Plymouth Naval Memorial

The Plymouth Naval Memorial is a war memorial in , , which is dedicated to and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in World War I and World War II with no known grave.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: Grade I listed cenotaph in Plymouth, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Naval 1914 To 1918 War Memorial”, “Plymouth Hoe Memorial”, and “War Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eddystone Light and Armada Memorial.

Lighthouse
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Smeaton's Tower is the reconstructed upper section of the third , now a memorial to its designer, civil engineer John Smeaton. A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction. is situated 460 feet south of Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Memorial
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The is a monument on in , , England. Built in 1888, the monument celebrates the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which was sighted by English captains stationed in the city.

Memorial
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and West Hoe.

Locality
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, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of , . The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of , , and across the to in .

Suburb
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is an area of in the county of .

Locality
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is a 24-metre -tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in , Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy.

Plymouth Naval Memorial

Latitude
50.36557° or 50° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
-4.14224° or 4° 8′ 32″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C2Q9V85+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 316725637
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Geo­Names ID
10295334
Wiki­data ID
Q7205840
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Plymouth Naval Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Plymouth Hoe Memorial”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת הצי בפלימות‘”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת הצי בפלימות’”
  • Swedish: “Plymouth Hoe Memorial”

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