South Shields, Prince Philip

HER Number:
14234

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Prince Philip

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Barque

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Belgian Barque foundered at Brandlington Drop after combustion of cargo resulting in a violent explosion. Built: 1850 Crew: 19 Crew Lost: 1

Easting:
36

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ3668

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); National Monuments Record (987246)