Vessel Type: Sailing

BISCAYE

Sailing Vessel – Captain Joseph de Allerde. Cargo, Wood. (LARN, VLI.) – Chesil Cove. No ref.

BIDARTAISE

French Sailing Vessel – (LARN, VLI.) – Scuttled by German Submarine 15 miles SSW of Portland Bill. Ref. cited LCWLR: WW1, 148.

BETSEY

Sailing Vessel – General Cargo (LARN, VLI.) – Chesil Cove. Check cited ref. Sh. Merc: 17/12/1806.

BETSEY

British Sailing Vessel – Captain Popham. (LARN, VLI.) – Portland. No ref.

BERAR

Italian Sailing Barque – Interesting detail in Clarke: GPS; 50 41.90N; 03 00.29W) Captain L. Bertolotte. Cargo, Large quantity of sawn timber. This is very much a Devon wreck going ashore at a point between Culverhole Point and the centre of Charton Bay but accessible from Weymouth/Portland. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1896 Appx. C Table … Read Article

BENITA

Schooner – (LARN) – Scuttled by a German Submarine 15 miles S of Portland Bill. Cargo STONE. Ref. LCWLR: WW1, p148.

BEHREND

Schooner – LARN: “A German prize vessel seized at Arbroath and requisitioned by the Admiralty. Originally owned by W. Schumann, of Geestemunde. She was stopped by a German Submarine and scuttled.” Also LCWLR: WW1 p73

BEE

West Indiaman – Captain Naisher. Poole Harbour. VLI. Ref. cited Lloyds List: No. 3054, 05/02/1799.

BEATRICE

Sailing Barge – Cargo, Cotton Seed Cake. Poole Harbour. LARN, VLI. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1910 Appx. C Table 1 p114.

BAYONNE

Her master took a lot of persuading to heave to, the submarine repeatedly fired shots across her bow. Finally she stopped and was boarded by a crew from submarine U-2, charges were placed and she went straight down. Bayonne’s crew were allowed to board the ships boat and the submarine gave them a tow towards … Read Article