Mary Somerville (1834 ship) explained

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.

• Mary Sommmerville 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.^[1]
• 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, sinking her. However, her crew was saved.^{[2] [3]}

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.^{[4] [5]}

References

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

Notes and References

1. News: Ship News . The Morning Post . London . 4 December 1837 . 20890 .
2. "SHIP NEWS", Morning Post (London, England), 23 March 1838.
3. "Ship News", Times (london, England), 23 March 1838; pg. 7; Issue 16684.
4. News: Ship News . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 21 January 1853 . 5215 .
5. News: Shipping Intelligence . The Morning Chronicle . London . 19 February 1853 . 26882 .