Mary Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | historic |
|
Mary Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 25.281 N,4 36.736 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 5 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | MARY |
| Type | yacht |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 20.4 m |
| Width | 5.5 m |
| Tonnage | 92 |
| Tonnage Type | builders' measurement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 25, 1675 |
| Original Detection Year | 1944 |
| Last Detection Year | 1987 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H4142/44 H4142/44 INS WK 32FMS IN 512535N, 083250W. (NO AUTHORITY NOTED). BR STD. H3954/70 6.11.73 H3954/70 6.11.73 STATED BY SKERRIES LT HO KEEPERS THAT SITE OF WK IS 532516N, 043640W. AREA 100MTRS CENTRED ON THAT POSN DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC WK SITE. LICENCE TO SURVEY WK GRANTED TO MERSEYSIDE COUNTY MUSEUMS. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO.58/74). BR STD. 6.5,75 INS AS WK 59TRS. NC 1765. (NO AUTHORITY NOTED). H1286/75 22.7.75 H1286/75 22.7.75 LIES IN 532527N, 043624W. (A. NEWTON). NCA. H1270/79 5.2.82 H1270/79 5.2.82 AMEND TO USC 60MTRS IN 512449N, 083243W. BR STD. H1291/87 20.11.87 H1291/87 20.11.87 MAIN CONCENTRATION OF WK MATERIAL IS IN 532515N, 043640W. (ADU REPORT 015 DTD 2.11.87). NCA. [WGD] POSN: 5325.281N, 0436.736W. 10.3.14 10.3.14 NOT LOCATED 2013 USING M/B. (NETSURVEY, HI 1420). NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Mar 11, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
YACHT MARY, 8 X 3 POUNDER GUNS, PRESENTED BY DUTCH IN 1660 TO KING CHARLES II. THE FIRST 'ROYAL YACHT'. WRECKED ON THE SKERRIES. (SRN).
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