Deeper Dorset

BAHREND

Ex German Schooner – (Detail LARN) – Scuttled by German Submarine, 25 miles SW of Portland Bill. Refs. cited LCWLR: WW1, p73 & Lloyd’s Register: 1915-16 No.77(B)

Times: Tuesday, December 28, 1886, Issue 31954 – “A message from Portland dated December 24, states that the schooner Aurora, of Carnarvon, grounded on rocks near the Lower Light. Extent of the damage unknown. She was towed off by a Weymouth tug leaking; pumpers have been employed.”

ANN & EMILY

Schooner – Cargo COAL. The Cobb @ Lyme Regis. See Lyme Coal Boat Disaster. Ref. LARN; & DCC: 10/01/1867: Times Times: Thursday, January 10, 1867, Issue 25704 – Letter to the Editor: Report on the Extreme Gales at Lyme Regis. The Spec, The Ann and Emily, The Panda and The Vulcan were driven from the … Read Article

ANGELA

Two Masted Schooner – In collision with the Belgian liner VANDERLAND. Severely damaged an towed into Portland Harbour (Picture – LePard: p69)

AMELIA

Times: Wednesday, March 22, 1876, Issue 28583 – Bridlington Quay, March 21 – The Amelia, Captain Profit from Aquilas for Leith, arrived at this Bay, has landed a boy called John McLaren, whom she picked up afloat off Portland on the 12th belonging to a schooner he calls Athhlia of Ardressan, Captain Bou?l, from London, … Read Article

ALEXANDER of Weymouth

Times: Wednesday, January 2, 1867, Issue 25697 – The East Coast-The Schooner, Alexander of Weymouth driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, crew saved. Ship Incident of a Local Vessel.

ALERT

Schooner – (LARN) – First recorded wreck on Portland Breakwater. Refs. DCC: 23/02/1860 & BOT USC: 1860 p614-5

ALBION

Runcorn Schooner – (LARN) – West Pier, Bridport. Note: Captain F. Goldsmith’s second wreck. Cargo Bridport Grit. At the time there were two pilots on board by the names Gale & Barnes. May be more information in Southern Times: 21/03/1903 & Farr: p28.

AGNES

Schooner – Captain Hodgson. (LARN, VLI.) – Near Lulworth Cove. Ref. cited Lloyds List; No. 4602, 01/10/1811.

AEOLUS

From Reynolds’s Newspaper. Sunday October 21 1883 Page 3 THE ABANDONMENT OF THE SCHOONER ÆOLUS The court of inquiry held into the circumstances attending the abandonment of the schooner Æolus, of Padstow, was concluded on Monday at Plymouth. The vessel left London on Sept. 17 for Tralee, and on the 24th, when off Portland, met … Read Article