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Battle of the Atlantic: Appeal for £2.5m memorial Battle of the Atlantic: Appeal for £2.5m memorial
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A campaign to build a national memorial to the estimated 100,000 people who died in the Battle of the Atlantic is being launched in Liverpool.A campaign to build a national memorial to the estimated 100,000 people who died in the Battle of the Atlantic is being launched in Liverpool.
Battle of the Atlantic Memorial (BOAM), the charity leading the campaign, needs to raise £2.5m for the 28m (91ft) monument on the Pier Head.Battle of the Atlantic Memorial (BOAM), the charity leading the campaign, needs to raise £2.5m for the 28m (91ft) monument on the Pier Head.
It has been designed by sculptor Paul Daly, who also created the Battle of Britain monument in London. It has been designed by sculptor Paul Day, who also created the Battle of Britain monument in London.
The battle, which lasted from 1939-45, centred on protecting supply ships.The battle, which lasted from 1939-45, centred on protecting supply ships.
BOAM chairman Vice Adm Mike Gretton, whose father Vice Adm Sir Peter Gretton served as an Atlantic escort group commander, said the aim was to unveil the monument in 2019 - the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle and the beginning of World War Two.BOAM chairman Vice Adm Mike Gretton, whose father Vice Adm Sir Peter Gretton served as an Atlantic escort group commander, said the aim was to unveil the monument in 2019 - the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle and the beginning of World War Two.
"Despite the immense significance of the Battle of the Atlantic, it does not have a dedicated national memorial in Britain," he said."Despite the immense significance of the Battle of the Atlantic, it does not have a dedicated national memorial in Britain," he said.
The memorial will incorporate the existing statue of U-Boat hunter Johnnie Walker.The memorial will incorporate the existing statue of U-Boat hunter Johnnie Walker.
The Battle of the AtlanticThe Battle of the Atlantic
Sources: BBC History/Merseyside Maritime MuseumSources: BBC History/Merseyside Maritime Museum
Vice Adm Gretton said Liverpool was the best site for the memorial as it was the city where many of the Royal Navy and merchant ships were built, and where many of the sailors came from.Vice Adm Gretton said Liverpool was the best site for the memorial as it was the city where many of the Royal Navy and merchant ships were built, and where many of the sailors came from.
He said the memorial would also reflect the campaign's international nature, recognising the efforts of the United States, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Russia.He said the memorial would also reflect the campaign's international nature, recognising the efforts of the United States, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Russia.
Mr Daly said it was a huge honour to design the monument, adding: "Liverpool remains a breath-taking city and one of the greatest waterfront skylines in Europe. This sculpture must be able to complement a varied architectural landscape." Mr Day said it was a huge honour to design the monument, adding: "Liverpool remains a breath-taking city and one of the greatest waterfront skylines in Europe. This sculpture must be able to complement a varied architectural landscape."