Guess the Place

[shoot999]

The memorial plague to those that did not make it is housed in St George's Centre, Chatham.

[KeithG]

John Walker.... Wasn't that London and not Kent?

This was the one I was thinking of - Greenhithe ...

10 February 1950Marchioness    United Kingdom     The collier was in collision with Durmitor ( Yugoslavia) in the Thames Estuary at Greenhithe, London and sank. All twelve crew were rescued.

Ah!....... thanks for that.

[shoot999]

A collision between a civilian ship and a naval ship?

Civilian and Navy. Yes.

[John Walker]

A collision between a civilian ship and a naval ship?

[John Walker]

John Walker.... Wasn't that London and not Kent?

This was the one I was thinking of - Greenhithe ...

10 February 1950Marchioness    United Kingdom     The collier was in collision with Durmitor ( Yugoslavia) in the Thames Estuary at Greenhithe, London and sank. All twelve crew were rescued.

[shoot999]

Read the civilian clue again. I was only asked about civilians.

[KeithG]

John Walker.... Wasn't that London and not Kent?

[John Walker]

The Marchionesse collision ? - (not the more recent one)

[shoot999]

Not Orwell. But you are in the right area.

[John Walker]

Collision with Thames Barge Orwell ?

[shoot999]

'Some civilians were rescued'  is factually correct. So is 'some civilians were ALSO rescued.'

[MartinR]

I did wonder about the South Goodwin Lightship (LV90) in 1954, but only one man was saved and that was by US Helicopter.

[shoot999]

A rescue of civilians?  From floods? 1953?

Close in so many respects.


Some civilians were rescued.


Water was involved.


The right decade.

[John Walker]

A rescue of civilians?  From floods? 1953?

[shoot999]

From the clothing I'd assume the "affair" was Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk.

Somewhat later.