Tyne and Wear HER(13798): Whitley Bay, Polleon (Leonora, Pulleon) - Details
13798
N Tyneside
Whitley Bay, Polleon (Leonora, Pulleon)
Whitley Bay
NZ47SW
Maritime Craft
Transport Vessel
Collier
20TH CENTURY
First World War 1914 to 1918
Wreckage
A British steamship registered in Newcastle upon Tyne built as the Leonora in 1915 but at the time of loss was under contract to the Admiralty as a collier. In March 1918 the Polleon was on passage between Blyth and the River Tyne with an unspecified cargo of coal when she was torpedoed by the submerged German submarine UB-87. The wreck has not been positively identified yet but is believed to be that of the steamship Polleon.
441450
571170
NZ441450571170
Young, R. (2001) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume Two, Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 167, Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record (908760); Hydrographic Office wreck index; Dave Shaw and Barry Winfield 1988 Dive north east : a Diver guide No.79 Page(s)62