Portsmouth Cross
The Portsmouth Cross is made from wood of two ships, the British ship Victory and the French ship Duguay Trouin afterwards Implacable.
Inscription
THE PORTSMOUTH CROSS
THE PORTSMOUTH CROSS WAS MADE
IN THE DOCKYARD AT PORTSMOUTH
FROM WOOD FROM TWO SHIPS WHICH
FOUGHT AT TRAFALGAR. THE BRITISH
SHIP VICTORY AND THE FRENCH SHIP
DUGUAY TROUIN AFTERWARDS IMPLACABLE.
IT WAS PRESENTED ON EASTER DAY 1950
TO CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS OF
CANTEBURY, PORTSMOUTH. THE DESIGN ON
TOP AND SIDES IS A MAPLE LEAF. CARVING
INCLUDES NAVAL AND ARMS OF DIOCESE OF
PORTSMOUTH, SEAL AND CREST OF CITY OF PORTSMOUTH.
Croix de Portsmouth
La Croix de Portsmouth est faite du bois de deux navires, le navire britannique Victory et le navire français Duguay Trouin, rebaptisé plus tard l’Implacable.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.