Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Isabella and Mary

HER Number:
15116

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Isabella and Mary

Place:
Jarrow

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Wherry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
English Wherry foundered in force 3 winds, 1896 after being hit by first the SS ST GOTHARD, of South Shields, and then the Newcastle-upon-Tyne lighter PRESIDENT (HER 15117), which also sank. Built: 1871 Master: W Thackray Crew: 2 Owner: Newcastle Wherry Company Ltd.

Easting:
3413

Northing:
6574

Grid Reference:
NZ34136574

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1365633); 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)