Ketch – Captain G. Wallis. Cargo, Wood. DCC: 12/01/1882 “Loss of a Ketch – On Thursday morning at an early hour, during bad weather, the ketch EDWIN AND SARAH became waterlogged, and the crew, two men and a boy, took to their boat to get ashore. They landed safely on Chesil Beach, and almost immediately … Read Article
EDWARD & MARY [02/09/1883] – Smack – Captain R. Hodder. Lyme Regis. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1883 Appx Pts. I-VI p100. & LARN, VLI.
Sailing Vessel – (LARN) Ten men, one woman & one child were drowned when she struck the ledge. Only a Newfoundland dog reached the shore. High Ledge, Kimmeridge. Ref. cited, Legg: p35.
Sailing Vessel – (LARN, VLI.) – Lyme Bay. Ref. cited, Poole Custom House Register of Shipping 1906.
Smack – (LARN, VLI.) Cargo STONE. 1 mile W of Lyme Bay. “Whilst hauling out from shore in an attempt to reach Lyme Regis Harbour, drove ashore and was lost” Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1902 Appx. C Table 1 p137.
EBENEZER [23/11/1824] – The 80-100 ton EBENEZER, carrying government stores from Plymouth to Portsmouth became quite famous. Whether intent or by luck the ship ended up at the top of the Chesil Beach, when, after repairs, it came time to re-launch her it proved easier to to manhandle down the shingle on the opposite side. … Read Article
The Earl of Abergavenny It was the start of the Earl of Abergavenny’s fifth voyage since she was launched in 1797 at Pitchers Yard on the Thames. The whole Wordsworth family had invested a huge sum of money in a very diverse cargo, hoping that the proceeds would enable William to concentrate solely on his … Read Article
French Sailing Vessel – (LARN, VLI.) Near Bridport Harbour. Ref. cited Lloyds List: No. 412: 05/03/1773.
Sloop – Captain W. Adams. (LARN, VLI.) – Portland Bill. Try Dor. Mag: No.48, p15.
Sloop – (LARN) – Captain Peter Bussell. Chesil Beach. Victim of the 1838 Gale. Note: The DOVE had previously been captured by a French Privateer in February 1806 and Captain Bussell imprisoned. Diary of Peter Bussell 1806 – 1814, published London, 1931.