Souter Point, St. Giles
Souter Point, St. Giles
HER Number
15095
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Souter Point, St. Giles
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Tug
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Vessel foundered and lost following collision with the
London registered ketch PRIDE, in wind conditions NE force
4.
Year Built: 1885
Boilers: 1
Owner: J. Prior, Sunderland
Master: Archer, J.
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 0
Passengers: 0
London registered ketch PRIDE, in wind conditions NE force
4.
Year Built: 1885
Boilers: 1
Owner: J. Prior, Sunderland
Master: Archer, J.
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 0
Passengers: 0
Easting
441400
Northing
562000
Grid Reference
NZ441400562000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1001942); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]