <br>representatives of the Penlee <br>lifeboat, involved in the rescue of <br>the eight-man caretaker crew. |
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| − | VETERANS gathered in Cornwall to remember HMS Warspite, which went aground near St Michael's Mount on her way to the breaker's yard 50 years ago. |
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| − | The 27,000-ton battleship saw service in both world wars, suffer- ing damage at the Battle of Jutland, and was being towed for scrapping when she performed a final act of defiance. |
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| − | Members of the Warspite Association - including o n e f r o m Australia - paraded through Marazion, and a new standard was dedicated. |
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| − | Among those attending were representatives of the Penlee lifeboat, involved in the rescue of the eight-man caretaker crew. |
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| Navy News Issue | Month / Year | Page | Index |
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| 520 | November 1997 | 19 | Navy News |
| Narrative | Image | Comments |
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| Warspite is remembered VETERANS gathered in |
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