Ryhope, Elfi

HER Number:
13854

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ryhope, Elfi

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:
NZ45SE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
The Norwegian steamship Elfi sunk by a torpedo 7th February 1918.

Easting:
4714

Northing:
5453

Grid Reference:
NZ47145453

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monument Record 1001764; Hydrographic Office wreck index; Young, R, 2001, The Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast, Vol 2 1918-2000, Page 100