Category Archives: Vessel Loss

St Katherine's Church, Exbury, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in Exbury, Hampshire commemorating Captain Henry Mitford RN d. 1803

Location

St Katherine's Church, Exbury, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Captain Henry Mitford R.N. / who, with all his crew / was lost in His Majesty's ship / the York / While cruising in the North Sea / Supposed Christmas Day 1803'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS York

People

Mitford, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 25/12/1803
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'One more memorial in the Solent area','Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 327 (Greenwich, 1982).

JSON

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Vessel Loss

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Arthur Norfolk, d. 1915

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Arthur G Norfolk / Aged 36 / Lost with the SS 'Combe’ / October 14 1915 / Particulars: Unknown'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: SS 'Combe'

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Norfolk, Arthur G.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/10/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: SS 'Combe' went missing on a voyage from Liverpool to Archangelsk carrying ammunition.
Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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Vessel Loss

St James's Parish Church, Crocker's Road, Birmingham, England

Tablet in St James’s Church, Birmingham, dedicated to Lieutenant Frederic William Coverdale RN, d. 1917,

Location

St James's Parish Church, Crocker's Road, Birmingham, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FREDERIC [sic] WILLIAM COVERDALE / LIEUT R.N.R. AGED 26 YEARS / KILLED IN ACTION IN THE AEGEAN SEA / JULY 17TH 1917 / "ONE CLEAR CALL FOR ME"'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South side of interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Newmarket

Event Date

1917

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Coverdale, Frederick William
Age: 26
Date of Death: 17/7/1917
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: Lieutenant Coverdale was serving aboard HMS 'Newmarket' when she was attacked by the German UC-38 while mine-sweeping in the Aegean Sea. 70 souls were lost.
Recorder: Doreen C. Oldnell 1980

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Vessel Loss

Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow, London, England

Memorial t Tower Hamlets Cemetery, London commemorating Captain James and Louise Price d. 1877 in the loss of the ‘Sorata’ with five of their children

Location

Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow, London, England

Transcript

'[Inscribed beneath memorials to other members of the Gandy family of Old Ford - William (1770-1853), Martha (1769-1844), Hannah (1839-1845) and George William (1846-1848), a poem by George Whitefield and a line from Psalm 90]. 'ALSO IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF / LOUISA / GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO WITH HER HUSBAND CAPTn JAMES J PRICE / COMMANDER OF THE SORATA BOUND FOR / JAMAICA AND FIVE OF THEIR CHILDREN / WERE LOST OFF RAMSGATE IN THE STORM / OF SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11th 1877'

Details

Description: Tall white headstone, triangular at the top, with carved scrolls at the sides. Semi-cylindrical base stone and small foot stone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Grave No.283 Square 57
Vessel: Sorata

People

Price, Louise
Age:
Date of Death: 11/11/1877
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Price, James
Age:
Date of Death: 11/11/1877
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The inscription is now difficult to decipher due to erosion, but was accurately recorded by a family member about 50 years ago.

JSON

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Vessel Loss

St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at St Stephen’s Old Church, Fylingthorpe commemorating John Storm d. 1859 in the loss of the brig ‘Lomer’

Location

St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In remembrance of / JOHN STORM / Master Mariner / who was lost with the / Brig Lomer of Whitby / in October 1859 / aged 31 years / Also WILLIAM THOMAS / son of the Above / JOHN and ELIZABETH STORM/who died April 3rd 1876 / aged 17 years / Also the above ELIZABETH STORM / who died October 21 1905 / aged 72 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: North Yorkshire
Vessel: Lomer

People

Storm, John
Age: 31
Date of Death: 26/10/1856
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From Robin Hood's Bay

JSON

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Privateering, Vessel Loss

Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Memorial at Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland commemorating Captain George Colvill, d. 1780 in the loss of the ‘Amazon’

Location

Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'Born to a course of manly Action free, / I dauntless trod ye fluctuating sea, / In [p]ompous war, or happier peace to bring / Joy to my Sire, and honour to my King; / And much by favour to the God was done; / E'e half the term of human life was run. / One fatal night returning from the bay, / whence British fl[eets] ye Gallic lands survey, / Whilst with war[m ho]pe my trembling heart beat high, / My friends, my kindred, and my country nigh / Lasht by the wind, the waves arose & bore; / Our ship in shattered fragments to the shore; / There ye flak'd surge opprest my darkening sight, / And there my eyes for ever lost the light. / Capt. George Colvill, of the private ship of war 'Amazon' & only son / of Robert Colvill of Bangor, was wrec'd near this ground 25th Feb. / 1780, in ye 29th year of his Age'

