Mary Blundell

Official Number 63194

The Mary Blundell was an iron ship built by Williamson & Son at Harrington, launched in May 1869.

An engraving published in the "Australasian Sketcher", 4th October 1887, shows the vessel, described as an iron clipper barque, on fire in Yarra River, Australia.

The Mary Blundell was wrecked at Guadeloupe on the 2nd January 1897. She was forced onto the rocks whilst leaving the port of Gozier, bound for New York in ballast. All the crew were saved, and arrived at Plymouth in March. The Mary Blundell was owned at the time of loss by Messrs.Tomlinson, Hodgetts & Co., of Liverpool.

Sources :

1. "Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven Museum (1985).
2. BoT Transcript of Liverpool Shipping Register (No.188 for 1869) at Mersyside Maritime Museum.
3. Mystic Seaport Library Ship Register Search has shipping register details for most years from 1880 to 1897.
4. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1869-70 (Supplement): Mary Blundell, iron ship, 862 tons, built by Williamson at Harrington in May 1869, owned by J.Sprott, registered at Liverpool, master Capt.J.Fisher, voyage Harrington - San Francisco.
5. Crew Agreements for 1877 to 1879 are in the National Library of Australia.
6. "Australasian Sketcher", 4th October 1887 - can be seen in the National Library of Australia website. The site also has many newspaper reports of this vessel.
7. Mercantile Navy List 1892: Mary Blundell, ship, 822 tons, official number 63194, signal letters JGFK, registered at Liverpool, managing owner Robert Davies, of 2 Rumford Street, Liverpool.
8. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1896-7: Mary Blundell, iron bark, 862 grt, owned by Tomlinson, Hodgetts & Co., registered at Liverpool, master Capt.T.Griffiths - entry annotated "Stranded, January 1897".
9. Wreck reported in Glasgow Herald, 5th and 6th January 1897, and the Liverpool Mercury 6th January and 18th March 1897.

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