Registrar-General to whom Death is required by the Act of 1894? to be reported | E. |
Name and Surname of Deceased | Carruthers, Frank |
Sex | Male |
Age | 23 |
Rank, Profession or Occupation | A.B. |
Nationality or Birthplace | L'pool |
Last Place of Abode | 48 Aberdyberth? St, Swansea |
Cause of Death | Drowned |
Date | 22.9.98 |
Place | At sea |
Name of Ship | S. Rheubina |
Official Number | 37.465 |
Port of Registry | Cardiff |
Trade | M. |
Source of Information | C. |
Reference to Register | 1 C.X. |
The British SS Rheubina, on a voyage from Huelva to Swansea with a cargo of copper ore, collided with the Spanish SS Cartagena and sank off Cape Villano.
Newspaper reports state that only the captain and one crew member survived.
Source: findmypast - Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 BT334/0019/4
Source: wrecksite.eu SS Rheubina (+1898)