Deeper Dorset

BEATRICE

Sailing Barge – Cargo, Cotton Seed Cake. Poole Harbour. LARN, VLI. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1910 Appx. C Table 1 p114.

Her master took a lot of persuading to heave to, the submarine repeatedly fired shots across her bow. Finally she stopped and was boarded by a crew from submarine U-2, charges were placed and she went straight down. Bayonne’s crew were allowed to board the ships boat and the submarine gave them a tow towards … Read Article

BARMSTON

Norwegian Steamship [16M] – Captain A. Andersen. Cargo COAL. (Dive Dorset: 124, 50 32.74N; 02 37.30W), (Divers Guide; Weymouth & Portland: Ed 5 p31 Wk. No. 29 -50 32.35N; 02 27.18W). Blacknor Point, Tar Rocks. (Clarke: GPS; 50 32.66N; 02 27.39W).

BARGE

(Unidentified) – Dive Dorset: 147 p116: GPS; 50 34.93N; 02 24.84W – Portland Harbour. NIL.

BARGE

(Unidentified) – Dive Dorset: 68 p63: GPS; 50 33.90N; 02 38.06W – West Bay. NIL.

BANK

Barque – (LARN) – Broadhope Ledge, Portland. Good Local Story. The cargo is listed as Cargo COAL, however additional cargo is believed to be Cargo RAILROAD IRON and Cargo FIRE BRICKS. The hull was brought by a John Way. Eleven seamen were sent to their homes by Mr R. Damon of the Shipwrecked Mariners Society. … Read Article

ATHLETE

Brigantine – Captain McDonald. Cargo, Guano. LARN. Was seen to founder by the Coastguard at Portland Bill. Later the vessel AMELIAN, master Profit, arrived at Bridlington Bay on the 21st March where she had landed a boy named John McHaven who they had picked up on the 12th off Portland from the ATHLETE – Portland … Read Article

ATHEN

Steamship [53M] – Captain H. Rochling. Cargo PATENT Coal Bricks showing the Phoenix or the Crown of the Cardiff Co., See example in Portland Museum – Dive Dorset: 119 p100. & Clarke: GPS; 50 20.71N; 02 27.72W. (LARN) – Sank following a collision with S. S. THOR of Glasgow. The beautiful Dolphin compass binnacle was … Read Article

ARGYLL

Sailing Vessel – Captain Cole. Cargo, Tobacco Leaf & Whale Oil. LARN – Poole. Vessel beaten to pieces. Ref, cited Lloyds List: No. 1783 & 1786: 13/01/1753.

APACHE

Ships bell Recovered builders plate Here are the bits on the “APACHE” from the Newspaper Library. At the PRO at Kew there may be a little more detail on the ship itself so I will have a look when I next get there. There should also be a list of the other fourteen who didn’t … Read Article