Whitburn, Ardanbhan
Whitburn, Ardanbhan
HER Number
13831
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Whitburn, Ardanbhan
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1,179-tons, 71.75m long, 9.57m beam, 5.2m draught, steamship. Ran aground in gale force 6 conditions 7th February 1900. Built: 1880
Builder: H Murray & Co.
Where Built: Port Glasgow
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
HP: 129
Boilers: 1
Machinery: W King & Co., Glasgow
Construction: 2 decks; 3 masts; 4 bulkheads; q'deck 84ft; b'deck 50ft; f'castle 34ft
Master: W S Thornton
Crew: 17
Owner: General Steam Navigation Co., London
Builder: H Murray & Co.
Where Built: Port Glasgow
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
HP: 129
Boilers: 1
Machinery: W King & Co., Glasgow
Construction: 2 decks; 3 masts; 4 bulkheads; q'deck 84ft; b'deck 50ft; f'castle 34ft
Master: W S Thornton
Crew: 17
Owner: General Steam Navigation Co., London
Easting
441710
Northing
563290
Grid Reference
NZ441710563290
Sources
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database; National Monument Record (1313406); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; 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)