Category Archives: Vessel Loss

St Mary's Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Whitby commemorating Samuel Tully d. 1782 in the loss of the ‘King George’

Location

St Mary's Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / SAMUEL TULLY, Master Mariner / who perished with all the Crew of / the KING GEORGE of WHITBY / on their passage from New York / January 2nd 1782 aged 33 years / Also ALICE TULLY wife of the above / who died May 25th 1843 aged 92 years / Also of GEORGE TULLY Master / Mariner, son of the above who died / February 22 1827 Aged 53 years / And three sons who died in their / infancy ...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: King George

People

Tully, Samuel
Age: 33
Date of Death: 2/1/1782
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:
Tully, George
Age: 53
Date of Death: 22/2/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

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Vessel Loss

Lancaster Priory, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Gravestone at Lancaster Priory commemorating Thomas Walmsley RN d. 1802, Joseph Walmsley d. 1808 in the loss of the ‘Harriet’ and other members of their family

Location

Lancaster Priory, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Transcript

[Not exact] 'Thomas Walmsley of Lancaster, died July 1795, aged 60; Alice Walmsley his wife, died 6 Jan 1788 aged 40: Thomas Walmsley, their son, died March 1802, aged 28 - he served on board his Majesty's ship 'Majestic' at the battle of Camperdown. Joseph Walmsley their son, perished on board the ship 'Harriett' of this port on the night of their departure from Liverpool for Berbia, 14 February 1808, aged 24; William Walmsley their son, Marchant, died at sea on his passage from Para to Barbados, a victim of the climate in 1814, aged 46.'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Majestic, Harriett

Event

Battle of Camperdown

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Walmsley, Thomas
Age: 40
Date of Death: 6/1/1788
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Walmsley, Joseph
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/2/1808
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 'Harriet' wrecked on West Hoyle Bank on the 11th February and sank later off the coast of Wales. 26 people, including two passengers were lost.
Bibliography: Kenneth H. Dolton 'The tombstones and memorials in the churchyard of St Mary's Priory Church, Lancaster.' (Lancaster, 1872). 'Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser' (20 Feb 1808).

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Vessel Loss

Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial at Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Audrey Cove, MMR, lost in SS ‘Laurentic’ 1917

Location

Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Laurentic

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cove, Audrey Lawrence
Age: 18
Date of Death: 25/1/1917
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief Writer
Organisation: Mercantile Marine Reserve

Extra

Notes: Male.

The SS 'Laurentic' sunk in 1917 after striking two mines deposited by the German submarine U-80, north of Ireland. She was lost alongside 354 souls and 43 tons of gold.
Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

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Vessel Loss

Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England

Headstone at Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead commemorating Captain William Brand d. 1885 in the loss of ‘Speke Hall’

Location

Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England

Transcript

'In memory of Captain William Brand who was lost at sea by the foundering of SS SPEKE HALL in the cyclone in the Gulf of Aden 3rd June 1885 "Buried beneath the Ocean Waves / Far from home and friends / Counted with the good and brave / Whose glory never ends"'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Speke Hall

People

Brand, William
Age: 46
Date of Death: 3/6/1885
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Born 14/7/1838.
There was only one survivor of this disaster at sea - Henry Keyzer, second mate, who was picked up clinging to a spar by the French ship Peiko (Liverpool Daily Post, 15 June 1885, "Shipping Disasters")
Recorder: Captain J P Brand, 38 The Looms, Parkgate, South Wirral, Cheshire

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Fishing, Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Edward Hurren Riches d. 1891

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Edward Hurren Riches aged 25 Lost in the Smack 'Glance' in the North Sea January 1891'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Glance

People

Riches, Edward Hurren
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1/1891
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

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

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Vessel Loss

Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada commemorating Everett Elliott, d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’

Location

Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / EVERETT EDWARD / ELLIOTT / OF THE HEROIC CREW / SS 'TITANIC' DIED ON DUTY / APRIL 15 1912 / AGED 24 YEARS / EACH MAN STOOD AT HIS POST / WHILE ALL THE WEAKER ONES / WENT BY AND SHOWED ONCE / MORE TO ALL THE WORLD / HOW ENGLISHMEN SHOULD DIE'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

Elliott, Everett Edward
Age: 24
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trimmer
Organisation: White Star Line

Extra

Notes: Elliott’s body was found by the Minia.

Bibliography: Arnold and Betty Watson 'Roster of Valor: The Titanic-Halifax Legacy' (Riverside, 1984) (photograph).

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Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating William Hugh Osborn d. 1915

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'William Hugh Osborn / P.O. / Lost with H.M.S. ‘Natal' / Dec 30th 1915'.

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: HMS Natal

People

Osborn, William Hugh
Age: 25
Date of Death: 30/12/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Harry Chesney 'An Unhappy Hogmanay' 'Family Tree Magazine' Vol. 17, pp.67-8 (Jan 2001).

