Vessel Loss

Memorial: M5041

Plaque in St Nicholas Church, Bristol dedicated to the officers and crew of the SS ‘Massasoit’ lost 1896

Location

St Nicholas Church, Bristol, England

Transcript

'Spes Super Sydera. / In memory of the / Captain Officers and Crew / of the SS Massasoit / which foundered at sea / during the month of March 1896 / while on a voyage from the United States to England / This memorial / is erected by their sorrowful widows / orphans and dependent relatives / Charles A. Murray Master / Daniel B. Scott 1st Mate / James G. Sullivan 2nd Mate / John G. Peters 1st Engineer / James Thomson 2nd Engineer / Alexander Frank 3rd Engineer / James Carle Boatswain / Carl Ostergen Carpenter / Maurice Callaghan Steward / William Campbell Cook / William Chamberlain Donkeyman / Frederick Sully Able Seaman / James Woods Able Seaman / Charles Erlandson Able Seaman / George Bentley Able Seaman / William A. Saunders R.N.R. Able Seaman / Denis Arcade Able Seaman / John Sage Able Seaman / Henry J. Pillinger Fireman / John R. McMullin R.N.R. Fireman / John Leahy Fireman / William Peaple Fireman / Frederick Crews Fireman / Henry Williams Fireman / William Jones Fireman / Frank Woodrow Asst. Stewd. / Resting until that great day when the sea shall give up her dead'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Staircase
Materials: Brass
Vessel: SS Massasoit

People

Arcade, Denis
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
bentley, George
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Callaghan, Maurice
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Steward
Organisation:
Campbell, William
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Cook
Organisation:
Carle, James
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation:
Chamberlain, William
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Donkeyman
Organisation:
Crews, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Erlandson, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Frank, Alexander
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Engineer
Organisation:
Jones, William
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Leahy, John
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
McMullin, John R.
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
Murray, Charles A.
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Ostergen, Carl
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation:
Peaple, William
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Peters, John G.
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 1st Engineer
Organisation:
Pillinger, Henry J.
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Sage, John
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Saunders, William A.
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
Scott, Daniel B.
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 1st Mate
Organisation:
Sulley, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Sullivan, James G.
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Mate
Organisation:
Thomson, James
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Engineer
Organisation:
Williams, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Woodrow, Frank
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Steward
Organisation:
Woods, James
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1896
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Removed to St Nicholas from The Missions to Seamen Institute in 1981.
Bibliography: Josephine Teague 'The Missions to Seamen Church and Institute Bristol'.
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