Tynemouth, Duchess of Athol

HER Number:
13997

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Duchess of Athol

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:

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:
1811 wreck of British cargo vessel which was abandoned to founder 40 miles from Tynemouth, direction not known, after springing a leak. En route from Dundee to Southampton with grain, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Caithness

Easting:
81

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ8168

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (971524), Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 12-MAR-1811, No.4544, Newcastle Courant 16-MAR-1811, No.1170 P1