Tynemouth, Sargasso

Tyne and Wear HER(13824): Tynemouth, Sargasso - Details

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HER Number:
13824

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Sargasso

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

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:
The wreck of the Sargasso, built 1885 and lost April 1912 after colliding with the Mary Ada Short.

Easting:
3898

Northing:
6879

Grid Reference:
NZ38986879

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 160, Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record

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