Sunderland, Abbotsford

HER Number:
13810

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Abbotsford

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 1870. On 22 October 1906, the Abbotsford was carrying a general cargo on passage from Ghent for Leith when she foundered and was lost, following a collision with the steam trawler, Helen McGregor.

Easting:
53

Northing:
58

Grid Reference:
NZ5358

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 138, National Monuments Record