Sunderland, J.B. Eminson

HER Number

13809

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, J.B. Eminson

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

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

British steamship registered at Sunderland, built in 1875 by Short’s Co. Ltd at Sunderland. On 7 February 1881, she grounded close to the north pier at Sunderland.

Easting

441310

Northing

558700

Grid Reference

NZ441310558700

Sources

Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 134; 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