Tynemouth, Brunel
Tynemouth, Brunel
HER Number
13998
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Brunel
Place
Tynemouth
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Fishing Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Drifter
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Drifter foundered and lost whilst fishing in wind conditions WNW force 6, 8 miles ENE of Tynemouth, in 1884.
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine
Boilers: 1
Master: J Whale
Crew: 6
Owner: J Drummond, South Shields
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine
Boilers: 1
Master: J Whale
Crew: 6
Owner: J Drummond, South Shields
Easting
444000
Northing
575000
Grid Reference
NZ444000575000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1313367), United Kingdom Shipwreck Index, 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