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Paralympic flame - 2012 - Havengore

Havengore
Paralympic flame - 2012 - Havengore
Inscription

London 2012 Paralympics
In the late afternoon of 29th August 2012 Havengore had the honour of bearing the Paralympic Flame on its final journey to the Opening Ceremony in London.
"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet" Stephen Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA

Site: Havengore (2 memorials)

E1, Hermitage Moorings, Havengore

Back in 2022 Matt Brown of Londonist kindly sent us 2 plaques he garnered while Open House visiting the MY Havengore.

The yacht was commissioned in 1954 by the Port of London Authority (PLA) and launched in 1956 as the PLA's hydrographic survey vessel (keeping an eye on the water bed).

In 1995 the yacht was withdrawn from service, sold and re-registered as a passenger vessel for up to 40 passengers, which have since proved to be often from the upper crust.  As well as the events commemorated by these plaques, Havengore has participated in the Queen's Silver Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee flotillas.

The Havengore is normally moored to the south-east of Hermitage Moorings near St Katharine Docks.

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Paralympic Flame - 2012

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Stephen Hawking

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