Sunderland, Amble

HER Number:
14259

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Amble

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
A Dutch steamship 1,162 tons. It hit a mine on 16 December 1939 and sank off Sunderland.

Easting:
41

Northing:
59

Grid Reference:
NZ4159

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Burns, 2007, Sunderland's War Diary