VILLE DE TOULON
Times: Tuesday, February 4, 1913, Issue 40126 – “The dredger Ville de Toulon was lost off Portland.” Ship Incident The wreck lies upside down in the mid channel separation zone, she stands over 12 metres clear of the seabed.
Time Period: 20th Century
VESPA STAR
Fishing Vessel – New Quay, Poole. Story local to Poole. Lies derelict at the end of Poole Harbour Pier. Built in WW2 as an Admiralty Type 1001 MFV. Sold to ‘Apple’ the Beatles distribution company but by 1970 she had sunk at her moorings. Raised and abandoned at New Quay Pier. LARN gives a reference … Read Article
VERBENA
A 74 ton wooden hulled Ketch Verbena – Captain C. Marshall. Cargo, Culm. (Fleming: p35), (LePard: pages 96 & 97) & (LARN) – Weymouth Library Photo L910.4.VE5 – Wrecked on the rocks at Blacknor Point, Portland. Wreck was sold where she lay wrecked. See Times References: BOT Wk. Rtn. 1903 Appx. C Table 1 p119 … Read Article
UNION
Sailing Barque – Captain G. Olsen. Cargo, Log Wood. (LARN, VLI.) – Sank off Portland. Refs. LCWLR: WW1, p80 & Lloyd’s Register: 1915-16 No. 13(U).
TURKIA
Steamship (Detail mainly in Farr: p99) – Went ashore 1 mile NW of St Alban’s Head in the vicinity of Houns-Tout cliff. After efforts to tow her off, the vessel became a total wreck. The entire crew were saved. Other refs. Burnett: p52 & Lloyd’s Register: 1939-40 No. 35609(T)
TURENNE
Steamship – Captain E. Gournay. Cargo, Fish. (LARN) Wreck at Clay Ope, towed away and broken up in Castletown, Portland. See Times
TREVEAL
British Steamship TREVEAL of 5200 tons. – Captain C. Paynter and a crew of 43. Cargo Manganese Ore & Jute. Good detail in Dive Dorset: 208 p153; Clarke: GPS; 50 35.15N; 02 04.90W. & LARN. Comprehensive detail in Smith: pages 30-33. Salvaged by the GLENMORE. Times Whilst all wrecks are tragic, this was particularly so, … Read Article
TOURNY
DCC: 07/02/1907; “Collision in the Channel off Portland – On Thursday night a French fishing smack, TOURNY, was run into by an unknown steamer in the Channel and sank immediately. The captain, whose name was Francois, and six men were drowned. One French sailor, whose name as yet is unknown, was picked up by a … Read Article
HMS TALBOT
A serious accident to the pinnace of the HMS TALBOT, cruiser, occurred in Portland Roads last night resulting in the drowning of a servant named Eyres. Three steamers belonging to Messrs. Cosens and Co., who serve the Fleet, left Weymouth for the ships. The leading vessel was the tug Albert Victor. The pinnace of the … Read Article
SURDELO
Fishing Vessel – Broke up on Hook Sands, Poole Harbour. Ref. MOD(N) Hyd. Wk. No. 013502797.