HMS Jervis Bay Memorial
Municipality/Province: Saint John, NB
Memorial number: 13009-010
Type: Stele - granite
Address: 39 Graham Street
Location: Jervis Bay - Ross Memorial Park
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.2877731 Long: -66.035755
Submitted by: Wally Joyce & John C. Thomas
Photo credit: Veterans Affairs Canada
Erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 53, this memorial is dedicated to the crew of Her Majesty's Ship (HMS) Jervis Bay which sank fighting a German surface raider on 5 November 1940 in order to protect a convoy of thirty-eight ships.
Inscription found on memorial
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN E.S. FOGARTY FEGEN V.C. OFFICERS and MEN of H.M.S. JERVIS BAY
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN A GALLANT ACTION AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS WITH
A GERMAN RAIDER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC NOVEMBER 5, 1940 IN ORDER THAT
38 SHIPS UNDER THEIR CARE MIGHT BE SAVED
Street view
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