Sunderland, Denham

HER Number:
13804

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Denham

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ55NW

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:
British steamship Denham, built at Newcastle upon Tyne. On 22 February 1894, the Denham foundered and was lost six miles north-east of Seaham Harbour, following a collision with the Danish-registered steamship Rolf.

Easting:
5050

Northing:
5654

Grid Reference:
NZ50505654

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 119; National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1365489; 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