Wall tablet in St Werburgh’s Church, Hoo, Kent, commemorating Lieutenant Charles Jordan RN, lost in the ‘Duc de la Vauginon’ 1779
Location
St Werburgh's Church, Hoo, Kent, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF LIEUT. CHARLES JORDAN, R.N. / WHO AFTER HAVING SIGNALISED HIMSELF / BY HIS GALLANT CONDUCT IN THE WEST INDIES, / WAS UNHAPPILY SHIPWRECKED IN THE NORTH SEA / IN THE MONTH / OF DECEMBER 1779 / AGED 22. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO HIS MEMORY / BY HIS MOST AFFECTIONATE BROTHER
RICHARD JORDAN, A.M. / VICAR OF THIS PARISH.'
Details
Description: Neo-classical wall tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall, south aisle
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Duc de la Vauginon
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall, south aisle
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Duc de la Vauginon
People
Jordan, Charles
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1779
Cause of Death: vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1779
Cause of Death: vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Jordan was in command of the Royal Naval cutter, 'Duc de la Vauginon' when she was wrecked on the island of Vlieland off the coast of the Netherlands. See ZBA5480 cup and cover in RMG collections.
Bibliography: 'The Gentleman's Magazine', Volume XIII, New Series, 1840, January to June, p. 583.
Bibliography: 'The Gentleman's Magazine', Volume XIII, New Series, 1840, January to June, p. 583.