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ORNEN

Barque – Captain H. Ejsermann. Cargo, Guano. LARN – Portland Bill. Check Southern Times: 30/09/1876 p4.

Lloyd’s List – Wednesday 12 April 1876 Times: Wednesday, April 12, 1876, Issue 28601 – Weymouth’ April 11: The Ondine, bark, of and for Marseilles from London, was abandoned at 3.00p.m. this morning between Start Point and Portland. Ship Incident

NOUVELLE LOIRE

General Cargo. Captain Clement – French Barque – (LARN) – Portland Beach. There was a Sale “French Barque on Monday 27/12/1852, consisting of one part of the vessel, on the beach at Langton Preventive Station. The other part having ended up at Osmington was sold the next day. Refs. BOT: Hr 1849-60 p115(557) & Lloyds … Read Article

NOR Of Stettin

Times: Monday, November 5, 1888, Issue 32535 – “Fatal Collision In The Channel: On the arrival, last evening, at Weymouth of two shipwrecked crews, intelligence was received of a disastrous collision which took place about 2 o’clock yesterday morning some 30 miles east-north-east of St. Catherine’s Point, and by which it is feared 22 lives … Read Article

NO

Barque – (LARN, VLI.) – Cargo COAL – 13 miles SW of Portland Bill. Ref BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1873 Appx. C Table 1 p23.

MYSTERIOUS STAR

Barque – Captain D. Ree. (LARN) – Portland Bill. Check ref. Southern Times: 17/10/1891.

MATILDA

Barque – Captain Watt’nbach. (LARN, VLI.) Check DCC: 01/04/1858. Portland Bill.

MARIE THERESA

Barque – Cargo PATENT FUEL (Blocks) – (LARN) – Beer Pan Rocks, Hengistbury Head. Check Bournemouth Guardian: 07/01/1899 & Photograph & Lloyd’s Casualty Returns: 1898(H) p15.

MARIE REINE

The Marie Reine was a French Barque wrecked on the Chesil Beach, Portland on the 24th January, 1875. The details of this tragic event were recorded in The Penny Illustrated Paper & The Southern Times. The oil painting above (Picture 1), was painted by a very talented Portland artist by the name of Charles White. … Read Article

MARIE LEOCADIE

Barque – Captain J. Sternbridge. Cargo COAL (LARN) – Between the piers at Bridport Harbour. Blocked to harbour, the coal was cleared. Ref. DCC: 06/02/1868; Lloyd’s Register: 1868 No. 334(M) & Farr: p28.