Whitley Bay, Ida

HER Number:
12986

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, Ida

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37SE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Wreck

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
A 2200 ton Swedish steamship. Sank off Whitley Bay in 30 metres of water, having been attacked by a German U-boat on 9th June 1917. She has been heavily salvaged and her bell recovered. N 55 03 812 W 01 24 191 (this reference converts to a grid ref to the north of the T&W boundary NZ 3484 9807) (Collings). The 2200T steamship Ida lies at a depth of 30m near Spanish City. She was sunk by torpedo 9th June 1917. Her bell has been salvaged.

Easting:
359

Northing:
729

Grid Reference:
NZ359729

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 43; Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record