Marsden Bay, Wilhelmina

HER Number:
14991

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Marsden Bay, Wilhelmina

Place:
Marsden

Map Sheet:
NZ46NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1829 wreck of Prussian cargo vessel which stranded on Marsden rocks during a squall. Bound from Szczecin to Newcastle-upon-Tyne with corn, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Crew: 8 Crew Lost: all

Easting:
40

Northing:
65

Grid Reference:
NZ4065

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1356222); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 20-OCT-1829, No. 6474; Durham County Advertiser 24-OCT-1829, No.790 Page(s)3