Souter Point, Janet and Mary
Souter Point, Janet and Mary
HER Number
14681
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Souter Point, Janet and Mary
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ56SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Barge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Vessel foundered off Souter Point in wind condiitons W force 4 whilst under tow. NB: While under tow at the time she foundered, this vessel was in fact a brigantine-rigged sailing lighter.
Built: 1838 lost 1880
Where Built: Leith
Master: H Dennis
Crew: 2
Passengers: 1
Owner: J Woodward, Stockton-on-Tees
Built: 1838 lost 1880
Where Built: Leith
Master: H Dennis
Crew: 2
Passengers: 1
Owner: J Woodward, Stockton-on-Tees
Easting
453000
Northing
562000
Grid Reference
NZ453000562000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1313338); 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); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]