Black Middens, Trosvig (Trosvik)
Black Middens, Trosvig (Trosvik)
HER Number
14228
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Black Middens, Trosvig (Trosvik)
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Barque
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1911 wreck of Norwegian barque which grounded on the Black Middens on entering the Tyne from Brevik with pit props. She was recovered, but later condemned. Constructed of wood in 1875, she was a sailing vessel. Dimensions 342 tons gross, 311 net; 125.5 x 28.8 x 15.3 feet.
Built: 1875 Dimensions 342 tons gross, 311 net; 125.5 x 28.8 x 15.3 feet.
Where Built: Brevik
Crew: 9
Onwer: A/S Trosvig (Marius Schilbred), Brevik
Built: 1875 Dimensions 342 tons gross, 311 net; 125.5 x 28.8 x 15.3 feet.
Where Built: Brevik
Crew: 9
Onwer: A/S Trosvig (Marius Schilbred), Brevik
Easting
437000
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ437000568000
Sources
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); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)143; World Wide Web page http://www.skipet.no/1911.pdf accessed and translated from the Norwegian on 21-JAN-2008; National Monuments Record (1001979)