Whitburn, Hugin
Whitburn, Hugin
HER Number
14669
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Whitburn, Hugin
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Swedish cargo vessel stranded and lost 1.5 miles south of Souter Point in wind conditions NE force 2 and fog 1897.
Owner: A Carlsson, Gothenburg
Built: 1871
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder comp
Boilers: 1
Crew: 16
Passengers: 1
Master: H V Sooth
Owner: A Carlsson, Gothenburg
Built: 1871
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder comp
Boilers: 1
Crew: 16
Passengers: 1
Master: H V Sooth
Easting
441110
Northing
560230
Grid Reference
NZ441110560230
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365903); 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)