Category Archives: Vessel Loss

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Wall tablet at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris commemorating Henry and Henriette Setwyn d. 1831 in the loss of the ‘Rothsay Castle’

Location

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'To the Memory / of / Henry and Henriette Setwyn / who were passengers on board the / Rothsay Castle / and perished during the night of 17th August 1831. / Their earthly remains rest together / in the adjoining churchyard / "And they shall be mine saith the LORD of HOSTS"/ "in that day when I make up my jewels / for Precious in the sight of the LORD" / "Is the Death of his saints"

Details

Description: Carved willow branches on the top and sides, coat of arms on base.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Rothsay Castle

People

Setwyn, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 17/8/1831
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Setwyn, Henriette
Age:
Date of Death: 17/8/1831
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Sighted B. Tomlinson 2004. 'Rothsay Castle' was a paddle steamer used for day trips from Liverpool along the coast of Wales. She was wrecked at the eastern end of the Menai Strait.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1978
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St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, Merseyside, England

Gravestone at St Hilary’s Church, Wallasey commemorating William Wright d. 1850 in the loss of the ‘Teresa Jane’

Location

St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, Merseyside, England

Transcript

'William Wright master mariner, lost in ship 'Teresa Jane' of Liverpool, of the Copeland Islands 1850 aged 59'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Teresa Jane

People

Wright, William
Age: 59
Date of Death: 1850
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand 1985
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Beach, Porthellick Cove, Isles of Scilly, England

Stone marker at Porthellick Cove, Isles of Scilly commemorating the place where the body of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovel was washed ashore in 1707 after the loss of the ‘Association’

Location

Beach, Porthellick Cove, Isles of Scilly, England

Transcript

'THIS STONE MARKS THE PLACE / WHERE THE BODY OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL, / WAS WASHED ASHORE / AFTER HIS FLAGSHIP, HMS ASSOCIATION / WAS WRECKED ON THE GILSTONE ROCKS / ON THE NIGHT OF 22ND OCTOBER 1707'

Details

Description: Upright rock with a plaque.
Type: Standing stone

People

Shovell, Cloudesley
Age: 56
Date of Death: 22/10/1707
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

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All Saints' and St Margaret’s Church, Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Memorial at All Saints’ and St Margaret’s Church, Pakefield, Suffolk commemorating Stephen Peek and Emmanuel Peek, d. 1915 in the loss of the ‘Labrador’

Location

All Saints' and St Margaret’s Church, Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'John PEEK Trawlermaster Aberdeen erected this in memory of his father Emmanuel Peek who died 9 Novr 1915 aged 67. Also his brother Stephen George PEEK aged 42 and his nephew Emmanuel Stephen George Peek aged 17 years 7 months. Both of whom were lost from the S.T. Labrador LT1165 January 1915'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Labrador

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Peek, Stephen George
Age: 42
Date of Death: 1/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Skipper
Organisation: Mr W. Robbens of Lowestoft
Peek, Emmanuel Stephen George
Age: 17
Date of Death: 1/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: trimmer
Organisation: Mr W. Robbens of Lowestoft

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Notes: The Lowestoft Journal and Suffolk County Record, Saturday, February 13, 1915 suggests that the 'Lowestoft' was mined, as there was no report of a collision and the vessel was very strong. The crew of eight hands were all missing presumed lost; only the body of the captain was recovered.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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St Peter's Church, Martindale, Cumbria, England

Window in St Peter’s Church, Martindale, Cumbria dedicated to Commander William Parkin RN and the crew of HMS ‘Glorious’ lost in 1940

Location

St Peter's Church, Martindale, Cumbria, England

Transcript

'In memory of Commander William Hugh Parkin Air Arm RN and the Officers and men killed in action H.M.S. Glorious sunk in Norwegian waters 8 June 1940'

Details

Description: The window depicts an aircraft carrier in plain view, with stars above. On the flight deck a phoenix and the rose and sunburst of 'Glorious's' ship's badge surmounted by a naval crown, and anchor and the arms of St Nicholas.


Type: Window
Artists: Jane Gay
Vessel: HMS Glorious

People

Parkin, W. H.
Age:
Date of Death: 8/6/1940
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Window given in memory of Commander W.H. Parkin, Swordfish pilot by his widow. Also in memory of the officers and men of HMS 'Glorious', sunk by German battlecruisers off Narvik. Window dedicated to St Nicholas, patron saint of sailors. Another window at Bearsted, Kent.
Bibliography: John Winton 'Carrier Glorious: the life and death of an aircraft carrier' (London, 1986) p. 221.
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Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon commemorating J H Hill, d. 1917

Location

Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / Ethel / who died Jan 2nd 1919 / Aged 26 / Also of /J.H. Hill / her beloved husband / who lost his life in the sinking / of H. M. Hospital Ship 'Salta' / April 10th 1917 / Aged 26.'

Details

Description: Headstone in the form of an open scroll
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Salta

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Hill, J.H.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 10/4/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Hospital ship sunk by mine
Organisation: Unknown

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Notes: HMHS 'Salta' was lost in 1917 after striking a mine laid by the German submarine UC-26.
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Eric Alfred Stone d. 1942

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Eric Alfred Stone RN aged 19, 'M.T.B. 218' Lost off French coast 18 Aug 1942'.

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: MTB 218

People

Stone, Eric Alfred
Age: 19
Date of Death: 18/8/1942
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'MTB 218' hit a mine and sunk during a night attack on a German convoy.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 28; Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating George Gilbert d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'GEORGE GILBERT / aged 27 / lost in the Lugger / 'Mascotte’ / in the North Sea / March 6 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Mascotte

People

Gilbert, George
Age: 27
Date of Death: 6/3/1883
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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

Photographer: P Lacey
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St Andrew’s Church, Balligan, County Down, Northern Ireland

Memorial headstone at St Andrew’s Church, Balligan, County Down, Northern Ireland commemorating Walter Gordon, RN, d. 1854, James Ashton, RN, d. 1857 and Walter Ashton d. 1870

Location

St Andrew’s Church, Balligan, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Walter Barnes Gordon, Paymaster R.N., died at Roddens, May 31st 1854 aged 35 years. Also James Hill Ashton, Master R.N. Died at Roddens, May 1st 1857 and his third son Walter Ashton lost at sea January 1870 aged 23 years. Francis Walter Ashton aged six months died at Bangor October 1874. This tribute of affection is erected by Frances Eleanor Ashton widow, mother and grandmother of the above'

Details

People

Gordon, Walter Barnes
Age: 35
Date of Death: 31/5/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Paymaster RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gordon, James Hill Ashton
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1/5/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gordon, Walter Ashton
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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Sea front, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Obelisk on the seafront, Fleetwood, Lancashire commemorating James Abram and George Greenall d. 1890 whilst attempting to rescue the crew of the ‘Jean Campbell’

Location

Sea front, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Transcript

'...Who lost their lives in the storm of November 1890 whilst heroically endeavouring to save others'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Vessel: Osprey

People

Abram, James
Age:
Date of Death: 11/1890
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Greenall, George
Age:
Date of Death: 11/1890
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: The crew of a local fishing smack 'Osprey' sighted the schooner 'Jean Campbell' in distress, a small boat was launched manned by George Wilson, James Abram and George Greenall. It was swamped, sank and only George Wilson was saved. The 'Jean Campbell' was wrecked at Norbreck with three lives lost.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 48.
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