Vessel Type: Sailing

CARL JOHN

Brig – Captain Peter Walrood. Cargo, Salt. LARN, VLI. White Pits, Poole. Refs. cited are the Sh. Merc: 12/03/1824. & Dor. Mag: No.50. 1976, p18.

CAAERMANO DE CAMARINAS

Caaermano De Camerinas, Spanish Brig – Cargo Sugar, Wine and Mahogany. Balaclava Bay. (LARN) Note: Rocket Apparatus. Ed C has a print. Seven rockets fired, one of which set the rigging alight. The crew initially failed to understand how the apparatus was supposed to be used. One crew man tied the rope around his waste, … Read Article

BULTINE

Schooner – Stranded at Preston near the Coast Guard Station. (LARN) Wreck sold. Captain G. Wilyman. Cargo, Beans. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1891 Appx C Table 1 p135.

BRITANNIA

Times: Wednesday, March 3, 1886, Issue 31697 – The Britannia, ketch from Arbroath, Scotland for Weymouth, with potatoes, went ashore on Monday on the ledges abreast of Osmington Coastguard Station near Weymouth. The crew, four in number, were saved. The vessel may be got off. Ship Incident

BRITANNIA

Sloop – Cargo, Flour. Swanage. LARN, VLI. Ref. cited Dor. Mag: No. 58 p24.

BRILLIANT

Barque – Captain A. C. Bjerke. Cargo, Cedar Wood. (LARN, VLI.) – Poole Harbour. Ref. only BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1896 Appx. C Table 1 p134.

BRETAGNE

Schooner Rigged Steamship [29M] – Captain T. Ellis. Cargo COAL, 1888 tons. In collision with French Steamer RENEE MARTHE (Clarke: Bow GPS; 50 29.479N; 03 22.691W, Stern GPS; 50 29.503N; 03 22.688W) Stern Gun still in place. Popular Dive Site. LARN South Devon 1918. Refs. Lloyd’s Register: WW1 No. 1203(B); Dive South Cornwall: p51; Devon … Read Article

BOTHNIA

Times: Wednesday, September 5, 1883, Issue 30917 – “The Bothnia, barque of Liverpool, from the Tyne to Valparaiso, put into Weymouth on Monday, with the loss of sails, boat, and other damages; one man washed overboard, other injured, and the remainder of the crew refusing to proceed.”

BLANDFORD

50 ton Sloop. Captain Benjamin Hillary. Cargo COPPER & Cargo TIN. LARN, VLI. May be more information in the refs. cited i.e. Sh. Merc: 24/04/1780. & Lloyds List: No. 1156.

BLACK DIAMOND

BLACK DIAMOND [20/11/1865] – Schooner – Arrived off Bridport, ‘spoke’ to the schooner TRY AGAIN which having a pilot on board was waiting to enter the harbour. It was confirmed that they could also have a pilot. At 6pm the vessel missed three stays when close to the eastern shore near Burton Freshwater. Weather worsened … Read Article