Sunderland, Amble

Sunderland, Amble

HER Number

14259

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Amble

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

A Dutch steamship 1,162 tons. It hit a mine on 16 December 1939 and sank off Sunderland.

Easting

441000

Northing

559000

Grid Reference

NZ441000559000

Sources

Alan Burns, 2007, Sunderland's War Diary