Vessel Loss

Memorial: M2637

Memorial at Hobert, Tasmania to the officers and men of  HMS ‘Orpheus’ wrecked in 1863

Location

Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMODORE W.F. BURNETT, R.N., C.B. / COMMANDER R.H. BURTON/W.F.W. MUDGE, A. JEKYLL, LIEUTENANTS / W.D. STRONG, MASTER / C.B. HASLEWOOD CHAPLAIN, S. STEPHENS, CHIEF ENGINEER / E.E. HILL, 1ST LIEUTENANT R.M.A., J. CLARKSON, ASSISTANT ACTING SECOND MASTER / W.H.P. GILHAM, ASSISTANT PAYMASTER AND SECRETARY/W.T. TAYLOR, ACTING SECOND MASTER / A.D. JOHNSTONE, ASSISTANT PAYMASTER, H.N. AYLEN, CLERK, / A.R. MALLACK,T.H. BROUGHTON AND G.H. VERNER / MIDSHIPMAN / J.T. TOZER, MASTER'S ASSISTANT, J. H. ADAMS, ENGINEER / J. VICKERY, E.J. MILLER, W. ADAMSON AND G.F. GOSSAGE / ASSISTANT ENGINEERS / AND ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN PETTY OFFICERS / SEAMEN AND MARINES, WHO PERISHED IN THE WRECK / OF H.M.S. ORPHEUS ON MANUKAU BAR, NEW ZEALAND / ON THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1863. / THE INHABITANTS OF HOBART TOWN HAVE ERECTED THIS TABLET / TO COMMEMORATE THE HEROIC CONDUCT OF ALL ON BOARD / WHO UNDER THE MOST APPALLING CIRCUMSTANCES / PRESERVED THE STRICTEST DISCIPLINE / TO THE LAST MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES / WHEN THE SHIP BREAKING UP / THE CREW GAVE THREE PARTING CHEERS / AND THE LAST WORDS UTTERED BY THE GALLANT COMMODORE WERE / "THE LORD HAVE MERCY ON US ALL"'

Details

Description: Naval trophies above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Orpheus

People

Adams, J. H.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Adamson, W.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Aylen, H. N.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy
Broughton, T. H.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Burnett, W. F.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Commodore RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Burton, R. F.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Clarkson, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gilham, W. H. P.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Paymaster and secretary
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gossage, G. F.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Haslewood, Charles B.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Chaplain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hill, E. E.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 1st Lieutenant RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Jekyll, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Johnstone, A. D.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Paymaster
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mallack, A. R.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Miller, E. J.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mudge, W. F. W.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Stephens, S.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Strong, W. D.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Taylor, W. T.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Acting 2nd Master
Organisation: Royal Navy
Tozer, J. T.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master's assistant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Verner, G. H.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Vickery, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Formerly in the Mariners' Church.
Bibliography: Roy M. Hetherington 'The wreck of HMS Orpheus-New Zealand's Worst sea disaster' (Auckland, 1968).
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