Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Hercules

HER Number:
14982

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Hercules

Place:
Jarrow

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Tug

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Tug foundered following collision at the mouth of the Tyne with Napier Star, she sunk with the loss of three lives. She was subsequently refloated with a floating crane and beached at Jarrow Slake. 1931. Built: 1877 Propulsion: Paddle driven, 2 cylinder compound engine Crew Lost: 3

Easting:
3413

Northing:
6574

Grid Reference:
NZ34136574

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1367860); 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); Tugs and Ships http://website.lineone.net/~d.ord/Tugs%20and%20Ships.htm [Accessed 5-NOV-2002]