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15106


S Tyneside


South Shields, Herd Sand, James Dixon


South Shields


NZ36NE


Maritime Craft



Craft


Early Modern


C19


Wreckage


On Saturday November 7th 1863 the steamer JAMES DIXON, while proceeding to sea, came into collision with an Italian barge [sic]; the JAMES DIXON then drove ashore on the foundation stones of the South Pier [and] the lifeboats TYNE and NORTHUMBERLAND were launched to her assistance. The TYNE picked up seven of her crew of eight; they were: James Barker, James Blackerel, John Williams, James Fern, Henry Kayles, Robert Kalender, Andrew Linklater. The NORTHUMBERLAND picked up the captain, but there is no record of his name. Crew: 8


37900


67300


NZ3790067300



National Monuments Record (1364852); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page100

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