St. Mary's Island, Fame

HER Number:
14247

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
St. Mary's Island, Fame

Place:
St. Mary's Island

Map Sheet:
NZ37NE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Wreck

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
In lare September 1803 the FAME from London, which was in ballast, was driven onto the rocky shore near St. Mary's Island, in a strong east-by-north gale. The crew were saved.

Easting:
35

Northing:
75

Grid Reference:
NZ3575

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 1998, Black Diamonds by Sea - North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880, p 24