FRANCES
Sailing Vessel – Four crew saved, vessel sank between Portland Bill and Needles. LARN, VLI. Ref. Lloyds List: No. 5263: 17/03/1818.
Vessel Type: Sailing
FOX
Sloop armed with two cannon (London to Exeter) – (LARN) – Near Bridport Harbour. The report says “that FOX a schooner? with a smack laden with Deals, from London to Bridport, were driven ashore, the former went to pieces and the smack will not be got off”. The smack was obviously the HENRIETTA and both … Read Article
FOUR FRIENDS
Brig – (LARN) – Captain Pitt. Cargo Sugar. “Drove ashore in a hard gale of wind about 3 miles to the W of the Island. Every Thing possible will be done to save the Ship and Cargo; she was blown out of Tingmouth (Teignmouth?) Road (sic) late on Friday Night, while the Captain and Part … Read Article
FORTUNA
Schooner – Captain Sydney Bate. (Details LARN) – Scuttled using charges by a German Submarine, 15 miles SSW Portland. Cargo METALS (Ferrous). Survivors saved by sailing vessel IOANNA, and landed at Plymouth. Same submarine was reported to have sunk a sailing barge called IRO, where not reported. Refs. PRO: Kew Adm. 137/2960; LCWLR: WW1, p50 … Read Article
FORTUNA
Galliot – (LARN) – Portland. Wrecked opposite the recently destroyed Ferry House. The crew were saved, local villagers recovered some washed up silver coins. Check Salisbury & Winchester Journal 27/12/1824.
FORTITUDE
Sailing Vessel – (LARN, VLI.) – Captain Robert Thomas. St Alban’s Head. Farr: p78 ” Lt W. Parsons (St Alban’s Head Coastguard) led a crew of six to save twelve from the brig FORTITUDE bound from Bahia for Cowes”. Farr: p79 assumes the boats were launched from Chapman’s Pool. Other Refs. Legg: p52 & Dor. … Read Article
FOREST QUEEN
Brigantine – Captain S. Laverty. Cargo, Phosphate. LARN – Anvil Point. Refs. Lloyd’s Register: 1886-7 No. 634(F) & BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1886 Appx. C Table 1 p132(898).
FOREST
Sailing Ship wrecked 1877 – (Avalanche & Forest, St Andrew’s Memorial Church Pamphlet) See also AVALANCHE. Collision in the Channel, Landing the Survivors from the Avalanche & Forest Illustrated London News – Saturday, September 22nd 1877. SUMMERY: – The AVALANCHE was an iron three masted sailing vessel of 1210 tons built in Aberdeen. The FOREST … Read Article
FOLKE
Schooner – (LARN) Captain F. Wendell. Cargo COAL (& Coke) & Cargo BRICKS. 12 miles S Shambles. BOT: 1883, Appx. Pt. I-VI, p87.
FLYING SCUD
Brigantine – Captain W. Allen. Cargo, Beans. This vessel sank after a collision with Dutch ship VOORLICHTER (LARN) – 15 miles off St Alban’s Head. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1876 Appx. Pts. I-IV p117(317).