Vessel Type: Sailing

ANGEL GUARDIAN

Sailing Vessel – Captain Sabell Pavillion. Cargo, Oranges. Chesil Cove. Ref. cited LARN; & PRO: C. L., E.190. 882/7 Port Book.

ANEMONE

THE LOSS OF A VESSEL (Anemone) OFF PORTLAND. The brigantine Anemone, of London, was sunk oft Portland on Wednesday night, by collision with the American barge Hannah Parr. The crew were saved, but the captain was injured. The mate and cook left the barque in a boat to search for the ship, but, losing the … Read Article

AMYNTAS

Brig – Captain Hallett. Cargo Wood. (LARN) Master and three crew drowned, two crew saved. Weymouth Library Folio L.614.868. P03 & DCC: 10/02/1842 – Chesil Cove. Morning Post, December 11, 1841, Issue 22122 from the Western Luminary “We regret to state that the Amyntas, Robert Hallet, master bound from Quebec to Topsham, with timber, went … Read Article

AMY

A ‘Q’ ship was a smallish warship disguised as a merchant ship which went hunting German Submarines.  If you search these records you will note that many of the losses from the U-Boats (U-Boot or Unterseeboot) were not always from torpedoes, the submarine would often sink merchant ships by gunfire or the placing explosives on … Read Article

AMSTERDAM

220 ton Swedish Brigantine – (LARN) Captain Peter Dallsratun. Cargo, Raisons. Wrecked off Bexington, Chesil Beach. Drowned passenger ‘Rilan’ of Plymouth? Also five crew were drowned. Refs. cited Lloyds List: No. 1241 & Sh. Merc: 19/02/1781.

AMELIA

Times:  Wednesday, March 22, 1876, Issue 28583 – Bridlington Quay, March 21 – The Amelia, Captain Profit from Aquilas for Leith, arrived at this Bay, has landed a boy called John McLaren, whom she picked up afloat off Portland on the 12th belonging to a schooner he calls Athhlia of Ardressan, Captain Bou?l, from London, … Read Article

AMELIA

Sailing Vessel – (LARN) – Chesil Cove.  This vessel was carrying a Cargo GRANITE for the construction of the Needles Lighthouse and was wrecked off Portland.  Crew saved. Ref. cited Lloyds List: 09/07/1857.

AMALIE

THE WRECK OF THE AMALIE On Monday morning, at an early hour, a Dutch brig, was observed in distress in the West Bay, near Portland, and in close proximity to the shore.  The Coastguard were called together, and, under the direction of Mr BOXHALL, Chief Officer, the rocket apparatus was conveyed to the beach.  A … Read Article

AMAZON

Sailing Vessel.  Captain Symons.  Lost between Bournemouth & Christchurch.  LARN, VLI. Ref. cited BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1852 Appx. C Table 1.

ALIOTH

Very occasionally a wreck can even raise a smile. Such is the case of the Alioth at West bay. In May 1923 the German Ketch Alioth was preparing to leave Bridport harbour, a strong south west wind was blowing across the harbour entrance and the captain was advised to get a tow from the steam … Read Article