Ajax Bay

Ajax Bay
Falkland Islands
Buildings remaining at Ajax Bay
Location
Island:	East Falkland
Data
Local Government

Ajax Bay is a settlement on East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, It is on the north-west coast, on the shore of San Carlos Water, a few miles from Port San Carlos.

The settlement was mainly a refrigeration plant, and was developed by the Colonial Development Corporation in the 1950s, which was also responsible for developing Port Albemarle. It was supposed to freeze Falkland mutton, but this was found to be economically unviable. Many of the pre-fabricated houses here were moved to Stanley.

During the Falklands War, the first British bridgehead was established on San Carlos Water. Ajax Bay was one of three landing points, and codenamed "Red Beach" as part of Operation Sutton. It was used as a military hospital during the war.

Pictures

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  Some of the remaining buildings of the freezer plant

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  Back of the building with war era graffiti

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  Gentoo penguin