Tynemouth, Diligent

HER Number:
13974

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Diligent

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ46NE

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:
`This very new steamship was offshore from Tynemouth with a compass adjuster on board, swinging her compasses for the first time, when she was involved in collision with the Newcastle registered s.s FILEY, causing the DILIGENT to founder without loss of life.' (1) Master: R Eggleton Owner: J Westol, Sunderland Built: 1878 Engine: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine Boilers: 1 Crew: 24 Passengers: 1

Easting:
4795

Northing:
6985

Grid Reference:
NZ47956985

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monument Record (1365186), Larn, R & B, (1997) Shipwreck index of the British Isles, Volume 3. The east coast of England: Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Co.Durham, Northumberland, Section 6, County Durham