MARY GRAY
MARY GRAY
Years Active: 1838-1845
Vessel Type: Brig
Brig
Nationality: Scottish
Ran ashore during a heavy gale in Elephant Bay, Pebble Island, West Falkland in January 1845. Her captain later sold her remains for £17.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1838-1845
Power:
Sail
Built:
1838
Size:
197 Net tons
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1838
Power: Sail
Size: 197 Net tons
Captained by Peter Burnett, the Peterhead registered MARY GRAY was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to Valparaiso, Chile with a general cargo on 18th January 1845. The ship and cargo were lost. – The vessel encountered a heavy gale, and suffered much damage before going ashore. — Burnett and five of the crew rowed to Port Louis in the ship’s boat leaving six of the crew on Pebble Island. The six crew were rescued by the local Schooner RENIVA.
On 6th February 1845, Captain Burnett sold the remains of the MARY GRAY as she lay at Pebble Island, and the ship’s boat at Port Louis, for a sum of £17. — Some ill-researched sources, erroneously report this vessel, variously, as the JANE GRAY or MARY GREY, and some, as an American vessel.
Captained by Peter Burnett, the Peterhead registered MARY GRAY was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to Valparaiso, Chile with a general cargo on 18th January 1845. The ship and cargo were lost. – The vessel encountered a heavy gale, and suffered much damage before going ashore. — Burnett and five of the crew rowed to Port Louis in the ship’s boat leaving six of the crew on Pebble Island. The six crew were rescued by the local Schooner RENIVA.
On 6th February 1845, Captain Burnett sold the remains of the MARY GRAY as she lay at Pebble Island, and the ship’s boat at Port Louis, for a sum of £17. — Some ill-researched sources, erroneously report this vessel, variously, as the JANE GRAY or MARY GREY, and some, as an American vessel.
