Times: Saturday, March 7, 1885, Issue 31388 – “Lloyd’s Agent at Portland telegraphs that the Lynn? ketch of Falmouth, from Weymouth for Helford River with stone (Portland Stone)? drove foul of the pilot cutter No. 7 at 4 o’clock yesterday morning, holes herself, and commenced filling, was compelled to slip chains and run ashore. The … Read Article
Sailing Barge/Ketch (London) – Captain W. King. Cargo Clay. LARN – Poole Breakwater. Note: Poole Lifeboat HARMER saved the crew of four. Farr: List p133.
Ketch – Cargo STONE – Lyme Regis. LARN, VLI. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1910 Appx. C Table 3 p114.
The Weymouth lifeboat fought her way round to Portland Harbour, where the French ketch Leonie Simbo, after dragging her anchors, went on the reef at Sandsfoot Castle. The two men on board were taken off by the lifeboat and brought into Weymouth.” Extreme Gale & Ship Incident
Ketch – (LARN) Captain S. Millsted. Cargo China Clay. Off Portland Bill. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1888 Appx C Table 1 p107.
Fishing Ketch – Captain W. Turner. Cargo, Fish. (LARN, VLI) – Durleston Head. BOT: Wk Rtn Appx. C Table 1 p149.
EFFORT [07/01/1879] – Ketch – Near South Haven Point, Poole. LARN, VLI. Check ref. DCE: 11/01/1879.
Ketch – Captain G. Wallis. Cargo, Wood. DCC: 12/01/1882 “Loss of a Ketch – On Thursday morning at an early hour, during bad weather, the ketch EDWIN AND SARAH became waterlogged, and the crew, two men and a boy, took to their boat to get ashore. They landed safely on Chesil Beach, and almost immediately … Read Article
Ketch – Captain G. Winn. (LARN) Vessel became disabled when her mainsail tackle broke off Peveril Ledge, causing her to drift ashore. The Coastguard Rocket Apparatus was used to save the Captain, his wife son and crew. Durlston Bay. Farr: Has a photograph (Courtesy G. F. Haysom) opposite p111. Ref. Lloyd’s Register: 1922-3 No. 46341(D)
Ketch – (LARN, VLI.) Sank following a collision with S.S. DARENT. Captain T. Richards. 15 miles E of Portland Bill. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1882 Appx Pt I-IV p132. & Lloyd’s Register: 1880-1 No. 1341(C)