South Shields, Constance Ellen

HER Number:
14207

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Constance Ellen

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brigantine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Wreck of English brigantine which stranded on the South Sands at South Shields during the Great Storm of 12th November 1901, en route from Littlehampton to Bo'ness [Borrowstounness] with railway track. Constructed of wood in 1871, she was a sailing vessel. Registered in Littlehampton. Built: 1871 Builder: Martin Where Built: Porthcawl Master: Robinson Crew: 7 Owner: J Robinson, Littlehampton

Easting:
37

Northing:
67

Grid Reference:
NZ3767

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Maritime Archaeology Project, 2006, The Great Storm of 1901 - Information and Education Pack (assembled by RJ Carlton and J Catling); National Monuments Record (1001905); 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 Photograph Page(s)150; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Photographs on p98 Page(s)98, 136-9, 142