First World War German U Boat (BV) [34M] – Captain Steindorff. (Dive Dorset: 106 & Clarke: – 50 31.82N; 02 33.34W) EMC has torpedo parts from this submarine salvaged by E. Nicklin. (Detail in LARN – 1918) – Depth charged by HM Armed Yacht LORNA. Beating the U-Boats: p142. Portland Museum No. 12.
First World War German U Boat (BV) – Commander Trager. (Comprehensive detail in LARN, 1918) – Torpedoed by HM Submarine D-4 – Lyme Bay. Beating the U-Boats: p141 7 SUB: p21.
First World War German U Boat – [50M] (Dive Dorset: 132 p107) & (Divers Guide; Weymouth & Portland: Ed 4 p35 Wk. No.31: GPS; 50 24.70N; 02 26.00W
UB-19 [30/11/1916] – German Mine-laying Submarine Type UB-II. Launched 2nd September 1915 and entered the German Navy on the 15th December 1915. She was reported to have sunk 14 vessels in 15 patrols. ‘Q’ Ship, S.S. PENSHURST was reported to have fired 83 shells at the submarine before she sank on the 30th November 1916, … Read Article
Schooner – Captain Williams. Cargo FLINTS & Cargo GRANITE (Boulders). (LARN) – 20 miles S Portland Bill. Maw 8/51
Steamship – Captain W. L. Chambers. Cargo@COAL, (LARN) – Sunk by German Submarine U-85. British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1, p129. & British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p47.
Norwegian Steamship [40M] – Captain A. Olsen. Cargo COAL – Clarke: 50 28.28N, 01 49.59W & (LARN) – Thought to have Hit mine but may have been Torpedoed? Off St Alban’s Head. Refs. cited Allied, Neutral & Central Merchant Shipping Losses WW1: p101; Lloyd’s Register: 1917-18 No. 1832(S) & Divers Guide; Weymouth & Portland: Ed … Read Article
3 masted schooner – Captain G. Ramussen. Cargo China Clay (347 tons). (LARN) – Sunk by German Submarine (method not recorded), 13 miles S Portland Bill. Ref. given LCWLR: WW1, p86 & Lloyd’s Register: 1915-16 No. 499(S).
Converted Bucket Dredger/Minesweeper [27M] – Details in LARN – Probably sunk by a German Submarine UC-21 which had been laying mines. Also Dive Dorset: 62 p58: GPS; 50 38.27N; 02 41.98W. Two crew were drowned the rest taken into Weymouth. It sank 12 miles NW Portland Bill. Refs. British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p67; … Read Article
Steam Collier – Cargo COAL. (LARN) Excellent detail in Dive Dorset: 182 p141 – 50 25.00N; 02 19.00W. The SPIRAL was scuttled by a boarding party from German Submarine UB-18. Refs. LCWLR WW1, p51; British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1, p40 & British Vessels Lost at Sea:WW1 p21.