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Vessel Loss

Danger Point, South Africa, Rest of the World

Memorial at Danger Point, South Africa commemorating the Officers and Crew of HMS Birkenhead, which sank off the coast on 26 February 1852

Location

Danger Point, South Africa, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO PERISHED / IN / H.M.S. BIRKENHEAD / 26TH FEBRVARY, 1852. / THE SHIP, CARRYING REINFORCEMENTS / FOR THE EIGHT KAFFIR WAR, STRVCK / A SVNKEN REEF APPROXIMATELY / 1 1/3 SEA MILES SOVTH-WEST BY SOVTH / FROM THIS POINT. / NINE OFFICERS, THREE HVNDRED & / FORTY NINE OF OTHER RANKS AND / EIGHTY-SEVEN OF THE SHIP'S / COMPANY LOST THEIR LIVES. / EVERY WOMAN & CHILD WAS SAVED // ERECTED BY THE NAVY LEAGVE OF SOUTH AFRICA 1936.'

Details

Description: Relief of sinking ship in a roundel above the inscription.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: Birkenhead

Event

1852

Event Date

8th Xhosa War

Extra

Notes: There is a memorial St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk commemorating Suffolk men who died in the HMS Birkenhead.

Bibliography: David Bevan 'Drums of the Birkenhead' (New Maldon, 1972) p. 140 (illustration).

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Vessel Loss

St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire commemorating Commander Henry Colpoys RN d. 1833

Location

St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Henry Maxwell Griffith Colpoys. Commander, R.N. youngest son of Admiral Sir Richard Colpoys who on 24th January 1833 in the 29th year of his age, sailed from Halifax in H.M. Packet Calypso which vessel is supposed to have foundered at sea. Never heard of again'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall
Vessel: Calypso

People

Colpoys, Henry Maxwell Griffith
Age: 28
Date of Death: 1/1833
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: P. Clissold 1981

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Vessel Loss

Beacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Statue in Beacon Park, Lichfield commemorating Captain Edward John Smith RNR d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’

Location

Beacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Transcript

'COMMANDER / EDWARD JOHN SMITH RD RNR / BORN JANUARY 27 1850 DIED APRIL 15 1912 / BEQUEATHING TO HIS COUNTRYMEN / THE MEMORY AND EXAMPLE OF A GREAT HEART, / A BRAVE LIFE AND A HEROIC DEATH / BE BRITISH'

Details

Description: The bronze is a full standing figure in uniform cap and buttoned great-coat, with arms folded, looking slightly to sitter's right, the right foot slightly raised and forward on the square base, which is signed on the left side 'K. SCOTT Sc[ulpsit].'The pedestal is of unpolished granite blocks with the inscription 'CAPT. OF R.M.S. TITANIC' cut in and black-painted above an inset, square, modelled bronze plaque in the front, presumably also by Kathleen Scott. This bears emblems in the corners: (top left) a circular laurel wreath; (top right) an Admiralty fouled anchor; (bottom left); a crowned vertical oval of rope, knotted at the bottom, enclosing the ERVII monogram of Edward VII , with (to its right) a loose horizontal reef knot with the inscription 'FORTY YEARS' in the central bight; (bottom left) a medal with a bar and short ribbon above, the bar bearing the inscription 'S. AFRICA 1890-1902', and to its left a Staffordshire knot. (PvM)
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze, granite plinth
Date Erected: 29/7/1914
Artists: Kathleen Scott
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

Smith, Edward John
Age: 62
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: Unveiled 29 July 1914 by Smith's daughter Helen.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 68 (photo); 'The Times' (27 September 1913) p. 8. Ann Savours 'Kathleen Scott's Statue of Captain Smith of the Titanic', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 95, No. 4. (November 2009) pp. 478-483.
Recorder: Pieter van der Merwe
Photographer: Pieter van der Merwe

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    "description": "The bronze is a full standing figure in uniform cap and buttoned great-coat, with arms folded, looking slightly to sitter's right, the right foot slightly raised and forward on the square base, which is signed on the left side 'K. SCOTT Sc[ulpsit].'The pedestal is of unpolished granite blocks with the inscription 'CAPT. OF R.M.S. TITANIC' cut in and black-painted above an inset, square, modelled bronze plaque in the front, presumably also by Kathleen Scott. This bears emblems in the corners: (top left) a circular laurel wreath; (top right) an Admiralty fouled anchor; (bottom left); a crowned vertical oval of rope, knotted at the bottom, enclosing the ERVII monogram of Edward VII , with (to its right) a loose horizontal reef knot with the inscription 'FORTY YEARS' in the central bight; (bottom left) a medal with a bar and short ribbon above, the bar bearing the inscription 'S. AFRICA 1890-1902', and to its left a Staffordshire knot. (PvM)",
    "type": "Statue",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Bronze, granite plinth",
    "dateErected": "29/7/1914",
    "artists": "Kathleen Scott",
    "vessel": "RMS Titanic"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Smith, Edward John","age":"62","dateofdeath":"15/4/1912","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":"Royal Naval Reserve"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Unveiled 29 July 1914 by Smith's daughter Helen.",
    "bibliography": "David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 68 (photo); 'The Times' (27 September 1913) p. 8. Ann Savours 'Kathleen Scott's Statue of Captain Smith of the Titanic', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 95, No. 4. (November 2009) pp. 478-483.",
    "recorder": "Pieter van der Merwe",
    "photographer": "Pieter van der Merwe"  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters