Whitley Bay, Polleon (Leonora, Pulleon)

HER Number:
13798

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, Polleon (Leonora, Pulleon)

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ47SW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Collier

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
A British steamship registered in Newcastle upon Tyne built as the Leonora in 1915 but at the time of loss was under contract to the Admiralty as a collier. In March 1918 the Polleon was on passage between Blyth and the River Tyne with an unspecified cargo of coal when she was torpedoed by the submerged German submarine UB-87. The wreck has not been positively identified yet but is believed to be that of the steamship Polleon.

Easting:
4145

Northing:
7117

Grid Reference:
NZ41457117

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Young, R. (2001) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume Two, Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 167, Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record (908760); Hydrographic Office wreck index; Dave Shaw and Barry Winfield 1988 Dive north east : a Diver guide No.79 Page(s)62