Sunderland, J.B. Eminson

HER Number:
13809

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, J.B. Eminson

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:
British steamship registered at Sunderland, built in 1875 by Short’s Co. Ltd at Sunderland. On 7 February 1881, she grounded close to the north pier at Sunderland.

Easting:
4131

Northing:
5870

Grid Reference:
NZ41315870

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 134; United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; 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