Souter Point, Marsden Rock, Kitty (Henry Brooke)
Souter Point, Marsden Rock, Kitty (Henry Brooke)
HER Number
14986
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Souter Point, Marsden Rock, Kitty (Henry Brooke)
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ46NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1917 wreck of Norwegian schooner which stranded on Marsden Rock en route from Gothenburg or Halden for the Tyne with pit props. She was a sailing vessel, but it is unclear whether she was constructed of wood or of steel. She may have had an auxiliary motor engine fitted. Built: c.1900
Builder: J Ring Andersen
Where Built: Svendborg
Propulsion: sail, possibly auxiliary motor engine?
Crew: 7
Crew Lost: 1
Builder: J Ring Andersen
Where Built: Svendborg
Propulsion: sail, possibly auxiliary motor engine?
Crew: 7
Crew Lost: 1
Easting
441620
Northing
562830
Grid Reference
NZ441620562830
Sources
National Monuments Record (1366535); 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;