Tynemouth, Friends

HER Number:
14485

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Friends

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:
1833 wreck of Scottish cargo vessel, which stranded near the Spanish Battery on putting in a Shields harbour. En route from Montrose to London, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Youngson. The ST NINIAN (HER 14488), Scotland, from Newry, the KEITH STEWARD (HER 14487) from Perth, and the FRIENDS from Montrose, all bound to London, in putting in here, were driven on the rocks and are totally lost with their cargoes. The crews were saved.

Easting:
36

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ3668

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1358899); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-JAN-1833, No.6814; Parliamentary papers 1836, Select Committee on Shipwreck, 1833, Appendix 7 17 Page(s)298 (678); Newcastle Courant 26-JAN-1833, No. 8244 Page(s)4