Lairg in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

X Craft Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2018

1. X Craft Memorial

Inscription.

X Craft Memorial. . This Cairn Was Erected To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of The XIIth Submarine Flotilla 10th April 1993 The Security of These Top Secret Operations Was Guarded by the Local People of This District Who Knew So Much and Talked So Little The Silent Hills Remember the Young Men of His Majesty's X-Craft Submarines and Human Torpedoes Who Were Trained In These Wild and Beautiful Waters At the Going Down of the Sea We Will Remember Them. R. Anderson Ord Seaman R.N.R. · G.E. Bonnell D.S.C. Lt. R.C.N.V.R. · A.J. Brammer Ldg. Stoker · P.C.A. Brownrigg Lt. R.N.V.R. · D. Carey Lt. R.N. · J.J. Carroll Able Seaman · H.P. Cook Lt. R.N.V.R. · B. Enzer Lt. R.N.V.R. · R. Evans Able Seaman · G.G. Goss Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · L.B. Grogan Sub. Lt. S.A.N.F.,(V.) · K.V.F. Harris Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · A.H. Harte Ord. Seaman · H. Henty-Greer Lt. R.N.V.R. · E.W. Higgins Stoker · G.H. Hollett Stoker · P.J. Hunt Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · F. Kearon Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · J. Kerr 2nd Lt. H.L.I. · D.H. Locke Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · C. Ludbrook E.R.A. · A.D. Malcolm Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · R. Maplebeck Able Seaman · W.J. Marsden Lt. R.A.N.V.R. · B.M. McFarlane Lt. R.A.N. · R. Moritboys E.R.A. · I.J. Nelson Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · I. Pretty Able Seaman · R.W. Pridham Stoker · P.D. Purdy Sub. Lt. R.N.Z.N.V.R. · M. Rickwood Ldg. Seaman · I. Sargent Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · W. Simpson Able Seaman · A. Staples Lt. S.A.N.F.,(V.) · S.F. Stretton-Smith Lt. R.N.V.R. · T.M. Thomas Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · B. Trevethian Ldg. Seaman · W.M. Whitley E.R.A. · L.B.C. Whittam Lt. R.N.V.R. , The X-Craft had a four man crew, carried 2 x 2 ton charges fixed to the outer hull. These were dropped on the sea bed below the target. Sub Wt 30 tons 52 ft Long Speed 6 k. The Chariot had a two man crew dressed in diving suits sitting astride the 500 lb detachable warhead was attached to the keel of the target. Torpedo Wt 21 cwt 22 Dia. Speed 3 k. Unveiled by Captain Robert I. Bradshaw Royal Navy Captain SM 10th Submarine Squadron 31st May 1994.

This Cairn Was Erected To
Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of
The XIIth Submarine Flotilla
10th April 1993
The Security of These Top Secret Operations Was
Guarded by the Local People of This District Who
Knew So Much and Talked So Little
The Silent Hills Remember the Young Men of
His Majesty's X-Craft Submarines and Human Torpedoes
Who Were Trained In These Wild and Beautiful Waters

At the Going Down of the Sea We Will Remember Them
R. Anderson Ord Seaman R.N.R. · G.E. Bonnell D.S.C. Lt. R.C.N.V.R. · A.J. Brammer Ldg. Stoker · P.C.A. Brownrigg Lt. R.N.V.R. · D. Carey Lt. R.N. · J.J. Carroll Able Seaman · H.P. Cook Lt. R.N.V.R. · B. Enzer Lt. R.N.V.R. · R. Evans Able Seaman · G.G. Goss Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · L.B. Grogan Sub. Lt. S.A.N.F.,(V.) · K.V.F. Harris Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · A.H. Harte Ord. Seaman · H. Henty-Greer Lt. R.N.V.R. · E.W. Higgins Stoker · G.H. Hollett Stoker · P.J. Hunt Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · F. Kearon Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · J. Kerr 2nd Lt. H.L.I. · D.H. Locke Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · C. Ludbrook E.R.A. · A.D. Malcolm Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · R. Maplebeck Able Seaman · W.J. Marsden Lt. R.A.N.V.R. · B.M. McFarlane Lt. R.A.N. · R. Moritboys E.R.A. · I.J. Nelson Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · I. Pretty Able Seaman · R.W.

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Pridham Stoker · P.D. Purdy Sub. Lt. R.N.Z.N.V.R. · M. Rickwood Ldg. Seaman · I. Sargent Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · W. Simpson Able Seaman · A. Staples Lt. S.A.N.F.,(V.) · S.F. Stretton-Smith Lt. R.N.V.R. · T.M. Thomas Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. · B. Trevethian Ldg. Seaman · W.M. Whitley E.R.A. · L.B.C. Whittam Lt. R.N.V.R.

The X-Craft had a four man crew, carried 2 x 2 ton charges fixed to the outer hull. These were dropped on the sea bed below the target.
Sub Wt 30 tons 52 ft Long Speed 6 k
The Chariot had a two man crew dressed in diving suits sitting astride the 500 lb detachable warhead was attached to the keel of the target.
Torpedo Wt 21 cwt 22 Dia. Speed 3 k
Unveiled by
Captain Robert I. Bradshaw Royal Navy
Captain SM 10th Submarine Squadron
31st May 1994

Erected 1994.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is April 10, 1993.

Location. 58° 15.443′ N, 5° 1.642′ W. Marker is in Lairg, Scotland, in Highland. It is at the intersection of Route A894 and the Kylesku Bridge, on the right when traveling south on Route A894. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lairg, Scotland IV27 4HW, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Scotland’s Highlands.

Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

on the Celtic Fringe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2018

2. X Craft Memorial

At least 7 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kylesku Bridge (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); A geological sandwich (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Ardvreck Castle (approx. 10.4 kilometers away); Cultural Landscape (approx. 10.4 kilometers away); Calda House (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Glacier detectives (approx. 14 kilometers away); A moving story (approx. 16.6 kilometers away).

Also see . . . X-class submarine on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2018

3. X Craft Memorial

X Craft submarine HMS X24 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 1, 2018

4. X Craft submarine HMS X24

Displayed at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, England. HMS X24 successfully attacked targets in Bergen Harbour during World War II. She returned home and is the only surviving X-Craft which saw service during the war.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.