A special service today (Tuesday) will dedicate the Mona’s Queen anchor as a memorial to her crew members who died in World War Two.
Port St Mary Commissioners will host the dedication at Kallow Point starting at 12.15pm.
The Mona’s Queen sank 72 years ago today when she struck a mine as she helped evacuate troops from Dunkirk.
Twenty four crew were lost when she sank, 17 of those were from the Isle of Man and the anchor will be a permanent memorial to those who died.
Today marks the end of a long journey for the anchor, which – along with the rest of the Mona’s Queen - was made in Birkenhead in 1934.
She was requisitioned on the day war broke out in 1939 and by 1940 was in active service. She rescued well over 3,000 soldiers from Dunkirk before she was sunk.
After seven decades, the anchor was found on the seabed and an operation mounted to raise it.
After some work at her original shipyard, Cammell Laird, the anchor arrived on the Island last October ready for today’s service.
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