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| HER Number: | MDV58175 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Mary off Saunton Sands, Braunton |
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Summary
Following a collision with another ship in 1867, the British merchant smack, Mary was taken in tow and managed to reach Saunton Sands where she broke up.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 42 32 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/11/39
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1867 AD to 1867 AD)
Full description
LARN, 1974, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8891.
Nb: nmr give ngr ss456263. Lost 5/1/1867. In ballast for newport she was running up channel at night when another vessel was sighted dead ahead. Captain clover called out to her 'port your helm!' did the same himself, but the other vessel went to starboard and the 2 ships collided. Locked together by a fouled anchor, they drifted for over a mile, during which time glover attempted to ascertain the name of the other vessel but her crew refused to tell him. Mary was taken in tow by the schooner polacco, and managed to reach suanton sands, where she went to pieces (larn, 1974).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8892.
Nmr=ss42ne94.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8893.
Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8894.
Des=admiralty chart/1160f 20-09-74.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8895.
Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8896.
Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8897.
Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8898.
Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)197-8.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8899.
Larn, r. + b. /shipwreck index of great britain/(1995).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8900.
Des=wdm/(8/1/1867)3/(reported).
National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.
Mary. British merchant smack lost and broken up, bideford down end, 1867. Registered bideford. Cargo: coal. Dismasted and abandoned by crew (nmr).
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 283 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1181 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record. |
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| SDV339712 | Report - 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. 283. |
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| SDV8891 | Migrated Record: LARN, 1974. |
| SDV8892 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8893 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8894 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8895 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8896 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8897 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8898 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8899 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8900 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2023 6:06PM |
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