Tynemouth, St. Ninian (St Ninian's)
Tynemouth, St. Ninian (St Ninian's)
HER Number
14488
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, St. Ninian (St Ninian's)
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1833 wreck of Scottish cargo vessel which stranded near the Spannish Battery on putting in at Shields, bound from Newry to London with a cargo of oats. Registered in Bo'ness [Borrowstounness], she was a wooden sailing vessel. The ST NINIAN the KEITH STEWARD (HER 14487) from Perth, and the FRIENDS (HER 14485) 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
436000
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ436000568000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1358891); 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