Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Hercules
Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Hercules
HER Number
14982
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Hercules
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Tug
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Tug foundered following collision at the mouth of the Tyne with Napier Star, she sunk with the loss of three lives. She was subsequently refloated with a floating crane and beached at Jarrow Slake. 1931.
Built: 1877
Propulsion: Paddle driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Crew Lost: 3
Built: 1877
Propulsion: Paddle driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Crew Lost: 3
Easting
434130
Northing
565740
Grid Reference
NZ434130565740
Sources
National Monuments Record (1367860); 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); Tugs and Ships http://website.lineone.net/~d.ord/Tugs%20and%20Ships.htm [Accessed 5-NOV-2002]
Section 6, County Durham (CF); Tugs and Ships http://website.lineone.net/~d.ord/Tugs%20and%20Ships.htm [Accessed 5-NOV-2002]