South Shields, unknown wreck

HER Number

12950

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

South Shields, unknown wreck

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Wreck

General Period

UNCERTAIN

Specific Period

Uncertain

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

50 metres south of the Withrington (HER 12949) is an unidentified wreck. The bows and stern are complete with the propeller and other pieces. Lies in 12 metres of water.

Easting

382

Northing

683

Grid Reference

NZ382683

Sources

Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 31