Time Period: 19th Century

FANNY C

Austrian Brigantine (Hamburg to Buenos Aires) – Captain G. F. Nacari. General Cargo. Hold caught fire and crew took to the boats. Ship burnt out on the Chesil Beach. Crew of ten saved. LARN & Farr: p44

FAIRLINA

Times: Wednesday, April 18, 1866, Issue 25475 –Brig, Fairlina, laden with iron, salvaged and brought into Weymouth. Ship Incident.

FACTOR of Weymouth

Times: Friday, November 15, 1872, Issue 27535 – Lowestoft, Nov. 14, The Factor of Weymouth from London for Goole with logwood is ashore at Paketfield Beach. Crew saved.

EXCEL of Weymouth

Times: January 28, 1858, Issue 22902 – The Excel of Weymouth, laden with Portland Stone, was wrecked approaching Calais, France. Four crew members were drowned. Ship Incident of a Local Vessel. ‘An Eye Witness’: “Sir, I have seen the account of this shipwreck in your journal of the 25th instant, but as it is in … Read Article

EXHIBITION

Smack – Captain Moore. Cargo, Potatoes. (LARN, VLI.) – Portland Bill. Check the ref. cited Southern Times: 08/11/1879.

ETHEL

Barque – Captain A. P. Ross. General Cargo. (LARN) Collision with S.S. UMBILO. 25 miles SW of Portland Bill. Ref. Lloyd’s Register: 1888-9 No. 1407(E). See Times

ESSAY

Fishing Smack – Captain M. Moore. (LARN) – Portland Mere. Wreck sold by auction for £60 on 07/03/1879. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1877-83 p103.

ESCAPE

DCC: 18/12/1856. “The brig ESCAPE (Thrift), of Liverpool, from Odessa to Falmouth, with wheat, for orders, having over ran her port in consequence of the thick weather and heavy gales, anchored on Tuesday morning week off Portland, making water, with six streaks “list a port”, and her pumps choked by the wheat. She was assisted … Read Article

ENVOY

Steamer, disabled only. DCC: 04/12/1887 “A Disabled Steamer – On Sunday morning at daylight a large steamer was observed anchored in the West Bay about two miles from Wyke, showing signals of distress. Information reached Messrs Cosens and Co. about eight o’clock, when the QUEEN was immediately despatched, and soon after was followed by the … Read Article

ENTERPRISE

Barque – Cargo, Wood. (LARN, VLI.) – Chesil Beach, opposite Fleet. Ref. Lyme Regis RNLI Station Records