Steamship [44M] – Captain I. Isaksen. Cargo COAL. (Clarke: GPS; 50 18.25N; 03 30.32W) Torpedoed by German Submarine U-91, Oberleutnant T. Bieber. All crew landed at Dartmouth. Researched by a Simon Bussett. Refs. LARN South Devon 1918; Lloyd’s Register: 1917-18 No. 490(E); LCWLR: WW1, p196; Dive South Cornwall: p146 & Allied, Neutral & Central Merchant … Read Article
Bell recovered fro the wreck of the Elmcrest in the early 2000’s REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN WM. I, CLIBBORN MASTER OF THE S.S. “ELMCREST” SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION TRADE DIVISION. We were bound from Southend to Newfoundland in ballast. The col0ur of our hull was black, superstructure grey and funnel black. Wireless … Read Article
Report of an interview with the master of the S/S Elena R. Casualty and statistical section Trade division 25th November, 1939 My vessel was painted with a black hull, white superstructure, and yellow funnel, and we were carrying a cargo of 6929 tons of wheat, and our draft was 24.3″ forward and 24 feet aft. … Read Article
Mine carrying Steamship [39M] – Cargo, Government Stores/Munitions. (Detail in LARN, 1918) Torpedoed by German Submarine UB-57, 34 of the crew were killed. 12 ESE miles Anvil Point. (Clarke: GPS 50 30.11N; 01 40.35W) Cargo said to contain: Depth Charges and various types of Mines. Refs. British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1, p194; British … Read Article
During thick and rough weather on Wednesday morning the Norwegian steamer Edison and the Norwegian barque Ran came into collision in the Channel. The captain and six men of the barque got on board the steamer, whilst the Ran with seven men made for Portland. The latter vessel was subsequently found deserted and was towed … Read Article
Dutch Steamship – (LARN) – (Detail and photograph in LePard: pages 134 & 135) This ship was re-floated only to hit a mine and sink in the North Sea a year later. Dorothea ashore Chesil Beach the cargo was offloaded and on a favourable tide the ship was re-floated with the help of tugs and … Read Article
Times: Tuesday, December 3, 1867, Issue 25984 – Extreme Gales Weymouth & Portland. Barque Alice Graham, Captain Morgan with Pig Iron ashore at Warbarrow. Towed into Portland Harbour by the Commodore, Steam Tug. Steamer Don, blown ashore, rescued and brought into Weymouth Harbour. Ship Incidents.
Ran into the northern section of Portland Breakwater. Crew rescued and the ship re-floated. (LePard: pages 52 & 53) NIL. See also Times
Steamship – (LARN, VLI.) – Portland Bill. Note: First Steamship? Check Ref. Southern Times: 12/10/1878, p4 & Lloyd’s Register: 1877-8 No. 275(D)
Blown onto the Portland Breakwater. Re-floated. (LePard: pages 54 & 55). NIL See Times