Memorial at St Paul’s Garrison Church, Esquimalt, Canada commemorating the 140 officers and crew of the HMS ‘Condor’, which was lost in December 1901 off Vancouver.
Location
St Paul's Garrison Church, Esquimalt, Canada, Rest of the World
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF THE / COMMANDER OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M.S. CONDOR / WHICH WAS LOST AT SEA WITH ALL HANDS / IN DECEMBER 1901 OFF THE COAST OF / VANCOUVER ISLAND. / 'OUT OF THE DEEP HAVE I CALLED UNTO THEE / O LORD LORD HEAR MY VOICE’ / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / THE PACIFIC SQUADRON'.
Details
Description: Foliage border.
Type: Wall plaque
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Condor
Type: Wall plaque
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Condor
Extra
Notes: The HMS 'Condor', a steel sloop, left Esquimalt, British Columbia, bound for Honolulu, on 2nd December 1901, with a crew of 140 men, including 10 cadets. She encounter a gale off Cape Flattery, Vancouver. HMS 'Condor' was official noted as missing with all hands on 3rd February 1902. A lifebuoy was found off Banks Island and was placed near the commemorative plaque.
Recorder: Graham Ford
Recorder: Graham Ford