Sunderland, Lonclara

HER Number:
12936

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Lonclara

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Wreck

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
A British steamship of 1294 tons. Sank just off the mouth of the Wear after hitting a mine on 14th January 1917.

Easting:
39

Northing:
69

Grid Reference:
NZ3969

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 20; Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record