Monument at Old Cemetery, Southampton commemorating those lost in the RMS ‘Douro’ 1882
Location
Old cemetery, Southampton, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN E. C. KEMP / THE OFFICERS, ENGINEERS & CREW / OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET / COMPANY'S SHIP "DOURO" / WHO PERISHED AT SEA / ON THE 1ST APRIL 1882 / NOBLY SACRIFICING THEIR OWN LIVES / THAT OTHERS MIGHT BE SAVED.'
Details
Description: Gothic-style stone plinth bearing a pink granite column, surmounted by a plain cross. A rope twist border runs round the plinth below the inscription and above the rough base.
Type: Monument
Materials: Limestone, granite
Vessel: RMS Douro
Type: Monument
Materials: Limestone, granite
Vessel: RMS Douro
People
Kemp, Ebenezer Chapman
Age: 45
Date of Death: 1/4/1882
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Age: 45
Date of Death: 1/4/1882
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Extra
Notes: Royal Mail steamship 'Douro' sank after collision with 'Yrurac Bat' 1/4/1882.
Bibliography: Robert Douch 'Monuments and Memorials in Southampton' (Southampton, 1968).
Bibliography: Robert Douch 'Monuments and Memorials in Southampton' (Southampton, 1968).