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Ashore, Sanday. Date estimated.
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shows what remains. These remains should be recovered and taken to Lyness for displayAdded by William Watters on 20 January 2009
The Acorn class destroyer, HMS Goldfinch went ashore due to thick fog on Start Point, Sanday on the evening of 18th February 1915. She was broken and scrapped in situ during April 1919. This would therefore date this photograph to between 1915-19.
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Added by Hazel Weaver on 20 January 2009
Sanday
