Whitburn, Svalen

Tyne and Wear HER(15135): Whitburn, Svalen - Details

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HER Number:
15135

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Svalen

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Schooner

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Schooner stranded and lost in force 9 wind conditions 1904. Built: 1873 Master: J McBain Crew: 5 Owner: G G McRobie, Portsoy, Banffshire

Easting:
41

Northing:
60

Grid Reference:
NZ4160

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1001926); 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); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]

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