This record consists of a documentary reference to a shipping casualty which has been assigned to the maritime named location RIVER USK NEWPORT pending more information which may allow a more precise location for the loss to be assigned.
Event and Historical Information:
The MARY was a wooden sailing vessel enroute from Havana to Bristol under the command of master Martin. The vessel was driven ashore on the 10 March 1819 near Newport and bilged.
Sources include:
Larn and Larn shipwreck Database 2008
Lloyds List, 26 March 1819, issue 5372
