Ajax Bay

Coordinates: 51°33′56″S 59°4′48″W / 51.56556°S 59.08000°W / -51.56556; -59.08000
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Ajax Bay
British Overseas Territory
 Falkland Islands
RegionEast Falkland

Ajax Bay is a settlement on

mutton, but this was found to be economically unviable. Many of the pre-fabricated houses were moved to Stanley.[1]

During the Falklands War, the first British bridgehead was established on San Carlos Water on 21 May 1982. Ajax Bay was one of three landing points, and codenamed "Red Beach" as part of Operation Sutton.[2] The next day, the refrigeration plant became a field hospital, the Advanced Surgical Centre. It was run by Surgeon Commander Rick Jolly and operated until 9 June.[3]

Ajax Bay gallery

  • Memorial plaque to the British Cdo Log Regt RM.
    Memorial plaque to the British Cdo Log Regt RM.
  • Some of the remaining buildings of the freezer plant.
    Some of the remaining buildings of the freezer plant.
  • Back of the building showing war era graffiti
    Back of the building showing war era graffiti
  • Gentoo penguins, the current residents of Ajax Bay
    Gentoo penguins, the current residents of Ajax Bay
  • Ajax Bay (Red Beach) 1982.
    Ajax Bay (Red Beach) 1982.

References

  1. ISBN 9781740596435
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  2. ^ "On this day 21 May 1982". Fleet Air Arm Officers Association. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. S2CID 30170661
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