Time Period: 19th Century

BETSEY

Foundered at anchor, captain and two crew drowned. Cargo STONE. – Studland Bay. Check Sh. Merc: 02/08/1802. Farr: p88 “bound for Arundel”

BERLIN

Steamship – Note: Collided with the Bank Line Barque WILLOWBANK off Portland. Check DCC: 26/12/1895 & Weymouth Library Pamphlet L910.4, BE1

BERAR

Italian Sailing Barque – Interesting detail in Clarke: GPS; 50 41.90N; 03 00.29W) Captain L. Bertolotte. Cargo, Large quantity of sawn timber. This is very much a Devon wreck going ashore at a point between Culverhole Point and the centre of Charton Bay but accessible from Weymouth/Portland. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1896 Appx. C Table … Read Article

BANK

Barque – (LARN) – Broadhope Ledge, Portland. Good Local Story. The cargo is listed as Cargo COAL, however additional cargo is believed to be Cargo RAILROAD IRON and Cargo FIRE BRICKS. The hull was brought by a John Way. Eleven seamen were sent to their homes by Mr R. Damon of the Shipwrecked Mariners Society. … Read Article

AVON of Weymouth

Times: Wednesday, February 22, 1837, Issue 16346 – Portsmouth, Feb. 20: “The Avon of Weymouth, was driven ashore last evening in a gale of wind, near Fort Cumberland, at the entrance of Langstone Harbour, and has 5 feet of water in her hold. Note: March 5, she was “got off and this day brought into … Read Article

AVALANCHE

  Iron Sailing Ship [50M] – Excellent detail in Dive Dorset: 34 p45 to 47: GPS; 50 26.56N; 02 50.65W. Also in Clarke: (LARN) – 12 miles SW of Portland Bill. Avalanche & Forest, St Andrew’s Memorial Church Pamphlet. See also FOREST. Portland Museum Wreck No. 6. See also Times Reports Collision in the Channel, … Read Article

AURORA

Times: Tuesday, December 28, 1886, Issue 31954 – “A message from Portland dated December 24, states that the schooner Aurora, of Carnarvon, grounded on rocks near the Lower Light. Extent of the damage unknown. She was towed off by a Weymouth tug leaking; pumpers have been employed.”

AUGUSTUS

Just noted by LARN as Dorset. A John Hansford received a silver medal. No other information. RNLI 1842. VLI.

AUGUSTINE

French Lugger of Pont L’Abbe towed into Poole Harbour. See also JEUNE ERNESTE. Crew of four saved by the MANLEY WOOD lifeboat. Refs. LARN; & Farr: p117.

AUGUST

Times:  Thursday, January 20, 1881, Issue 30096 – “The August, German barque from Dobey for Dundee, drove ashore at Portland in a gale on Tuesday. Got into Weymouth Harbour but on entering she ran into the Great Western steamer, smashing the lifeboat, rail etc.”  Ship Incident