Marsden, Admiral
Marsden, Admiral
HER Number
14668
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Marsden, Admiral
Place
Marsden
Map Sheet
NZ46NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Snow
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
This snow, incorrectly reported in local accounts as a brig [sic], drove ashore in fog and wind conditions NW force 3. Her hull broke up, and her cargo, which was uninsured, was strewn along the coast.
Built: 1846
Where Built: Aberdeen
Master: W Young
Crew: 8
Owner: Murray & Co.
Construction: Part iron bolts
Built: 1846
Where Built: Aberdeen
Master: W Young
Crew: 8
Owner: Murray & Co.
Construction: Part iron bolts
Easting
440000
Northing
565050
Grid Reference
NZ440000565050
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362563); 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 (CF); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1853, No.106(A); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1854, No.116(A)