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Name: EDITH MARY
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 1876
Completed: 09/1876
Builder: Saddler Bennett
Yard: Newcastle
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 40grt, 12nrt, 54.6 x 18.4 x 5.8ft; (1877: 63grt, 43nrt, 71.0 x 19.0 x 6.6ft)
Engines: 14nhp
Engines by:
Propulsion: Screw
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 69561
History:
14/09/1876 George Williamson, Wisbeach; registered at Wisbeach
01/10/1878 Sank
Comments: 1877: Lengthened by 16.4ft, then 63grt
Possibly a tug converted into a steam wherry
01/10/1878: Founded off Thornham Harbour, Norfolk
On a voyage from Thornham to Hull with a cargo of shingle


Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Wednesday, 09/10/1878