Tynemouth, No 3 R T C

HER Number:
13977

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, No 3 R T C

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Barge

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Run down and sunk whilst returning to the River Tyne, after dumping general rubbish at sea under tow, by the London-registered SS ZENOBIA, in wind conditions N force 7, 1892. Vessel described as a dumb barge. Built: 1856 Master: W Richardson Crew: 2 Crew Lost: 1 Owner: The River Tyne Commissioners

Easting:
3729

Northing:
6975

Grid Reference:
NZ37296975

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1365436), 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