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SS Maine memorial stone
Town or City: Newhaven
County: Sussex (East)
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM10608
Value of grant: £340.00
Type of memorial: Non-Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2017
UKNIWM reference number: 43465
This war memorial comprises a marble plaque with incised lettering painted in black acrylic paint. The memorial is set into the front red-brick elevation of the Church of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church in Newhaven.
In 2017 War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £340 towards the undertaking of conservation works to re-paint the lettering which had become illegible using black acrylic paint to match the original design.
The inscription reads:
I.H.S./ Sacred To The Memory Of The Captain And Crew Of The S.S. "Maine" Which Was Lost By Mine Or Torpedo Between Newhaven And Dieppe On The Feast Of The Presentation Of The B.V.M. November 21st 1917/ (Names)/ Requiescant In Pace/ Erected By The Transports' Captains And Friends Of The Above.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM10608
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 43465
War Memorials Online: 250385
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
