Time Period: 20th Century

STUDLAND BELLE

Steamship – Poole Harbour. LARN, VLI. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1913 Appx. Pt. III Table 22 p37.

STELLA M

Fishing vessel, 3.3 miles SSE Anvil Point – (LARN, VLI.) Ref. MOD(N) Hyd. Wk. No. 013508404.

STANCREST

Reynolds News November 28th 1937 Coaster [46M] – Detail in Dive Dorset: 108 p95: GPS; 50 26.80N; 02 32.50W. – SW of Portland Bill. Ex SHELLDRAKE & Ex GLENMOR. Bell recovered. NIL

STAR OF PEACE

Ketch – Captain A. Grenfell. Cargo, Oil Cake. (LARN, VLI.) – Portland Bill. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1902 Appx. C Table 1 p135.

SPIRIT

Pilot Cutter – (LARN) – Sunk by a Danish steamship S.S. JAN. The steamer approached the SPIRIT for a pilot but in a careless and un-seamenlike manner struck and sank her, the cutter going down in two minutes, causing the death of the Pilot, James Zelley. Action was taken against the Danish owners. Check Dorset … Read Article

SOUTHAMPTON BELLE

Steam Tug – Was at Grid Reference SZ 007915. Hole’s Bay, Poole. LARN. LSWC: p13 (Photograph) Ref. not found.

SKYLARK 6

Western Gazette – Friday 26 April 1946 45 foot motor powered, open passenger launch built at Poole in 1922. A pleasure trip that went badly wrong. Excellent chapter Smith: pages 62 – 65. Off Bournemouth. NIL

SIMON PETER

Cutter – Captain G. H. Gush. (LARN, VLI.) – Sank at its moorings in Lyme Regis Harbour. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1901 Appx. C Table 1 p150.

HMS SIDON

HMS Sidon This submarine originally sank in Portland harbour due to an explosion and subsequent fire, which killed some of the crew.  She was salvaged and sunk in her present position as a Sonar target and makes an excellent dive. The Sidon is upright and although intact there are many holes in her casing, which … Read Article

HMS SHARPSHOOTER

Times: Tuesday, January 17, 1939, Issue 48205 – The body of Leading Telegraphist James Arthur Maloney of HMS Sharpshooter who was reported missing on Sunday when a motor-launch from Sharpshooter capsized after striking a submerged wreck in Portland Harbour, was recovered from Portland Harbour yesterday. Ship Incident