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The ship ran aground in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset and was wrecked. [76] She was on a voyage from Poole to Liverpool, Lancashire. [89] Staffette Great Britain: The ship was wrecked at Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania while on a voyage from Elbing to London. [18] [20] St. Ann Great Britain: The ship was lost near Sunderland, County Durham ...
News of the ship's sinking was kept quiet for a number of years to hide the military loss. [5] 130–172 1777 United States: USS Reprisal – On September 14, Reprisal left France, for the United States. About October 1, she was lost off the banks of Newfoundland and all 129 on board, except the cook, went down with her. 129 1799 Great Britain
The Captain's body was found on 1 June 1859. He was identified by the ship's papers found on his person, including the ship's register. [14] His body was interred locally, before being exhumed and transported to New York at the request of his family and friends. [15] Bodies continued to wash ashore in to December as the ship slowly broke apart ...
The high resolution images showed the remains of two fighting tops, one on each mast, strongly suggesting that the sunken vessel was the brig-sloop Ontario. Due to the depth limitations for diving on this shipwreck, a remotely operated underwater vehicle was deployed and confirmed the identity of the ship in early June 2008.
RMS Tayleur was a short-lived, full-rigged iron clipper ship chartered by the White Star Line. She was large, fast and technically advanced. She ran aground off Lambay Island and sank, on her maiden voyage, in 1854. Of more than 650 aboard, only 280 survived. [1] She has been described as "the first Titanic". [2]
Adèle (1800 brig) Admiral Laforey (1797 ship) Adventure (1804 ship) African Queen (1797 ship) HMS Albion (1763) HMS Amphion (1780) Amphitrite (1802 ship) English ship Ark Royal (1587) HMS Augustus (1796)
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A German merchant ship that collided with SS Thor off Portland Bill. SS Binnendijk Netherlands: 8 October 1939 A Dutch cargo ship that struck a mine and sank off Portland Bill. HMS Bittern Royal Navy: 4 April 1918 An Avon-class destroyer that collided with SS Kenilworth off the Isle of Portland. HMS Boadicea Royal Navy: 13 June 1944