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| Centenary event in Chatham for fallen seafarers | Centenary event in Chatham for fallen seafarers |
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| Relatives of 1,400 men from Medway who died in one hour when three war ships sunk in World War One are gathering on the centenary of the disaster. | Relatives of 1,400 men from Medway who died in one hour when three war ships sunk in World War One are gathering on the centenary of the disaster. |
| Three Royal Navy cruisers, Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue were torpedoed and sank off the Dutch coast in the North Sea on 22 September 1914. | Three Royal Navy cruisers, Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue were torpedoed and sank off the Dutch coast in the North Sea on 22 September 1914. |
| The names of the lost are recorded on the Chatham Naval Memorial, in Kent. | The names of the lost are recorded on the Chatham Naval Memorial, in Kent. |
| Descendents of the victims will attend a ceremony at the St George's Centre in Chatham. | |
| 'Wonderful way' | 'Wonderful way' |
| The ships had been manned with reservists from the Chatham Division. | The ships had been manned with reservists from the Chatham Division. |
| Mayor of Medway Barry Kemp said: "It is important we remember the local men who died aboard Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue and this is a wonderful way of doing it." | Mayor of Medway Barry Kemp said: "It is important we remember the local men who died aboard Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue and this is a wonderful way of doing it." |
| The event has been organised by the Live Bait Squadron Society. | The event has been organised by the Live Bait Squadron Society. |
| A painting of the three cruisers docked in Chatham before the tragedy is now on display at the Guildhall Museum in Rochester. | A painting of the three cruisers docked in Chatham before the tragedy is now on display at the Guildhall Museum in Rochester. |
| It was commissioned for the centenary and created by Kevin Clarkson. | It was commissioned for the centenary and created by Kevin Clarkson. |