South Shields, Souter Point, Lily

HER Number:
13163

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Souter Point, Lily

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

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:
English cargo vessel foundered and lost following collision with the Sunderland-registered S.S PROMETHEUS.' Master: C McIntosh Owner: J Watson, Sunderland Built: 1872 Engine: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine Crew: 10

Easting:
41

Northing:
62

Grid Reference:
NZ4162

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
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 6, County Durham (CF); National Monuments Record (1365165)