Armed Steamship – Captain R. G. Muir. (Detail in LARN) – Sunk by German Submarine UB-57, 15 miles S of Portland Bill? Refs. LCWLR: WW1, p207; British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p84; British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1 p173; PRO: Kew Adm. 137/2959 & Lloyd’s Register: 1917-18 No. 1079(L)
Armed Steamship – R. T. B. Harvey. [42M] – (Clarke: GPS; 50 29.612N; 03 16.988W) Torpedoed by German Submarine U-104, Oberleutnant Bieber. The vessel sank at once killing one Spanish seaman. The rest of the crew were picked up by a patrol craft and land at Torquay. Refs. LARN South Devon 1918; Lloyd’s Register: 1915-16 … Read Article
Times: Monday, July 25, 1887, Issue 32133 – “A Steamer Ashore – Early yesterday morning one of the Wilson Line Steamers, the Lepanto, from New York to Hull, ran ashore near Ringstead, a few miles east of Weymouth during fog. By noon however, she got off without receiving any damage.” Ship Incident
Handfast Point, near Studland Bay [17M]. Captain B. G. Visser. Cargo COAL. (Clarke: Bow GPS; 50 38.84N; 01 52.56W Stern GPS; 50 38.80N; 01 52.50W) Dutch Coaster Hit mine. 6 Dutch crew and 2 English DEM’s (?) Gunners killed. Dive Dorset: 279 p195 & Lloyds War Losses: WW2, p471.
Times: Thursday, February 27, 1902, Issue 36702 – “Portland, Dorset, Feb. 26: Italian steamer Lamza L? Odeasa for Sveniburg?, arrived here, reports having struck Bill of Portland in a dense fog yesterday afternoon and is leaking.” Ship Incident
L H CARL [20/07/1917] – Steamship [45 to 54M] – Captain T. Davies. (Dive Dorset: 47 p41), (Divers Guide; Weymouth & Portland Ed 5 p33 No. 75) – 50 23.96N; 02 46.48W. (Details in LARN) – Torpedoed by German Submarine UB-40 abreast of the boiler room killing two crew, 14 miles SW Portland Bill. Cargo … Read Article
Steamship being used as a hospital ship [34M] – Captain P. H. Day. General Cargo. (Clarke: – 50 34.91N; 01 56.57W) & (Comprehensive detail in LARN) – Sunk (Torpedoed) by German Submarine UB-57. Sold to Kingston Sub Aqua Club. Refs. LCWLR: WW1, p218; Dive Dorset: p128. & Burnett: p62
On July 9-1942, Kongshaug was commodore ship for convoy WP-183, on a voyage from Swansea to Poole with 1250 tons of patent fuel, having departed Swansea on July 7-1942. On board were 17 crew and 5 naval personnel. An unidentified aircraft was observed on the 8th but nothing further happened until the following morning, … Read Article
Steamship – (Detail in LARN) – Sunk (Torpedoed) by German Submarine UB-103, 16 miles SE of Portland Bill. LCWLR: WW1, p225 & Allied, Neutral & Central Merchant Shipping Losses WW1: p89. Neither refs. agree on position?
Steamship – (LARN) – Attacked by German Aircraft and made for Portland Harbour only to sink 20 miles S of Portland Bill. LCWLR: WW2, p96.