Time Period: 19th Century

DELIGHT

Schooner – Captain Butcher. (LARN, VLI.) – Portland Bill. Check ref. DCC: 29/10/1840 for more information.

DARLINGTON

Steamer, Collision Only. See the DEVONIA.

DAPHNE

Schooner – Cargo COAL. Captain Salisbury. Lyme Regis harbour, 100yds E North Wall. Loss on vessel £450, Loss on cargo £30. Refs, Lloyds List: 29/11/1852 & Adm. Wk. Rtn. 1852.

UNKNOWN

DANISH BRIG – Unknown name but was one of the victims of the 1824 Gale. Wreck on Chesil Beach near Abbotsbury. Ref. Dor. Mag: 1975 No.49 p24 & 1976 No. 50 p18.

DANIEL

Brigantine – “Collision – The DANIEL brigantine Captain Nicholas from Middlesborough for Llanelly in coming in from sea on Thursday night collided with the barque LORD BYRON , Johnstone master from the Tyne for Savona carrying away part of her port quarter deck house and inflicting sundry other damage. The DANIEL sustained damage to cutwater-head … Read Article

CYNTHIA

Brig – (LARN, VLI.) – Captain listed as J. P. Fox – Portland. Ref. Lloyd’s Register: 1866 No. 1080(C).

COURIER

Cutter – Sank at moorings. LARN, VLI.) – Poole Harbour. Ref. cited BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1892 Appx. C Table 3 p172.

COURIER

French Smack – (LARN, VLI.) – Charmouth, West Hay Farm, Lyme Regis. Captain listed as J. A. F. Le Herrissier. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1872. Pt. II Table 21 p44.

CORUNESA

Ketch – (LARN, VLI.) Sank following a collision with S.S. DARENT. Captain T. Richards. 15 miles E of Portland Bill. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1882 Appx Pt I-IV p132. & Lloyd’s Register: 1880-1 No. 1341(C)

CORSAIR

Ship not specified – Captain J. Benfold. (Trim: 1882) – Portland Breakwater. LARN & BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1877-83 p105.