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HER Number:MDV57932
Name:Wreck of the Mary Ann in Bideford Bay

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Mary Ann which foundered in Bideford Bay in 1834.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 42 32
Map Sheet:SS43SW
Admin AreaDevon
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/11/20

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1834 AD to 1834 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV10644.

Des=admiralty chart/1160f 20-09-74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV10645.

Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.

National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.

Mary ann. Built 1822. Foundered in bideford bay, 1834 (nmr).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14922.

Nmr=ss33nw17.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14923.

Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14924.

Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14925.

Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14926.

Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14927.

Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)194.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14928.

Larn, r. + b. /united kingdom shipwreck index/(1996).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14929.

Des=bot/scs/(1834)355; appx 8.

SMR, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV3670.

Nb: nmr give ngr ss3821 (smr).

LARN, 1974, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8891.

Brig 'mary ann' of exeter foundered off northam on 24/11/1833. Lifeboat 'assistance' attended, but crew drowned before she arrived. Some hours later, when movements in the brig's rigging suggested that someone had got back on board, the lifeboat wern out for a second time, manned by a fresh crew. The movements proved, however, to be a piece of flapping canvas. While this was being observed at close quarters the assistance was capsized by a huge wave, and 2 crewmen, who had lashed themselves to their thwarts, were drowned. A third kept his head above water in the upturned boat and was still alive when it washed ashore (larn, 1974).

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 343, 525 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV10644Migrated Record:
SDV10645Migrated Record:
SDV1181National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record.
SDV14922Migrated Record:
SDV14923Migrated Record:
SDV14924Migrated Record:
SDV14925Migrated Record:
SDV14926Migrated Record:
SDV14927Migrated Record:
SDV14928Migrated Record:
SDV14929Migrated Record:
SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 343, 525.
SDV3670Migrated Record: SMR.
SDV8891Migrated Record: LARN, 1974.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2023 6:11PM

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