Memorial: M2160

Wall tablet in the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Fareham, Hampshire commemorating Captain Michael Everett RN d. 1779

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Fareham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory / of / Capt: MICHAEL JOHN EVERETT / who commanding his Majesty's Ship / RUBY / was killed by a cannon-ball / near the Island / of / HISPANIOLA / on the 2nd June 1779. AEt 26. / Smit, in the hour of Youth's just op'ning bloom, / Th' aspiring Hero found an early tomb. / Blush not to weep, but o'er the honor'd bier. / With virtue and his Country drop a tear.'

Details

Description: Inscription tablet framed with borders of carved husks - the Everett arms above.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Ruby

People

Everett, Michael John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 2/6/1779
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Damage to husks on right hand side.
Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367 (Greenwich, 1981).
Photographer: R.G. Hart 2006

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters