Pride of the Sea, shipwreak
From Wightpedia
The Pride of the Sea was a Pilot Lugger from Walmer which was wrecked on the Yellow Ledge, near Luccombe with the loss of all all hand during a gale on the night of 29 October 1887.
The bodies of the crew were buried in Shanklin Cemetery.
The inscription reads:
JOHN MOSS AGED 53 WILLIAM MOSS AGED 48 CHARLES MOSS AGED 38 CHARLES L. SELTH AGED 51 HENRY KIRKALDIE AGED 34 OWNERS AND CREW OF THE WALMER LUGGER PRIDE OF THE SEA WHICH WITH ALL HANDS AS ABOVE NAMED WAS LOST IN THE GALE OF THE NIGHT OF 29 OCT 1887 OFF SHANKLIN IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. |
