South Shields, Whitburn, Sapphire
South Shields, Whitburn, Sapphire
HER Number
14686
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, Whitburn, Sapphire
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Fishing Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Drifter
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Stranded 1909
Built: 1895
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine
Boilers: 1
Crew: 9
Built: 1895
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine
Boilers: 1
Crew: 9
Easting
441000
Northing
560000
Grid Reference
NZ441000560000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1001964); 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]