Steamship – Cargo COAL, 1,020 tons (Good detail in LARN, indicating that there are some doubts as to this identity) – 10 miles W of Anvil Point, Cargo Coal. Wreck thought to be this ship is possibly the VENEZUELA. The ship was bombed by German Aircraft 15 miles W of St Catherine’s Point where she … Read Article
Bell recovered fro the wreck of the Elmcrest in the early 2000’s REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN WM. I, CLIBBORN MASTER OF THE S.S. “ELMCREST” SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION TRADE DIVISION. We were bound from Southend to Newfoundland in ballast. The col0ur of our hull was black, superstructure grey and funnel black. Wireless … Read Article
Report of an interview with the master of the S/S Elena R. Casualty and statistical section Trade division 25th November, 1939 My vessel was painted with a black hull, white superstructure, and yellow funnel, and we were carrying a cargo of 6929 tons of wheat, and our draft was 24.3″ forward and 24 feet aft. … Read Article
Collier was on Admiralty service carrying 2,200tons of cargo Coal [37M] – (Clarke: GPS: 50 23.65N; 03 26.24W) – Bombed by German Aircraft, a single Heinkel 111K. LARN South Devon 1941. Refs. LCWLR: WW2, p219; Lloyd’s Register: 1940-1 No. 73416(D); Dive South Cornwall: p70-2(with photograph); British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW2 p20 & Devon Shipwrecks: … Read Article
HMS DELIGHT 1,375 ton Destroyer H38 [60M] – (LARN, 1914? & 1939?) (Clarke: p58 1940) – Bombed and sunk off Portland by German Aircraft. 6 crew died. (GPS: 50 15.05N, 02 42 58W – Clarke: & Trim: 1940) – 20.5 miles SSE Portland Bill. Deeper Dorset has acquired the transcript of the hearing into her … Read Article
REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTATN NORMAN SHALTON CAPTAIN OF THE S.S. DALLAS CITY We were bound from Southend to Australia via Curacoa with a cargo of 7400 tons of Sulphur of Ammonia in bags. Our hull was black, and superstructure and funnel were buff. We were in convoy and were flying the ens1gn at … Read Article
S.S. DAGMAR REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CHIEF OFFICER MR. WINSLOW We were bound from Dartmouth to Poole with a cargo of 1,115 tons 0f coal. We were armed with 3 Lewis guns, 2 Hotchkiss 2 P.A.C rockets and a kite. The confidential books went down with the ship. The number of crew, including … Read Article
Requisitioned Trawler, Patrol Mine Sweeper [40M] – (Clarke: GPS; 50 32.06N; 02 56.36W) Reason for sinking not recorded. NIL.
Concise details of this rescue can be found in Farr: p 100.
CHASSEUR No. 6 or 7 [12/10/1940] – French Anti Submarine Warship [40M] – Swanage. (Clarke: GPS; 50 25.46N; 02 04.84W) Sunk by German Naval Gunfire. Possibly No. 6, see note from Dive Dorset: 209. NIL. See CARENTAN Chasseur No.? – 1943 Following the confusion in LARN, Dive Dorset Wk. No. 209, p153 seems to have … Read Article