Tynemouth, Amelia

Tyne and Wear HER(14597): Tynemouth, Amelia - Details

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HER Number:
14597

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Amelia

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:
1831 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on Tynemouth Rocks during a gale. Laden with potatoes and onions from Guernsey, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: William Metcalf

Easting:
37000

Northing:
68900

Grid Reference:
NZ3700068900

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1047777); Durham County Advertiser 04-FEB-1831, No.857 [old series]/31 [new series] Page(s)247; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 08-FEB-1831, No.6610; Newcastle Chronicle 05-FEB-1831 [via Ian T Spokes]

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