80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

Posted:25 02 2021,10:10 am

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80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

A question frequently asked by visitors to our exhibitions and events. The term ‘sloop’ referred a small sailing craft originating in the old sailing navy about the time of the Crimean war.

80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

Jonathan Swan playing his bagpipes below the boughs of a 400 year old oak tree in Chelmsford, as part of the Poppy Scotland commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the events at St Valery and the 51st Highland Division, in which HQS WELLINGTON played her part.

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ABOUT HMS/HQS WELLINGTON

HMS WELLINGTON began her successful career in the 1930s. Laid down in September 1933 at Devonport Dockyard, launched in May 1934, she entered service in January 1935. Her purpose was as an Imperial Patrol Sloop destined for the New Zealand Station. She was a Grimsby Class Sloop and displaced 990 tons with a cruising speed of 10 knots and a maximum speed of 16 knots.

80th Anniversary of St Valery and the 51st Highland Division

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