Vessel Type: Cargo

QUEEN

Ketch – Captain S. Beacham. Cargo, Shingle. LARN, VLI. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1886 Appx. C Table 1 p-127. – Poole Harbour Mouth.

PROVIDENCE

Captain Davis. Cargo COAL. Hook Sands, Poole. Refs. Sh. Merc: 01/03/1790; Lloyds List: No.2172: 26/02/1790; Dor. Mag: 1975 No. 48 & Western Temperance Luminary: Wreck Index.

PRINCE WILLIAM

Sloop – Captain J. Burnell drowned and the cargo and two crew saved. – 1 mile W Bridport Harbour. Ref. A Descriptive and Historical Account of West Bay by A. W. Matthews.

PREVEZA

  DCC: 22/01/1920; Greek Steamer on the Chesil Beach – During Thursday night’s fog the Greek Steamer, the PREVEZA, 3,100 gross, bound from Nazarre to Rotterdam, went ashore on the beach in Chesil Cove. Tugs immediately went to her assistance, the sea being moderate, but up to Friday morning they had not succeeded in getting … Read Article

POMELLA

Motor Vessel, Tanker [59M] – (LARN) – Attacked and sunk by the German E-Boat S-67 of the 2nd Flotilla while in convoy WP183, 24 miles SSW of Lyme Bay. . (Clarke: GPS 50 17.86N; 03 00.99W) E-Boat Raid. Refs. British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW2, p38; LCWLR: WW2, p488; Dor. Mag: Special Edition p29 & … Read Article

POLKERRIS

French Steamship – [116FT] Cargo COAL. Probably torpedoed by a German Submarine. (Divers Guide; Weymouth & Portland: Ed 5 p33 No. 80) & (LARN) – 10 miles SE Portland Bill. Refs. LCWLR: WW1, p204. Lloyd’s Register: 1917-18 No. 733(P)

POLKA of Weymouth

Times: Friday, March 3, 1882, Issue 30445 – The Polka of Weymouth from Guernsey, laden with stone (Guernsey Granite?) for London, has sunk on the Shingles off Margate. The master and mate are still on board. Two luggers are in attendance. The vessel will be a total wreck. Five crew landed at Margate. Ship Incident … Read Article

POLLY

Sherborne Mercury 6/2/1786: Extract of a Letter from Weymouth, January 27th: “Last night was driven on shore, on Portland Beach, the ship Polly, of Stockton, in Durham, burthen 500 tons, George King master, from New Providence bound for London. Her cargo consists of mahogany, brizileto, fustick, logwood, boxwood, etc.. Soon after she struck, she went … Read Article

PILGRIM

Schooner – Captain E. Pugh. Cargo SLATE (Roofing). (LARN) – Foundered following a collision with Norwegian barque, BRAEKKA, 20 miles SSE of Anvil Point. Refs. Lloyd’s Casualty Returns: 1894 (D) p9 & Lloyd’s Register: 1891-2 No. 572(P).

PHOENIX

Ketch – Captain Mitchell. Cargo CEMENT (Bagged). (LARN) – Driven ashore near the wreck of the SCANDANAVIA. See also Southern Times: 24/02/1923.