St. Mary's Island, California
St. Mary's Island, California
HER Number
12990
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
St. Mary's Island, California
Place
St. Mary's Island
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Barque
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
A 2461T Russian Iron Barque measuring 300ft? which sank in 1912 (an alternative date for sinking is January 1913 NMR) in very shallow water just south of St. Mary's Island at N 55 03 51 W 01 26 49. The remains show above water at low tide (Collings). which ran aground 14th January 1913. The wreck lies under 2m of water around St. Mary’s Island. VLB won gallantry awards for rescue. This iron sailing vessel, built in 1882, was en route from the River Tyne to Rotterdam with coal and iron. Built: 1882
Crew: 16
Crew Lost: 8 The NMR has two entries for this ship (908773 & 1371830) with 2 separate NMR numbers NZ 37 SE 13 and NZ 37 SE 14.
Crew: 16
Crew Lost: 8 The NMR has two entries for this ship (908773 & 1371830) with 2 separate NMR numbers NZ 37 SE 13 and NZ 37 SE 14.
Easting
435420
Northing
574540
Grid Reference
NZ435420574540
Sources
Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 43 and 54; Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database; National Monuments Record (908773 & 1371830); Hydrographic Office wreck index; Dave Shaw and Barry Winfield 1988 Dive north east : a Diver guide No.101 Page(s)66; 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)