Sunderland, Povena

HER Number:
13808

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Povena

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

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:
Steamship Povena registered at the port of Bilbao, built at West Hartlepool, in May 1898. On the afternoon of 3 June 1899, the Povena was on passage from Bilbao for the Tyne when she struck the Whitestones Reef, one and a half miles south of the River Wear at Sunderland. She was refloated on the following tide and steamed on to the Tyne, but foundered and was lost soon after, possibly 5 June.

Easting:
4420

Northing:
5651

Grid Reference:
NZ44205651

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 131