Category Archives: Vessel Loss

Cathedral, Port of Spain,Trinidad, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Cathedral,  Port of Spain,Trinidad  commemorating passenger,  Lewis F. C, Johnston d. 1852 in the loss of RMS ‘Amazon’

Location

Cathedral, Port of Spain,Trinidad, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Lewis F C Johnston Esqr / for many years / a judge of this island / who perished on his voyage / to Trinidad / in the Royal Mail Steam Ship / Amazon / on the 4th of January 1852 / Aged 64 years / (erected by his daughter).'

Details

Position: Interior
Vessel: SS Amazon

People

Johnston, Lewis F.C.
Age: 64
Date of Death: 4/1/1852
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

Extra

Notes: RMS 'Amazon' was destroyed by fire on her maiden voyage.
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Borough cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Memorial at Borough cemetery, Harwich, commemorating Ernest Edward Salter d. 1907 in the loss of the SS ‘Berlin’

Location

Borough cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ERNEST EDWARD SALTER / THE DEARLY BELOVED SON OF / ROBERT AND SARAH SALTER / WHO LOST HIS LIFE ON THE SS BERLIN / AT THE HOOK OF HOLLAND / 21st FEBRUARY 1907 / AGED 32 YEARS. / "INTO THY ARMS O LORD I COME"'

Details

Description: Three tier plinth surmounted by cross. Inlaid inscription.
Type: Cross
Position: Area B
Materials: White marble
Vessel: SS Berlin

People

Salter, Ernest Edward
Age: 32
Date of Death: 21/2/1907
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Saloon Steward
Organisation: Great Eastern Railway Company

Extra

Recorder: M.E. Manton 1997
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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating E. J. Watts d.  1899 in the wreck of the SS ‘Stella’

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Caroline the beloved wife of George Watts who died 25 August 1840 aged 28 years. Also William Richard and Caroline Elizabeth their two infant children also Eliza second beloved wife of the above who died 15th Feb. 1881 aged 67 years; Also in loving commemoration of the above George Watts who died 19th June 1897 in his 77 year and of E.J. Watts elder son of the above who perished in the wreck of the S.S. Stella, March 30th 1899, aged 37 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: D7
Vessel: S.S. Stella

People

Watts, E.J.
Age: 37
Date of Death: 30/3/1899
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: London and South Western Railway

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Notes: Record at Jersey archives.
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Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

 

Memorial in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire commemorating the crew of HMS ‘Euridice’ which foundered on 24 March 1878

Location

Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Transcript

{on rock] 'FOUNDERED / SUNDAY 24 MARCH / 1878' [on base] ‘AND THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD WHICH WERE IN IT REV. XX.13 / MY GOD IN THE ROCK OF REFUGE PSA. XCV.22 / I WILL BRING MY PEOPLE AGAIN FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA PSA. LVVIII. 22 / WHICH HOPE WE HAVE AS AN ANCHOR OF THE SOUL HEB. VI. 19’

Details

Description: Iron anchor on a rock. The names of the 318 casualties inscribed on the polished granite plinth. See https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/49844 for list.

Type: Memorial
Materials: Granite, iron
Vessel: HMS Eurydice

Extra

Notes: The second HMS 'Eurydice' was launched in 1843, again a 24 gun post ship, yet foundered in 1878. The sinking of HMS 'Eurydice' in 1878 remains one of the Royal Navy's worst peace-time disasters - about 190 lives were lost

The hull was raised later in the same year but the ship had to be broken up.
Bibliography: E.H. Verney 'The last four days of the Eurydice' (Portsmouth, 1879) pp. 56-63 (list of ship's company).
Photographer: B. Tomlinson 2023
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Captain Walter Henry Perkins d. 1884 in the loss of ‘Princess Louise’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of my beloved husband, CAPTAIN W.H. PERKINS, who was lost by the foundering of the Barque 'PRINCESS LOUISE', 1884, aged 42 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Headstone no. s.651
Vessel: Princess Louise

People

Perkins, Walter Henry
Age: 42
Date of Death: 1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Recorder: Martin Davies 1985
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St John the Baptist's Church, Burley, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at St John the Baptist’s Church, Burley, Hampshire, commemorating Benjamin Lester d. 1893

Location

St John the Baptist's Church, Burley, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'...BENJAMIN [LESTER] / LOST ON H.M.S. VICTORIA / JUNE 22 1893. AGED 30...'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Victoria

People

Lester, Benjamin
Age: 30
Date of Death: 22/6/1893
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Gunnery rating
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Son of Charles d. 1883 and Mary Anna Lester d. 1915.
Bibliography: 'Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association' Autumn 2007
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Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Memorial in Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire commemorating Archibald Hamilton d. 1711

Location

Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Transcript

'Archibald Hamilton and Crew, natives of King's Cross, Arran, who were drowned near this place Sept. 11th 1711. Disturb ye not this small respect, That's paid to sailor's clay'

Details

Description: Pedimented headstone surrounded by a wall,

People

Hamilton, Archibald
Age:
Date of Death: 1711
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Drowned with crew.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 145.
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile at All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, commemorating Elvin N. Frostick d. 1891

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ELVIN N. FROSTICK / aged 23 / Lost in the steamer / 'Rossend Castle’ / In the Bay of Biscay / November 11 1891'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Materials: Ceramic
Vessel: Rossend Castle

People

Frostick, Elvin
Age: 23
Date of Death: 11/11/1891
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Stephens & Mawson

Extra

Notes: 'Rossend Castle' disappeared on a voyage from Sulina to Bristol with grain, last seen at Gibraltar on the 7/11/1891.

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

Photographer: P Lacey
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Church of St John The Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

Window in Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, dedicated to those lost aboard HMS ‘Hood’ in 1941

Location

Church of St John The Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

Details

Description: The window depicts St Nicholas with the badge of HMS Hood at his feet, a White Ensign, A Vice Admiral's flag and a scroll with the motto: 'Ventis Secundis'.
Type: Window
Vessel: HMS Hood

Event

Battle of Denmark Strait

Event Date

24 May 1941

Event Category

1939 - 1945 Second World War

Extra

Notes: Also 2 oak porch benches carved with the ship's badge, a model, a painting of the ship by Montague Dawson, a pew runner and set of kneelers with the ship's badge, 2 Vice-Admiral's lanterns and an illuminated book of remembrance. Memorial set up by Mrs Phyllis Holland. A service of commemoration is held annually on the Sunday nearest the 24th May.
Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 214 (Greenwich, 1972); David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 24.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile at All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, commemorating William Day d. 1881

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'WILLIAM DAY / aged 31 / drowned from the Smack / ‘Glance’, / in the North Sea / Oct 14 1881'

Details

Type: Memorial tile

People

Day, William
Age: 31
Date of Death: 14/10/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey
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