The Sloyne is an anchorage in the
River Mersey
The River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed par ...
, in
North West England
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. It lies off the
Wirral shore between
Rock Ferry and
New Ferry.
In past times it was used by ships of deeper draught, and was for much of the 19th century the berth of the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ...
training ship
HMS ''Conway''.
In the 20th century it became the unloading point for the
Tranmere Oil Terminal, being able to accommodate vessels of up to 65,000 tons.
References
The Sloyneat
ordnancesurvey.co.uk; retrieved 22 May 2017
The Sloyne Bathymetric survey at data.gov.uk. retrieved 22 May 2017
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River Mersey
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral