Category Archives: Vessel Loss

Fishing, Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating John Archer d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'JOHN ARCHER aged 22 of Deal lost in the Smack 'Walter & Henry' in the North Sea Dec 12 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Walter and Henry

People

Archer, John
Age: 22
Date of Death: 12/12/1883
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

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

JSON

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Fishing, Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Charles Brown d. 1881

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'CHARLES BROWN / aged 36 / drowned from the Smack / ‘Glance’. / in the North Sea / Oct 14 1881'

Details

Vessel: Glance

People

Brown, Charles
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/10/1881
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

JSON

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  "transcript": "'CHARLES BROWN / aged 36 / drowned from the Smack / ‘Glance’. / in the North Sea / Oct 14 1881'",
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Vessel Loss

St Michael and all Angels Church, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Tablet in St Michael and all Angels Church, Castlemartin commemorating Thomas Richard Morris RN d. 1943 in the loss of HMS ‘Charybdis’

Location

St Michael and all Angels Church, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Stoker P/O. Thomas Richard Morris / Royal Navy / Aged 27 years Coxey, Castlemartin / who gave his life whilst serving on board H.M.S. Charybdis / 23 October 1943. / Erected by Parishioners and Friends'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South side nave
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Charybdis

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Morris, Thomas Richard
Age: 27
Date of Death: 23/10/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker Petty Officer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Charybdis' sunk when trying to intercept blockade runner 'Munsterland' between Cherbourg and Brest, the destroyer 'Limbourg' was also sunk during this operation.
Recorder: David Saunders 1983

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Vessel Loss

St Mary's Church, Chilthorne Domer, Somerset, England

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Chilthorne Domer commemorating Frank Holsgrove d. 1890 in the loss of HMS ‘Serpent’

Location

St Mary's Church, Chilthorne Domer, Somerset, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FRANK HOLSGROVE T.C. / ONE OF THE OFFICERS OF / H.M.S. SERPENT / WHICH WAS WRECKED OFF / THE NORTH COAST OF SPAIN / NOVEMBER 10TH 1890 / AGED 41 YEARS / TABLET WAS PLACED HERE BY / HIS SORROWING WIDOW.'

Details

Description: Decorative borders and infill.
Type: Plaque
Position: Interior
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Serpent

People

Holsgrove, Frank
Age: 41
Date of Death: 10/11/1890
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Only three survivors from the wreck of HMS 'Serpent'. The casualties were buried in the little cemetery at Camarinas near La Corunna.

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Vessel Loss

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Joseph Jones d. 1881 in the loss of the ‘British Sovereign’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

' In loving memory of Jane... Mary...JOSEPH, aged 20 years, who passed through the Pentland Firth, in the ship 'BRITISH SOVEREIGN' bound for San-Francisco, May 1881, and was never afterwards of heard of. Hannah Jane...Henry...the dearly beloved children of George and Jane JONES'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: H207
Vessel: British Sovereign

People

Jones, Joseph
Age: 20
Date of Death: 5/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Martine Davies 1985

JSON

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  "transcript": "' In loving memory of Jane... Mary...JOSEPH, aged 20 years, who passed through the Pentland Firth, in the ship 'BRITISH SOVEREIGN' bound for San-Francisco, May 1881, and was never afterwards of heard of. Hannah Jane...Henry...the dearly beloved children of George and Jane JONES'",
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Fishing, Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Alexander Veitch d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ALEXANDER VEITCH aged 17 of Dover lost in the Smack 'Walter & Henry' in the North Sea Dec 12 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Walter and Henry

People

Veitch, Alexander
Age: 17
Date of Death: 12/12/1883
Cause of Death: Vess4el loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

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

JSON

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Vessel Loss

Sønder Nissum Kirk, Denmark, Rest of the World

Memorial at Sønder Nissum, Denmark to the men of HMS ‘Defence’ and ‘St George’ wrecked in 1811

Location

Sønder Nissum Kirk, Denmark, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of...Englishmen from His M's Ships Defence and St George who were drowned on December 24. 60 lie buried here'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS St George, HMS Defence

Extra

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Vessel Loss

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Memorial in Norwich Cathedral commemorating Commander Armine Wodehouse RN d. 1859

Location

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Armine Wodehouse, RN / late Commander of HMS Cormorant, / destroyed by the Chinese in the attack on / the Taku Forts in the Peiho River / June XXV, MDCCCL1X / Died in London Novr. XIX, MDCCCLIX. / Aged XXXVI Years. / Campbell, in holy orders. / Born Jan. III, MDCCCXXVI, / Died Mar. VIII, MDCCCLXV111.'

Details

Description: Gothic script painted on wall within a gothic arcade.
Type: Wall memorial
Position: South Side of Nave
Vessel: HMS Cormorant

Event

Second China War

Event Date

1856-1860

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Wodehouse, Armine
Age: 36
Date of Death: 19/11/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Cormorant' sunk 28 June 1859 in action with the Peiho forts.

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Vessel Loss

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Ernest Rose d. 1917

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Ernest J Rose / Aged 16 / Lost with H.M.S. ‘Vanguard’ / July 9 1917.'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: HMS Vanguard

People

Rose, Ernest J.
Age: 16
Date of Death: 9/7/1917
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Vanguard, sank following an accidental explosion on board, at Scapa Flow 9 July 1917 with the loss of all but two of 845 men aboard.

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

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Vessel Loss

Canwick Road Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial in Canwick Road Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire commemorating Gordon Dring d. 1950 in the loss of HMS ‘Truculent’

Location

Canwick Road Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Gordon Richard Dring died 12th Jan 1950 aged 24 years. Lost at sea H.M.S. 'Truculent'. Remembered always by his brothers and sisters. Also Leslie Ann Rettinger died Feb 1946 aged 3 months'

Details

Vessel: HMS Truculent

People

Dring, Gordon Richard
Age: 24
Date of Death: 12/1/1950
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The following entry is recorded in the Record of Submarine Losses at the Submarine Museum, Gosport, Hampshire, and concerns the loss of HMS/M 'Truculent': On 12 January 1950 HMS 'Truculent' sailed from Chatham to carry out trials, having just completed a refit; in addition to her normal compliment she was carrying an additional 18 dockyard workers. The trials complete she set a course for Sheerness, which would take her through the Thames Estuary that night. At 7 o'clock a ship showing three lights appeared ahead in the channel. It was decided that the ship must be stationary and as 'Truculent' could not pass to the starboard side without running aground, the order was given to turn to port. At once the situation became clear as the cargo ship Divina came out of the darkness: the extra light indicated that she was carrying explosives. A collision was unavoidable. The two vessels remained locked together for a few seconds before the submarine sank. [Information: Michael Williams]
Recorder: Wendy Atkin

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    "notes": "The following entry is recorded in the Record of Submarine Losses at the Submarine Museum, Gosport, Hampshire, and concerns the loss of HMS/M 'Truculent': On 12 January 1950 HMS 'Truculent' sailed from Chatham to carry out trials, having just completed a refit; in addition to her normal compliment she was carrying an additional 18 dockyard workers. The trials complete she set a course for Sheerness, which would take her through the Thames Estuary that night. At 7 o'clock a ship showing three lights appeared ahead in the channel. It was decided that the ship must be stationary and as 'Truculent' could not pass to the starboard side without running aground, the order was given to turn to port. At once the situation became clear as the cargo ship Divina came out of the darkness: the extra light indicated that she was carrying explosives. A collision was unavoidable. The two vessels remained locked together for a few seconds before the submarine sank. [Information: Michael Williams]",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Wendy Atkin",
    "photographer": ""  }
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