Mary Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
|
Mary Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 19.652 N,4 38.649 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 2.5 m |
| Water Depth | 4 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | MARY |
| Type | brigantine |
| Sonar Length | 19 |
| Sonar Width | 8.4 |
| Shadow Height | 1.9 |
| Orientation | 155 |
| Cargo | scrap metal,ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 1, 1906 |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1906 |
| Last Detection Year | 2015 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H1246/69 12.2.69 CARGO WAS SALVAGED BY FOWEY TUG COMPANY IN AUGUST 1967. A GEORGE III STEEL CANNON, WEIGHT 1.5TONS, WAS RECOVERED FROM WK IN 501938N, 043834.5W [OGB]. (SGT WILLICOCK, POLICE SUB AQUA CLUB DEVON AND CORNWALL CONSTABULARY). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. SEP 2014/000201537 24.11.15 EXAM'D 01.07.15, ROCK LIKE FEATURE SHOWN IN 5019.652N, 0438.649W. LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS 4.5MTRS. LENGTH 19MTRS, WIDTH 8.4MTRS, HEIGHT 1.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 155 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNEIC ANOMALY. (EGS, HI 1467). AMEND TO FOUL 2.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. FOR FILLING ONLY. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 24, 2015 |
Circumstances of loss
CARGO SHIFTED AND RAN ONTO ROCKS UNDER ST CATHERINES PT, FOWEY. EN ROUTE WOOLWICH TO SWANSEA.
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