Photograph of the graves of seamen from HMS Sturdy
Colour photographs of wreaths at the graves of the five seamen who died when the HMS Sturdy foundered on rocks off Sandaig in October 1940. Taken in 2008.
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Photograph of Mr B Greenshields at the grave of F Greenshields at Soroby (2008)
Colour photograph of Mr B Greenshields at the grave of his father F Greenshields who was one of five seamen who died when HMS Sturdy foundered on rocks of Sandaig in Oct 1940.
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Photogrpah of `the Sturdy Bell` (2008)
Colour photograph of `the Sturdy Bell` – a small ornate brass bell that either came from the ship or commemorates the wrecking of the HMS Sturdy which foundered on rocks off Sandaig in Oct 1940 with the loss of five lives.
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Photograph of a brass plaque “HMS Sturdy, No.7, Springs”
Colour photograph (2008) of a brass plaque mounted on wood, that reads “HMS Sturdy, No.7, Springs”. HMS Sturdy foundered on rocks off Sandaig in Oct 1940 with the loss of five lives.
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Photograph of Ernest Fox, crewman on HMS Sturdy
Black and white photograph of Ernest Fox who was a crewman (survived) on the destroyer HMS Sturdy when it was wrecked off Sandaig in October 1940.
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Photograph of the wrecked whaler of HMS Sturdy
Black and white photograph of the wrecked whaler (small wooden boat) on the beach at Sandaig in which five crewmen lost their lives when attempting to leave the foundering destroyer HMS Sturdy in October 1940.
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Photograph of HMS Sturdy broken in two on rocks at Sandaig
Black and white photograph of the destroyer HMS Sturdy broken in two on rocks at Sandaig, where it was wrecked in a storm in October 1940 with the loss of five lives.
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Photograph of HMS Sturdy
Laminated photocopy of enlarged photograph of HMS Sturdy at sea from a card from a cigarette pack during WWII, plus photocopied reverse side of cigarette card describing the ship: “The Navy, series of 48, No. 32 – Senior Service cigarettes”. Was on display in the Thatched Cottage Museum, Sandaig, until its closure and sale in 2010. HMS Sturdy was wrecked off Sandaig in October 1940 with the loss of five lives. See also 2010.51.2 reproduction card.
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Reproduction of a cigarette card showing HMS Sturdy
Reproduction of a phototcopied card from WWII Senior Service Cigarettes showing and describing the destroyer HMS Sturdy. From “The Navy series of 48, No. 32”, 1937. The Sturdy was wrecked off Sandaig during a storm in October 1940 with the loss of 5 lives.
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Brass deck light from HMS Sturdy which was wrecked on the rocks off Sandaig in 1940.
