Steamship – Captain Thomas Bennamin Oxland (LARN) – Sank after a collision with an unidentified steamship, 21 miles SSW of Anvil Point. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1917 Pt. II Table (a) p36; Lloyd’s Register: 1918-19 No. 1173(M) & Dictionary of Disaster at Sea: p199. Helm recovered and restored
Packet – Captain Ross Connor. (The Great Western at Weymouth by J. H. Lucking, 1971) (LARN) – Church Hope Cove. Note: First steam ship wreck in this listing. Times. The Meteor at Weymouth by J. H. Lucking, 1971. Captain Ross Connor/Cargo, Mail. The first steamship wreck in Weymouth/Portland area. She left Guernsey and at 8pm … Read Article
Steamship – Captain P. Jobs. General Cargo. (LARN ) – Sank following a collision with the S.S. NUMIDA of London, 16 miles S by W Anvil Point, Swanage. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1885 Appx. C Table 1 p142 & Lloyd’s Register: 1883-4 No. 805(M).
Steamship [60M] – Captain R. W. Brisco. General Cargo. (LARN, 1917) – Sunk by German Submarine U-66, 20 miles SW Portland Bill. (Clarke: GPS; 50 12.27N; 02 40.91W) Refs. Dictionary of Disaster at Sea: Vol. 2, p466; British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1 p73; LCWLR: WW1, p103; British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p37 … Read Article
Steamship – Captain V. Lezama. (LARN) – Salvaged. – Was W of St Alban’s Head. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1887 Appx. C Table 1 p127 & Lloyd’s Register: 1886-7 No. 307(M)
Times: Thursday, December 21, 1922, Issue 43220 –“ Steamer May off St. Catharine’s. The Scandinavia, ashore on Portland.” Ship Incident
Belgium Steamship [46M] – Captain G. Nicaise. Dive Dorset: 69 p63: GPS; 50 27.25N; 02 38.17W. (Also LARN) – Sunk by German Submarine UB-80 (Torpedoed), sunk 9 miles SW Portland Bill. Allied, Neutral & Central Merchant Shipping Losses WW1: p11.
Steamship, French Collier [33M] – Captain Esnol. (LARN) – Sunk by German Submarine UB-40, 7 miles off Lyme Bay. (Clarke: GPS; 50 36.13N; 02 58.73W) See also Allied, Neutral & Central Merchant Shipping Losses WW1: p19; LCWLR: WW1, p150 & Lloyd’s Register: WW1, No. 485(M)
Times: Tuesday, December 4, 1883, Issue 30994 – “The Malaga, steamer, has towed the John Givan, brigantine, of Belfast, derelict, which had been in collision with some unknown vessel. She appears to be full of water; cargo supposed deals and boards.” Ship Incident
Steamship – Captain R. Beckett. Cargo COAL. (LARN) – Sank following a collision with the American vessel HENRY VILLARD, 28 miles W of Portland Bill. Refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1884. Appx. C Table 1 p139 & Lloyd’s Register: 1883-4 No. 67(M).