MARY DAVIDSON
MARY DAVIDSON
Years Active: 1868-1871
Vessel Type: Wooden Barque
Barque
Nationality: Scottish
Wrecked after striking rocks in West Falkland, in August 1871. Seven crew lost. Three men saved after 27 days marooned on the rocks.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1868-1871
Power:
Sail
Built:
1868
Size:
281.97 gross 272.34 net tons
38.15 x 7.40 x 4.27 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
J. Humphrey & Co. at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1868
Power: Sail
Design/Build: J. Humphrey & Co. at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Size: 281.97 gross 272.34 net tons
Dimensions: 38.15 x 7.40 x 4.27 metres
The MARY DAVIDSON, owned by Knox & Co. of Aberdeen, was en route from Liverpool to Guayaquil in Ecuador, with a general cargo when, running through some straits at midnight on 23rd August 1871, she struck rocks of Jason West Cay, the extreme northwestern tip of the Falklands. She was a total wreck, with seven of her crew lost. Only three men succeeded in reaching dry land. After 27 days on the rocks, “suffering great privations”, the three survivors were rescued by a passing barque from Liverpool, FLORIE, and taken to Valparaiso in Chile. On 7th February 1872, it was reported that the Board of Trade had awarded a handsome binocular glass to Captain Thomas C. Hicks, of the FLORIE, for his kindness and generosity to the survivors of the MARY DAVIDSON. Forty days aboard his vessel, for which Captain Hicks neither requested, nor received, any recompense.
The MARY DAVIDSON, owned by Knox & Co. of Aberdeen, was en route from Liverpool to Guayaquil in Ecuador, with a general cargo when, running through some straits at midnight on 23rd August 1871, she struck rocks of Jason West Cay, the extreme northwestern tip of the Falklands. She was a total wreck, with seven of her crew lost. Only three men succeeded in reaching dry land. After 27 days on the rocks, “suffering great privations”, the three survivors were rescued by a passing barque from Liverpool, FLORIE, and taken to Valparaiso in Chile. On 7th February 1872, it was reported that the Board of Trade had awarded a handsome binocular glass to Captain Thomas C. Hicks, of the FLORIE, for his kindness and generosity to the survivors of the MARY DAVIDSON. Forty days aboard his vessel, for which Captain Hicks neither requested, nor received, any recompense.
