Sunderland, James

HER Number:
13805

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, James

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:

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 built in 1882. On 27 January 1910, the James was in ballast on passage from Rouen for the Tyne, carrying a crew of eighteen, when she founder and was lost following a collision with the steamship Vanessa. The wreck, believed to be that of the steamship James, lies approx. 10.5miles ENE of Seaham Harbour.

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Northing:

Grid Reference:
NZ

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Sources:
Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 120