Tynemouth, Earl Percy

HER Number:
13994

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Earl Percy

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Tug

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
`Tug foundered and lost offshore whilst seeking towage work in wind conditions S x W force 3', 1899. 3 miles SE of Tynemouth Pier. Master: Robson, J Owner: J Robson, South Shields Built: 1857 Engine: Srew driven, 2 cylinder compound engine Boilers: 1 Crew: 4

Easting:
47

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ4768

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1365429), 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