South Tyneside History
| Title | HMS Kelly Memorial |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0014374 |
| Photographer | D Wilson |
| Town or Village | Hebburn |
| Date | |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | 1970s |
| Copyright | D Wilson |
| Further Information | The HMS Kelly Memorial at Hebburn Cemetery marks the graves of twenty members of the ship's company who were killed when the Kelly was torpedoed in the North Sea on 9th May 1940. It commemorates the 27 men who died during this incident. There is also a memorial plaque to the 130 men who died when HMS Kelly was bombed and sunk by the Luftwaffe in the Mediterranean on 23rd May 1941. The memorials were erected by the survivors of HMS Kelly and the workers at Hawthorn Leslie's Shipyard where the ship was built in 1939 and repaired in 1940. There is also a memorial plaque to Lord Louis Mountbatten who was Captain of HMS Kelly. He was killed on 27th August 1979. |
