South Shields, collier

HER Number:
12945

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, collier

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Collier

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
An over 1200 ton wreck of a collier lying on a sandy seabed in 14 metres of water. Well broken up but still substantial.

Easting:
44

Northing:
57

Grid Reference:
NZ4457

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 28