Tynemouth, The Deft

HER Number

14586

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth, The Deft

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Sailing Vessel <By Rig>

Site Type: Specific

Schooner

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1837 wreck of English schooner which foundered near Tynemouth after departing Shields Harbour with a cargo of coal. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. Master: Capt. London

Easting

437000

Northing

569000

Grid Reference

NZ437000569000

Sources

National Monuments Record (1441699); Norwich Mercury Saturday 25th February 1837