Cullercoats, Sjovik (Rosehill, Sven)

HER Number:
12689

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Cullercoats, Sjovik (Rosehill, Sven)

Place:
Cullercoats

Map Sheet:
NZ47SW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1916 wreck of Swedish cargo vessel which stranded near Cullercoats. This iron screw steamer, built in 1884, was en route from Helsingborg to London with timber. Ex. SVEN; ex. ROSEHILL. Position of loss given as 3 miles ENE of River Tyne, and tonnage as 1596 tons gross. Built: 1884 Builder: J L Thompson & Sons Ltd. Where Built: Sunderland Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine HP: 170 Boilers: 2 Machinery: T Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool Construction: 1 deck; 4 bulkheads; well deck; quarter-deck 100ft; bridge deck 58ft; forecastle 26ft Master: C S Linggren [sic] Crew: 19 Owner: Norrkopings Rederiaktieb, Sweden

Easting:
437

Northing:
706

Grid Reference:
NZ437706

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Shoreline Management Plan 47; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, Section 7, Northumberland (CG) Merchant shipping losses of Allied, neutral and central powers during and shortly after World War I, Page 120; Ian Spokes, wreck database; National Monuments Record 1371833; The Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast, Vol 1 1740-1917 Page(s)166; Merchant shipping losses of Allied, neutral and central powers during and shortly after World War I Page(s)120