What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This site of the present Langstone Hotel overlooks the former HMS Northney 1. The Training & Trialing areas for Special Boat Unit (SBU) including 30 CDO, COPP, RMBPD, RNBD, SBS, SRS Dieppe Flotilla Officer. Planning & Training Commander D Day WWII 1940-1945 Recorded plaque organisation: The British Plaque Society.
HMS Northney 1 served as a critical training ground for various elite naval units during World War II, including the Special Boat Unit and Commandos, essential for operations such as Dieppe and D-Day.
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