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HER Number:MDV57577
Name:Mary

Summary

Merchantman wrecked between Rat Island and Lundy in 1870.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 146 437
Map Sheet:SS14SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLundy
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLUNDY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS14SW/207

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

NMR, SS14SW36 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV337091.

Mary. British merchantman wrecked between Rat Island and Lundy, 1870. Registered: Isles of Scilly. Swansea to Bordeaux in coal. Master: John Day. Weather thick with drizzle, rain from leaving Mumbles, which course would normally take her between Lundy and Hartland Point. At 8pm master saw land close. Helm put down but before gathered was struck. Crew took to boat. Certificate suspended for 3 months.


Board of Trade, 1870, Untitled Source, 91 (Unknown). SDV337092.

Other details: Table 21. Part VI.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1973, 1156 (Cartographic). SDV767.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, 1164a (Cartographic). SDV768.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1978, 2675 (Cartographic). SDV772.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1178 (Cartographic). SDV770.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1179 (Cartographic). SDV771.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, 1121 (Cartographic). SDV765.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, 1123 (Cartographic). SDV766.


Larn, R. + Larn, B., 1995, Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset (Monograph). SDV763.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337091National Monuments Record Database: NMR. SS14SW36. NMR Index. Digital.
SDV337092Unknown: Board of Trade. 1870. Wreck Return. Unknown. 91.
SDV763Monograph: Larn, R. + Larn, B.. 1995. Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset. Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset. Hardback Volume.
SDV765Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. 1121. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV766Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV767Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1973. 1156. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV768Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. 1164a. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV769Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV770Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV771Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV772Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 25 2006 3:59PM