Tynemouth, Duchess of Athol
Tynemouth, Duchess of Athol
HER Number
13997
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Duchess of Athol
Place
Tynemouth
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
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
481000
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ481000568000
Sources
National Monuments Record (971524), Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 12-MAR-1811, No.4544, Newcastle Courant 16-MAR-1811, No.1170 P1