Mary: Firth Of Forth
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Mary: Firth Of Forth
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Near Leith'; Wemyss; Inverkeithing; Outer Forth Estuary; Mary
Canmore ID 273326
Site Number NT38SW 8049
NGR NT 304 813
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/273326
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Maritime - Edinburgh, City Of
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NT38SW 8049 unlocated
NLO: Port of Leith [name: NT 265 775]
West Wemyss [name: NT 327 946]
East Wemyss [name: NT 341 969]
Inverkeithing [name: NT 132 828]
Inverkeithing Bay [name centred NT 143 816].
Not to be confused with NT27NE 8044.
Leith, 16th June. 'The sloop MARY, of Perth, Loring, from Wemyss to Inverkeithing (in ballast) struck on a sunken rock yesterday morning and sunk in about 16 fathoms: crew saved.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 10,064, London, Wednesday June 17 1846.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 8093).
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 15 June 1846). Mary: this vessel hit rocks and sank in 16 fathoms near Leith.
Registration: Perth. Built 1826. 42 tons burthern. Length: 13m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 1.33 W3 7.00).
I G Whitaker 1998.
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are arbitrary, being essentially derived from the port of report. The loss may have occurred within the area designated as Maritime - Fife.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 July 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 14649
Name : MARY
Latitude : 560120
Longitude : 30700
Date Built : 1826
Registration : PERTH
Type : SLOOP
Tonnage : 42
Tonnage Code : B
Length : 13
Beam : 5
Loss Day : 15
Loss Month : 6
Loss Year : 1846
Comment : Hit rocks and sank in 16 fathoms near Leith. Capt. Laing
