Sunderland, Maindy Bridge

HER Number:
13814

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Maindy Bridge

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW NZ46SE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Collier

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
British steam collier built as the Begonia in 1899. On 8 December 1917, the Maindy Bridge was in ballast, on passage from Middlesbrough for the Tyne, when she was foundered after being torpedoes by the German submarine UC49 and two of her crew were lost.

Easting:
4743

Northing:
6111

Grid Reference:
NZ47436111

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 145; Hydrographic Office wreck index 09-MAR-1993