North Shields, Spanish Battery, Sally
North Shields, Spanish Battery, Sally
HER Number
14357
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
North Shields, Spanish Battery, Sally
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1812 wreck of English sloop which was wrecked near the Spanish Battery after returning to Shields in a disabled condition, together with her cargo of coal; a wooden sailing vessel. Crew saved. Master: Yule
Easting
437000
Northing
569000
Grid Reference
NZ437000569000
Sources
National Monuments Record (971536); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 13-OCT-1812, No.4710; 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); Tyne Mercury 13-OCT-1812, No.542 Page(s)3