Vessel Type: Sailing

RODNEY

Brigantine – Captain Hawetn and crew saved. (LARN, VLI.) – Chesil Cove. Try Sh. Merc: 07/10/1799.

ROBERT SHAW

American Brig? Captain George Shaw. Last seen on fire and abandoned at St Alban’s Head. DCC:23/12/1847 & Illustrated London News 18/12/1847.

RICHARD

Sailing Vessel. See LARN, listed twice, as Off Portland & Poole Harbour? Refs. BOT: SCS Wk. 1833 Appx 8 p363(748) & Appx 7 p304. NLR.

REWARD

Schooner Captain Peake – Studland Bay. LARN, VLI. Ref. cited BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1842 Appx. 3 p31.

RESOLUTION

Sailing Vessel – Captain Davis. (LARN, VLI.) – Near Weymouth. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 4015: 22/11/1799.

RENAUD

French Brig – Chapman’s Pool. LARN, VLI. See ref. Legg: p35.

RELIANCE

Ketch – Tragic tale of Francis and Alan Davison who intending to cruise the world were wrecked at Cave Hole at Portland Bill. Francis managed to climb the cliffs near the lighthouse to safety but Alan drowned. See Last Voyage, Ann Davison. Weymouth Library Photograph L910.4 RE.1-2-3. (Also LARN & Dive Dorset: p83). (LePard: pages … Read Article

REINE DES CIEUX

French Ketch from Piampol – Went to pieces 0.8 miles NW of Eype near Bridport. The Lyme Regis lifeboat THOMAS MASTERMAN HARDY went to the seen but the three crew had been saved by the Torbay lifeboat. Farr: p25-26 & LARN

REINE

French Sailing Vessel – Captain Le Braze. LARN, VLI, Try Lloyds List: No. 1697: 25/02/1752. – Bridport Harbour.

RECOVERY

Sloop – Captain Swain. Crew saved. (LARN, VLI.) – Weymouth. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 3054: 05/02/1799.