South Shields, Souter Point, Janet and Mary

HER Number:
14681

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Souter Point, Janet and Mary

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ56SW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Barge

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Vessel foundered off Souter Point in wind condiitons W force 4 whilst under tow. NB: While under tow at the time she foundered, this vessel was in fact a brigantine-rigged sailing lighter. Built: 1838 lost 1880 Where Built: Leith Master: H Dennis Crew: 2 Passengers: 1 Owner: J Woodward, Stockton-on-Tees

Easting:
53

Northing:
62

Grid Reference:
NZ5362

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1313338); 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); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]