South Shields, Gilpin

HER Number:
14633

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Gilpin

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brigantine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
ENGLISH BRIGANTINE, stranded 1912 on Velvet Bed Rocks, South Shields. Owner: Mrs. J G Whitstable Built: 1869 Where built: Prince Edward Island Builder: Richards Crew: 8 Master: W Wilson Construction: 1 deck

Easting:
399

Northing:
655

Grid Reference:
NZ399655

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1366006); Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham