AH-WR-0569

Mary

Steamship · United States · Lost 19th century; precise date not established in the sources reviewed · Texas & the Western Gulf

A wreck attributed to a Morgan Line steamship, recorded by archaeologists in the Corpus Christi entrance channel near Aransas Pass in 1995.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

The wreck known as the steamship Mary lies in the Corpus Christi entrance channel near Aransas Pass, Texas. It is identified by federal researchers as one of only four surviving wrecks of the 117 steamships once operated by 19th-century shipping magnate Charles Morgan. Archaeologists recorded the site in 1995 as part of a survey of anomalies in the channel. Details of the vessel's construction, career, and the exact circumstances of her loss are limited in the published record.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Registry: Site designation 41NU252
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Charles Morgan (Morgan Line), per BOEM summary

Loss

Date: 19th century; precise date not established in the sources reviewed
Cause: Not established
Location: Corpus Christi entrance channel, near Aransas Pass, Texas
Water: Gulf of Mexico / Corpus Christi Bay entrance
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Documented by underwater archaeological survey
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: 1995
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 27.84° N 97.04° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Aransas Pass / Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas
Region: Texas & the Western Gulf

General area only: coordinate of Aransas Pass, the named place recorded near the loss location for this vessel, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, not a surveyed wreck position.