Times: Tuesday, February 19, 1884, Issue 31060 – “The steamer Kirkstall from Seaham to Weymouth, in entering Weymouth Harbour grounded and struck on the wreck of the John Given where she still remains and will have to lighten.” Ship Incident
Steamship – Captain R. T. B. Harvey. LARN; South Devon 1918 & Clarke: GPS; 50 21.38N; 03 24.37W Torpedoed by German Submarine UB-103, Kapitanleutnant Paul Hundius. Eighteen of her crew were lost, including the Captain. 26 survivors were picked up by sea patrols and landed at Torquay. Note: UB-103 was sighted the next day by … Read Article
Cargo COAL. Torpedoed by German Submarine U-37. Captain Jonathon Macinnes. 7 crew lost. The wreck has been identified by the maker’s plate but as yet no bell has been found. The boarding crew from U Boat 37 possibly removed it, they often took the bell to prove the kill and used bombs rather than … Read Article
Steamship – Captain R. J. Evans. Cargo IRON (Cast Ingots). (LARN) – 150 yards from Sheep Rock, Portland. Weymouth Library Photo. L910.4JA.4. Eventually towed off the rocks. (LePard: pages 90 & 91) Times: Monday, March 20, 1911, Issue 39537 –“The steamer Jason, which went ashore on the Bill of Portland while on a voyage from … Read Article
Steamship [56M] – (Clarke: GPS; 50 22.40N; 03 03.56W) Does not say how it sank. NIL.
Times: Wednesday, February 15, 1899, Issue 35753 – Portland, Feb. 14 – Stuart, steamship from London, parted anchor last night during a heavy gale and drifted through the roads, doing considerable damage to barges Ionic, of London, Aquila, of Goole, Pioneer, of Montrose, Ethel Edith of Ipswich and steamer Hampshire; afterwards drifted on new breakwater, … Read Article
Armed Steamship – Captain J. Scott. (Dive Dorset: 201 p150) & (Clarke: p70) (50 27.64, N; 02 07.96W) (LARN) – Sunk (Torpedoed) by German Submarine UC-75, 10 miles SE of Portland Bill. Cargo Military Stores & Cargo RAILWAY (Trucks). Refs. British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p77 & British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1, … Read Article
IOANNIS FAFALIOS, (Formerly S.S. BITINIA, once sunk by a British Submarine) 3,122 ton Greek Steamship – (Divers Guide; Weymouth & Portland Ed 5 p33 ) & (LARN) – Sank after a collision with the RFA BACCHUS. 10 survivors landed at Portland. 20 miles S of St Alban’s Head. Cargo IRON (Ore). Refs. Lloyd’s Casualty Returns: … Read Article
Steamship – Captain J. Simpson. Cargo COAL. (LARN, VLI.) – 9 miles SSE of Portland Bill. Found? No record. Ref. Lloyd’s Register: 1907-8 No. 46(I)
The Times January 6th 1900 Wreck of a Channel Steamer Ibex The Great Western mail boat Ibex, which left Weymouth on Thursday night for Guernsey, struck the Black Rock off St Sampsons Guernsey, at 6 o’clock yesterday morning the passengers were awoke by a terrible crash, and rushing on deck they found that the Ibex … Read Article