WILLIE

Brigantine – Captain W. J. Cambury. Cargo COAL. (LARN) – Sank following a collision with the German S.S. STUTTGART, 8 miles off Portland Bill. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1895 Appx. C Table 1 p148: Lloyd’s Casualty Returns: 1895 p10(d) & Lloyd’s Register: 1891-2 No. 396(W).

WILLIAM PITT

Ketch – Captain Stokes. Cargo GRANITE. Rescue by Poole Lifeboat, MANLEY WOOD. One rescued (Farr: p133) – The vessel had parted from her cables in Studland Bay. Near Bournemouth Pier. Check ref. DCE: 21/03/1876 p2.

WILLIAM PITT

Naval Transport – See ‘Christian’s Fleet by Edwina Boult, ISBN 0-7524-2783-0. (The Times Newspaper: Monday 23/11/1795 Check?) No lives reported lost. Chapman’s Pool, Isle of Purbeck. Carrying Naval Stores. Captain John Thorn. Check refs. Lloyds List: No. 269? & 2770: 24/11/ 1795 & Dor. Mag: 1975 No. 48 p10. Check PITT

WILLIAM MASKILL

Schooner from Jersey to Southampton. – (LARN & Farr: p93) Captain H. Hastings. Cargo COAL (Tar & Grease). Crew of 4 saved by Swanage lifeboat CHARLOTTE MARY – Old Harry Ledge, Handfast Point. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1889 Appx. C Table 1.

WILLIAM & MARY

Sailing Vessel – Captain Storey. Cargo COAL. (LARN, VLI.) – Portland Bill. Try ref. Sh. Merc: 03/1798.

WILLIAM KEDGER

Sailing Vessel – Salisbury & Winchester Journal: 18/01/1819 “Weymouth Jan. 16. On Monday morning last the ship WILLIAM KEDGER of Plymouth from St. Michael’s for Portsmouth was driven ashore on Portland Beach and the Captain, mate and 1 man were drowned. The only person saved is a boy, son of the mate. Part of the … Read Article

WILLIAM GLEN ANDERSON

Barque of Poole, from Quebec. (Farr: p115) & (LARN) – Lieut. Parsons Chief Officer of Bournemouth Coastguards received a silver medal he coxed the galley, rowed by four of his men. There is also a mention that they also saved four of five men from a lifeboat from Sir Percy Shelly’s yacht which had tried … Read Article

WILLIAM & ANN

Coastguard John Keogh led a crew to save members of this Schooner crew but lost his life later trying to save the cargo. Refs. Dor. Mag; 1976, No. 50 p19. & Farr: p18.

WILD WAVE

WILD WAVE, Brigantine of Exeter – Cargo COAL “Making for Poole struck the Peveril Ledge, near Swanage. Luckily the Coastguard saw the accident, ordered two gigs to be manned and the Rocket Apparatus to be taken to the cliffs. The second line fired fell between the masts and was secured, but no sooner had this … Read Article

WILD ROSE

Sailing Vessel – Captain I. Martin. Cargo COAL. (LARN, VLI.) – North Haven Point, Poole. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1893 Appx. C Table 1 p108.