Deeper Dorset

FREDERIC

French Schooner – (LARN) Cargo STONE & Cargo CEMENT (Bagged) – Poole Harbour. VLI. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. Appx. C p223(225) & NLR?

Barque – Captain G. Paliano. (LARN) Lost as a result of collision at 8.00 p.m. with the S.S. FERNCLIFF of Maryport, which also sank. The crew and passengers of the barque were saved by the S.S. HABSLEY, and landed at Southampton. 9 miles SE by E; Durleston Head. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1883 Appx. I-IV … Read Article

FRANCISKA

German Steam Collier [48M] – Detail in Dive Dorset: 123, p102 & Clarke: GPS; 50 28.30N; 02 27.40W – (LARN) Captain J. Haye. Cargo COAL. Vessel foundered and lost following a collision with the barque HONOR of Norway. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1889 Appx. C Table 1 p141(708). See also Fransiska Times Times: Tuesday, February … Read Article

FRANCIS FREELING

Francis Freeling – 6/9/1826 H. M. Post Office Packet Weymouth; A fast cutter built in Portland in 1809, and named after one of the Post Office administrators. – (The Great Western at Weymouth by J. H. Lucking) Left Weymouth on the 06/08/1826 with a crew of 18. Run down on route to the Channel Islands … Read Article

FRANCES

Sailing Vessel – Four crew saved, vessel sank between Portland Bill and Needles. LARN, VLI. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 5263: 17/03/1818.

FOX

Lyme Regis. 1824 Gale LARN, VLI. Ref. Dor. Mag: 1976 No. 50, p18. Times: Revenue Cruiser. Times: Friday, November 26, 1824, Issue 12508 – Margaret of Portland, total wreck; Also: Report from Bridport: The Fox, revenue cruiser, with two of her crew. The sloop, Unity, west of Bridport. Unknown vessel driven from Lyme Cobb. Schooner … Read Article

FOX

Sloop armed with two cannon (London to Exeter) – (LARN) – Near Bridport Harbour. The report says “that FOX a schooner? with a smack laden with Deals, from London to Bridport, were driven ashore, the former went to pieces and the smack will not be got off”. The smack was obviously the HENRIETTA and both … Read Article

FORTUNA

Galliot – (LARN) – Portland. Wrecked opposite the recently destroyed Ferry House. The crew were saved, local villagers recovered some washed up silver coins. Check Salisbury & Winchester Journal 27/12/1824.

FORTITUDE

Sailing Vessel – (LARN, VLI.) – Captain Robert Thomas. St Alban’s Head. Farr: p78 ” Lt W. Parsons (St Alban’s Head Coastguard) led a crew of six to save twelve from the brig FORTITUDE bound from Bahia for Cowes”. Farr: p79 assumes the boats were launched from Chapman’s Pool. Other Refs. Legg: p52 & Dor. … Read Article

FOREST QUEEN

Brigantine – Captain S. Laverty. Cargo, Phosphate. LARN – Anvil Point. Refs. Lloyd’s Register: 1886-7 No. 634(F) & BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1886 Appx. C Table 1 p132(898).