Whitburn, Whitburn Steel, Oak
Whitburn, Whitburn Steel, Oak
HER Number
15146
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Whitburn, Whitburn Steel, Oak
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
English Brig stranded and lost in force 7 winds 1877. Master: R Hughes
Owner: J Trattles, Bishopwearmouth
Built: 1851
Crew: 7
Owner: J Trattles, Bishopwearmouth
Built: 1851
Crew: 7
Easting
441000
Northing
560000
Grid Reference
NZ441000560000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365163); 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)