South Shields, Souter Point, Tam O Shanter

HER Number:
15086

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Souter Point, Tam O Shanter

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Tug

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Tug stranded and lost on rocks. Master: E Hutchinson Owner: E Hutchinson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Built: 1851 Engine: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine Boilers: 1 Crew: 4

Easting:
41400

Northing:
62000

Grid Reference:
NZ4140062000

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1365181); 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