Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
HMS Gambia
HMS Gambia — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Alan Heardman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
HMS Gambia is a memorial located in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
HMS Gambia (pennant number 48, later C48) was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was in the service of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) as HMNZS Gambia from 1943 to 1946. She was named after the then Crown colony of The Gambia, and has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Gambia was conceived in the 1938 Naval Estimates and was laid down on 24 July 1939, at Swan Hunter's Yard at Wallsend. She was launched on 30 November 1940, by Lady Hilbery and commissioned on 21 February 1942.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7292, -1.7283
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Lichfield
- Parish
- Alrewas
- Postcode
- DE13 7AR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lichfield
Sources
- osm: node/1823180122 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: HMS Gambia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Gambia?
- HMS Gambia is in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE13 7AR), in the parish of Alrewas.
- Is HMS Gambia free to visit?
- Yes, HMS Gambia is free to enter.
- How do I get to HMS Gambia?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE13 7AR. It sits within the Lichfield parliamentary constituency.