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Name | Mary Somerville |
Namesake | Mary Somerville |
Builder | Steele & Co., Queen's Dock, Liverpool [1] |
Launched | 31 December 1834 [1] |
Fate | Foundered late 1852 or early 1853 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 407 [2] ( bm) |
Mary Somerville was launched in 1834 at Liverpool. She spent her career as an East Indiaman, sailing primarily for Taylor, Potter & Co., of Liverpool, for whom she was built. [1]
Loss: In October 1852 Mary Somerville departed from Saint Helena for Liverpool. She was presumed subsequently to have foundered with the loss of all hands. A chest from the ship washed up at Saint Michael's Mount, Cornwall on 11 January 1853. [6] [7]
History | |
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Name | Mary Somerville |
Namesake | Mary Somerville |
Builder | Steele & Co., Queen's Dock, Liverpool [1] |
Launched | 31 December 1834 [1] |
Fate | Foundered late 1852 or early 1853 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 407 [2] ( bm) |
Mary Somerville was launched in 1834 at Liverpool. She spent her career as an East Indiaman, sailing primarily for Taylor, Potter & Co., of Liverpool, for whom she was built. [1]
Loss: In October 1852 Mary Somerville departed from Saint Helena for Liverpool. She was presumed subsequently to have foundered with the loss of all hands. A chest from the ship washed up at Saint Michael's Mount, Cornwall on 11 January 1853. [6] [7]