South Shields, Nyula
South Shields, Nyula
HER Number
12954
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, Nyula
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Naval Support Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Boom Defence Vessel
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
A harbour defence vessel which sank on 2nd May 1941 after a collision. N55 00 32 W001 26 38 (Collings).
Steel, 52 ton (two entries for this ship on Spokes database, one states weight as 48T) also recorded British steam yacht, approx 24m long, hired by the Admiralty as a harbour defence patrol craft. Built in 1936, her single propeller (possibly bronze) was powered by a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine which used one boiler. On 2 May 1941 the Nyula foundered and was lost off the mouth of the River Tyne, following a collision with another, unnamed, vessel.
Not a lot is known about this wreck-site, except that the remains are reported to be broken up somewhat and not surprisingly she is fairly difficult to locate. Her small boiler and engine block are still there, along with a few copper pipes surrounded by a mound of steel plates, framework a small winch and lots of debris.
The Spokes database gives the wreck a depth of 18m although another source used to compile the information suggests the wreck lies 2 miles east of South Shields pier in 26m of water.
The NMR has 2 entries for the wreck (NZ 46 NW 7 and NE 46 NE 109).
Steel, 52 ton (two entries for this ship on Spokes database, one states weight as 48T) also recorded British steam yacht, approx 24m long, hired by the Admiralty as a harbour defence patrol craft. Built in 1936, her single propeller (possibly bronze) was powered by a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine which used one boiler. On 2 May 1941 the Nyula foundered and was lost off the mouth of the River Tyne, following a collision with another, unnamed, vessel.
Not a lot is known about this wreck-site, except that the remains are reported to be broken up somewhat and not surprisingly she is fairly difficult to locate. Her small boiler and engine block are still there, along with a few copper pipes surrounded by a mound of steel plates, framework a small winch and lots of debris.
The Spokes database gives the wreck a depth of 18m although another source used to compile the information suggests the wreck lies 2 miles east of South Shields pier in 26m of water.
The NMR has 2 entries for the wreck (NZ 46 NW 7 and NE 46 NE 109).
Easting
435660
Northing
568390
Grid Reference
NZ435660568390
Sources
Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 31; Young, R. (2001) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume Two p149; 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); 1988 British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45 Section IIII Page(s)15; J J Colledge 1989 Ships of the Royal Navy, volume 2: navy-built trawlers, drifters, tugs and requisitioned ships from the fifteenth century to the present Page(s)163; National Monuments Record (908744 & 1369803); Hydrographic Office wreck index 09-MAR-1993; Dave Shaw and Barry Winfield 1988 Dive north east : a Diver guide Page(s)53