Time Period: 19th Century

UNITY

Sailing Vessel – (LARN, VLI.) – Lost near Portland, crew saved. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 4569: 07/06/1811.

UNION

Smack – Captain T. Moyes. (LARN, VLI.) – Lyme Regis. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1883 Appx. Pt. I-VI p101.

UNION

Smack from Fowey – Breakwater. See ‘Salvage Case’ courtesy Portland Historical Sources: NIL

UNION

Chesil Beach near Lyme Regis. VLI. 1817 Gale. Dor. Mag; 1976 No. 50 p18.

UNION

Studland Bay Roads. LARN, VLI. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 4019: 28/01/1800.

UMBILO

Times: Wednesday, June 25, 1890, Issue 33047 – “A serious disaster occurred in the English Channel yesterday afternoon, causing the loss of of a large sailing ship and five lives. During a dense fog the screw steamer Umbilo, bound from Natal for London with a general cargo and passengers, ran into the barque Ethel, Captain … Read Article

ULYSSES of Guernsey

Times: Thursday, August 26, 1880, Issue 29970 – “The Ulysses of Guernsey is reported by telegraph from Weymouth to have gone ashore on the breakwater but is expected to float next tide. A steamer offered assistance which was refused.” Ship Incident

ULVERSTONE

Barque – (LARN) – Captain John George Sawyer. Cargo COAL (& COKE). Half a mile off Portland Bill. Collided with a vessel causing fatal damage. Other vessel failed to help. Crew managed to get away and met up with the Pilot vessel TURK who took them on board. The other vessel was identified as the … Read Article

TWO SISTERS

Times: Saturday, November 27, 1824, Issue 12509 – Wrecked; Colville, Wilson: Johannes; Christiana; Two Sisters; Plus 4 unknown. Gales & Ship Incidents Times: Wednesday, December 1, 1824, Issue 12512 – Weymouth, Nov 28: Two Sisters, from Malaga, of and bound for Hamburg, laden with fruit was wrecked in the west Bay off Abbotsbury at eleven … Read Article

TWO FRIENDS

The Bury and Norwich Post, Issue 968. Captain Stephens, from Gibralter to Guernsey, is lost on Portland Beach