Tynemouth, The Bar, Eagle

HER Number:
14241

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, The Bar, Eagle

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
In December 1870 the north-east coast was hit by severe weather. On 8th December there was a gale from the south-east which brought heavy rain and created huge waves. The steamer Eagle got stranded on The Bar on 9th December. She had developed a leak whilst off Whitby. By the time she reached the Tyne her stoke hold was flooded and the fires extinguished. A huge wave nearly sank her. Luckily the Eagle came onto the Herd Sand and the 17 crew were rescued by the lifeboat Tyne.

Easting:
38

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ3868

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 2005, Tall Ships on the Tyne, pp 8 and 10