REBECCA

Ketch – Cargo GRANITE (Cut Blocks) – (LARN, VLI.) – Portland Race. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1866 Table 21 p32(410).

REBECCA

Sailing Vessel – Captain Thorn. Expected to be “got off” but Larn notes that had she been saved there would probably a further note in Lloyd’s List for the benefit of the owners. (LARN) – Weymouth Roads. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 2653: 07/10/1794.

RAPID

DCC: 17/11/1825 “Early last Thursday morning and the whole of the day it blew a violent gale of wind E.N.E. accompanied with sleet and rain. RAPID, brig, Fowler, Master of Weymouth and outward bound, sailed the preceding evening. Six sail were driven ashore near the Castle at Portland. The ROSE, revenue cruiser, Captain Johnson, and … Read Article

RANGER

Sailing Vessel – Captain Glover. Cargo Fish & Train Oil? All the crew except one saved – (LARN) Studland Bay, Poole. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 947: 18/12/1744.

RAN

Norwegian Barque – Captain A. Jorgensen. Cargo, Hardwood. (LARN) – Broke up on Tar Rocks, Chesil Cove. See also S. S. EDISON. Refs. Lloyd’s Casualty Returns: 1894 p11(d); BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1894 Appx. C Table 1 p151 & Lloyd’s Register: 1891-2 No. 78(R)

RACHEL

Brig – Cargo STONE. Run down and sunk with all on board by a new screw steam ship, belonging to The London & Liverpool Steam Packet Co. The Brig was identified by some papers found floating. Her crew consisted of the master, three seamen and a boy. (LARN) Portland. Interestingly the Steam Packet’s not named? … Read Article

QUEEN

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

QUEEN

Sailing Vessel Poole Harbour. LARN, VLI. Ref. Dor. Mag; 1976, No. 50. p17.

PROVIDENCE

Sailing Vessel lost off St Alban’s Head. Captain Paddon and crew saved. LARN: & Lloyds List: No. 4645: 06/03/1812

PROSPEROUS

Sailing Vessel – Captain Beale. (LARN) – Weymouth Harbour Entrance. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 923: 25/09/1744.