Whitburn, Flying Foam
Whitburn, Flying Foam
HER Number
13859
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Whitburn, Flying Foam
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Tug
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions August 1903.
Built: 1867
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Master: A J Legg
Crew: 5
Owner: Lawson Steam Tug Co. Ltd., South Shields
Built: 1867
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Master: A J Legg
Crew: 5
Owner: Lawson Steam Tug Co. Ltd., South Shields
Easting
441730
Northing
561890
Grid Reference
NZ441730561890
Sources
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, National Monument Record (1001924); 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)