Details

Description: A very fine example of carving, the top section of this headstone depicts two cannons, an anchor, log and line, sextant and an hour glass. These decorative motifs are carved in relief, while the inscription below is incised.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate
Vessel: Amazon

People

Colvill, George
Age: 28
Date of Death: 25/2/1780
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: This headstone is lying flat, and broken into four main and three small pieces, with a small section of the slate missing in the centre, where the top layer of the slate has flaked off. This headstone was originally screwed onto a wooden board, which has mostly rotted away at time of recording (2004). There are patches of lichen on the surface of the slate. Headstone lies beside two other slate Colvill(e) headstones, which are also lying flat. These three gravestones are surrounded by a low (76cm high) wall, constructed of brick but plastered. Pebbles fill in the spaces between the gravestones and the low wall. A cannon (measuring 150 cms in length) belonging to the ship the 'Amazon', which was salvaged from Bangor bay, now sits just outside the Abbey walls, with a brass plaque detailing its history.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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Vessel Loss

St Nicholas Church, Churchstoke, Powys, Wales

Tablet in Churchstoke, Powys, dedicated to William Kyffin Lloyd d. 1893 in the wreck of the ‘Earl of Shaftesbury’

Location

St Nicholas Church, Churchstoke, Powys, Wales

Transcript

'William KYFFIN LLOYD, Born at MELLINGSTON HALL Sept 18th 1872, twin son of the late George Lloyd MD. of Edgebaston, Birmingham and Grandson of T B Brown Esq. drowned May 8th 1893 in the wreck of the Earl of Shaftesbury near Point de Galle, Ceylon when serving as second officer'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Sanctuary, south wall
Materials: Brass
Vessel: Earl of Shaftesbury

People

Lloyd, William Kyffin
Age:
Date of Death: 8/5/1893
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Second Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The 'Earl of Shaftesbury' was a British cargo sailing vessel. She ran aground on the 8th May, 1893 and was wrecked at Amblangoda, Sri Lanka.
Bibliography: Credit to Allen Tony for the additional information.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970

JSON

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Vessel Loss

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Headstone at the Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire commemorating William Duke d. 1796

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / JOSEPH DUKE / who departed this life / the 25 of July /1805 / Aged 71 Years / Also / WILLIAM Son of / JOSEPH / and LYDIA DUKE / who was Shipwrecked / on the Bolt in / Devonshire / and drowned on the / 12th January 1796 / in the 34th Year of his Age'

Details

Type: Double headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Duke, William
Age: 33
Date of Death: 12/1/1796
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: June Marshall

JSON

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Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Joseph W Richardson d. 1918

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Joseph W Richardson / Aged 37 / Chief Officer S.S. “Saxon” / Lost through enemy / action off coast of Norway / May: 7: 1918'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: SS Saxon

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Richardson, Joseph Walter
Age: 37
Date of Death: 7/5/1918
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: Mercantile Marine

Extra

Notes: SS 'Saxon' torpedoed and sunk off Fair Isle, Shetland

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

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Joseph W Richardson / Aged 37 / Chief Officer S.S. “Saxon” / Lost through enemy / action off coast of Norway / May: 7: 1918'",
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Vessel Loss

Cemetery, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Headstone at Holyhead Cemetery commemorating three unknown seaman from the barque ‘Osseo’ wrecked 1894

Location

Cemetery, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'...THESE STONES / WERE ERECTED BY VOLUNTARY / CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE INHABITANTS / AND CREW OF THE HOLYHEAD STEAMERS / TO MARK THE RESTING PLACE OF 3 UNKNOWN / SEAMAN, PART OF THE CREW OF 21 OR 26 OF / THE BARQUE OSSEO OF LONDONDERRY / WRECKED ON HOLYHEAD BREAKWATER / ON THE MORNING OF THE 30TH DECEMBER / 1894 ALL THE CREW BEING LOST, 12 / WERE WASHED ASHORE AND 5 WERE / IDENTIFIED / Deep called upon deep, the noise / of thy water spouts; all thy waves and thy / billows are gone over me Psalm XLII 7 / THE COST OF ERECTION Â£23, 4 6d / WAS COLLECTED BY J.E.JONES and E. EVANS / at Holyhead.'

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Description: Slate headstone with carved border of foliage including oak and ivy leaves in low relief. Above the inscription, a relief of the doomed vessel striking the breakwater. The latter is represented by a lighthouse. The inscription is in Welsh and English.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Slate
Vessel: Osseo

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Notes: 'Liverpool Mercury' (11 Jan 1895) 'The inhabitants of Holyhead are about to erect two monuments over the graves of the seven unknown persons washed ashore and supposed to be a portion of the crew of the ill fated Osseo.'
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Britain's Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 156.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters