South Shields, Herd Sand, Constantine

HER Number:
14689

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Constantine

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Collier

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1895 September 20th. The steamer CONSTANTINE, inward bound, was rounding the South Pier end, when she collided with the steamer TREVETHICK, outward bound. The CONSTANTINE was so badly damaged that she sank inside the harbour, close to the South Pier end. The lifeboats JAMES YOUNG, coxswain James Turnbull, and TOM PERRY, coxswain John L Burn, were launched. The crew of the CONSTANTINE, 17 in number, were picked up by the JAMES YOUNG

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1365533); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)133; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)130