LA NOTRE DAME DE MONTAIGNE
French Sailing Vessel – LARN, VLI. – Stranded near Weymouth with a cargo of wine Ref. Dor. Mag: No. 48. p?
Vessel Type: Sailing
LA MERCURIA
500 ton French Sailing Vessel – (LARN) – Chesil Cove. Note: Very similar to MERCURE ? Seventeen of the crew were drowned and were buried in one mass grave by the main east gate of St George’s churchyard. This reference appears to have come from Dor. Mag: 1976 No. 50 p18. (Burials: 178, 9th March, … Read Article
LADY OF AVANEL
(The binnacle from the two-masted Brigantine “Lady of Avenel” 19th century he binnacle housed the ship’s compass. The base, in the shape of three dolphins, is believed to have come from a 17th century Dutch East Indiaman trading ship) Brigantine – Poole Harbour. Note: Famous Poole Ship. Detail also in LARN & LSWC: p9-10. … Read Article
LADY SONDES
Ketch – (LARN) Captain S. Millsted. Cargo China Clay. Off Portland Bill. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1888 Appx C Table 1 p107.
L’AMITIE
“On Wednesday evening the gale increased most violently, when at nine o’clock, the French brig L’Amitie, from Havre de Grace to the Isle of Bourbon, of 300 tons burthen, laden with various merchandise, came ashore on Portland Sands, having cut away all her masts. In consequence of firing guns of distress, and hoisting signal lights, … Read Article
KING OF PRUSSIA
Sloop – (LARN) Captain Long. Kimmeridge Ledge. Refs. Kentish Post & Canterbury News Letter 16/01/1753 & Lloyds List: No. 1786: 16/01/1753.
KING GEORGE
Cutter – Captain T. Seager. Cargo Lime. (LARN, VLI.) – Nr. Bridport Harbour. Check BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1887 Appx. C Table 1 p121.
KENNET
Sailing Vessel – (LARN) – Bridport Harbour Entrance. “Carrying a cargo of oats for Mr Knight of the Bull Hotel, Bridport. The same consignee had also lost a previous cargo of 1218 bushels of oats in the schooner BLACK DIAMOND in November 1865. Ref. DCC: 30/10/ 1870.
KATHERINE
Sailing Vessel from Brest – (LARN) – Near Portland. Ref. cited Dor. Mag: No. 48 1975 p11 & p13. Attwooll: “the Customs officers who tried to supervise the salvage of her contents complained that not only had the locals carried away the cargo of chestnuts, they had also ‘beat and abus’d ye officers in ye … Read Article
KATE
Times: Monday, December 24, 1900, Issue 36333 – “Weymouth, Dec. 23: The brig Kate, Tyne, for Weymouth with coals, ran ashore in Newton’s Cove in dense fog this morning and was towed off.” Also: Liner Westernland lying at Weymouth with broken propeller, towed to Southampton. Ship Incidents