2006

SX9163 : Wartime embarkation ramps, Torquay Harbour

taken 18 years ago, near to Torquay, Torbay, England

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Wartime embarkation ramps, Torquay Harbour
Wartime embarkation ramps, Torquay Harbour
This is a 4-berth Landing Craft Troop (LCT) hard built in May 1943 and used for D Day embarkation in June 1944. The adjacent harbourside area has recently been rebuilt, with a memorial see SX9163 : D Day Embarkation Ramps memorial, Torquay Harbour. In the background is the Living Coasts aquarium and aviary, see SX9163 : Living Coasts aquarium and aviary, Torquay.

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Category: Wartime relics
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Torquay [1547] · Harbour [508] · Torquay Harbour [217] · Living Coasts [104] Other Photos: · Plaque, Beacon Hill, Torquay ·
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SX9163, 1922 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Joan Vaughan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 19 August, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 October, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 918 631 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:27.4634N 3:31.5375W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 918 631
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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