Vessel Loss

Memorial: M4945

Memorial at Old Cemetery, Southampton commemorating the officers and crew of the RMS ‘Rhone’ and ‘Wye’ lost during a hurricane in 1867

Location

Old Cemetery, Southampton, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS 'RHONE' AND 'WYE' LOST DURING THE HURRICANE AT ST. THOMAS, WEST INDIES, OCTOBER 29, 1867'

Details

Description: Monument in the Gothic style with tablets listing the names of victims between three columns placed on each side of the base. The top of the monument has a cross-shaped, pitched roof with a spire or obelisk in the centre. Relief carvings of the disaster on the sides. The monument is surrounded by iron railings.
Type: Memorial
Position: North section
Vessel: SS Rhone, SS Wye

Extra

Notes: Commemorates officers and crew of two Royal Mail steamships lost in a hurricane at St Thomas, West Indies.
Bibliography: Robert Douch 'Monuments and Memorials in Southampton' (Southampton, 1968).

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M4945

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters