Tyne and Wear HER(14982): Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Hercules - Details
14982
S Tyneside
Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Hercules
Jarrow
NZ36NW
Maritime Craft
Tug
Early Modern
C19
Wreckage
Tug foundered following collision at the mouth of the Tyne with Napier Star, she sunk with the loss of three lives. She was subsequently refloated with a floating crane and beached at Jarrow Slake. 1931.
Built: 1877
Propulsion: Paddle driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Crew Lost: 3
3413
6574
NZ34136574
National Monuments Record (1367860); 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); Tugs and Ships http://website.lineone.net/~d.ord/Tugs%20and%20Ships.htm [Accessed 5-NOV-2002]