Tynemouth, Black Middens, Elizabeth

HER Number:
14135

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Black Middens, Elizabeth

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Schooner

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
The tow line from a tug was cast off in wind conditions ENE force 6 and rain before the ship had time to set any sail. On crossing the Bar, she was driven on the rocks at 8pm and became a total loss. Estimated financial loss on the vessel was 800 [sterling]. Built: 1847 Crew: 5 Owner: Palmer, Boston

Easting:
37

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ3768

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)93; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)22; National Monuments Record (996706)