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. It lies off the Wirral shore between

Rock Ferry Rock Ferry is an area of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively it is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the county of Cheshire. At the ...

and

New Ferry New Ferry is an urban area on the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula, with the River Mersey to the east and the town of Bebington to the west. Within the boundaries of the historic count ...

. 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 English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...

training ship HMS ''Conway''. In the 20th century it became the unloading point for the

Tranmere Oil Terminal Tranmere Oil Terminal is situated on the River Mersey, south of Birkenhead. It was opened on 8 June 1960 to handle vessels of up to 65,000 tons, at two berths (North and South). It is connected to the Stanlow Oil Refinery by a pipeline. Part o ...

, being able to accommodate vessels of up to 65,000 tons.

References

The Sloyne
at ordnancesurvey.co.uk; retrieved 22 May 2017
The Sloyne
Bathymetric survey at data.gov.uk. retrieved 22 May 2017 {{authority control River Mersey Metropolitan Borough of Wirral