St. Mary's Island, Daring
St. Mary's Island, Daring
HER Number
14421
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
St. Mary's Island, Daring
Place
St. Mary's Island
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Motor Launch
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Possible remains of 1921 wreck of launch which foundered off St. Mary's Island after a collision with wreckage of California; a motor leisure craft.
There is a casualty record [q.v.] for a DARING lost in the same area but with the date given as 19-DEC-1916. This vessel shares the name and place of loss, and is a paddle steamer,consistent at this date with being in use as a pleasure craft. The voyage details are from the River Tyne to Whitley Bay, also consistent with a pleasure excursion. However, the date of loss of the 1916 DARING is both during wartime and in winter. This may suggest either a measure of confusion between two different vessels, or divergent accounts of the same vessel.
There is a casualty record [q.v.] for a DARING lost in the same area but with the date given as 19-DEC-1916. This vessel shares the name and place of loss, and is a paddle steamer,consistent at this date with being in use as a pleasure craft. The voyage details are from the River Tyne to Whitley Bay, also consistent with a pleasure excursion. However, the date of loss of the 1916 DARING is both during wartime and in winter. This may suggest either a measure of confusion between two different vessels, or divergent accounts of the same vessel.
Easting
435320
Northing
574550
Grid Reference
NZ435320574550
Sources
National Monuments Record (908774); Hydrographic Office wreck index; Dave Shaw and Barry Winfield 1988 Dive north east : a Diver guide No.101 Page(s)66