Schooner – Cargo, Wheat. (LARN, 1869) – Portland Breakwater. “The vessel was left at anchor in Portland Roads when the Captain, Mate and a sailor left in the ship’s boat for a shore trip, leaving only the boy onboard. The wind increased to WNW force 10, and prevented the crew from returning. At 5.30 a.m. … Read Article
French Ketch – Cargo, Vegetabls. (LARN) – 1 mile E Lyme Regis. Report states that the Weymouth Catholic Priest, Canon Julas Ketele acted as interpreter! Source Unknown.
Times: Monday, June 6, 1887, Issue 32091 – “The German schooner, Sagterland von Bargacoel, from Hamburg for Rio Grande, laden with general cargo, ran ashore on Kimmeridge Ledge on Friday afternoon and will probably become a total wreck. The Queen tug has gone to her assistance with Lloyd’s Agent on board. A further telegram from … Read Article
Sailing Vessel; Austrian (Trieste) Pirate Brig. Captain Zaffron. Cargo, Cloth, Sugar & Log Wood. (LARN) Check out the Shipwreck Poster at Weymouth Library Reference L 910.4.SA.3. – Chesil Beach. All thirteen crew saved. The Morning Post, Tuesday, January 28, 1840, Issue 21533 has ‘Sagillario’, Captain Caffian from Antwerp to Constantinople during a gale, crew saved
Sloop – Captain R. Pym. Cargo COAL. LARN – Steam Tug URSA MAJOR tried to free her but failed. Check also DCC: 05/04/1860 & Lloyd’s Register: 1860(R) – Hook Sands, Poole Harbour.
Iron Clipper [12M] – (Excellent detail in Dive Dorset: 74 p 71 & Clarke:) GPS; 50 34.65N; 02 28.50W. (LARN, 1872) – Chesil Beach, Ferrybridge. Featured in Portland Museum, Wreck No. 4. See also the Times Reports Source: Illustrated London News, 7th December, 1872. “The loss of the Royal Adelaide, bound from London to Sydney, … Read Article
Brigantine – Captain F. Stanbridge. (LARN, VLI.) – Portland Breakwater. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1881 Appx. C Table 1 & Lloyd’s Register: 1878-9 No. 559(R).
French Ketch – Poole Quay. Salvaged. Ref. BOT: Wk Rtn. 1916 Pt. II(1) p52.
Schooner – Captain T. Collins. Cargo GRANITE Chips. 7 miles E of Peveril Point, Swanage. (LARN, VLI.) Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1907 Appx. C Table 1 p109.
Schooner – Cargo STONE. (LARN) – Portland Breakwater. “The crew clambered over the bowsprit with their baggage to reach safety after the vessel struck the breakwater. They were taken in by the artillery men and housed in the breakwater fort. The vessel sat with her stern underwater and her bow high up on the rocks, … Read Article