Mary Somerville (1834 ship)

History
United Kingdom
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]

• Mary Somerville was beached on 18 October 1837 at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta. She was refloated on 30 November and taken into Dublin. ^[3]
• A report from Liverpool dated 21 March 1838 stated that Mary Somerville, bound for Calcutta, had collided on 20 March at Liverpool with the 97-year old Cam's Delight, sinking her. However, her crew was saved. ^{[4] [5]}

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]}

Citations

1. "Launch Of The Mary Somerville". The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 02, 1835; pg. 4; Issue 15677.
2. Lloyd's Register (1850). Seq.№M568.
3. "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 20890. London. 4 December 1837.
4. "SHIP NEWS", Morning Post (London, England), 23 March 1838.
5. "Ship News", Times (london, England), 23 March 1838; pg. 7; Issue 16684.
6. "Ship News". Glasgow Herald. No. 5215. Glasgow. 21 January 1853.
7. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26882. London. 19 February 1853.

References

• Fara, Patricia (September 2008). "Mary Somerville: a scientist and her ship". Endeavour. 32 (3). England: 83–5. doi:10.1016/j.endeavour.2008.05.003. PMID   18597849.