Sunderland, Lonclara

HER Number

12936

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Lonclara

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Wreck

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

First World War 1914 to 1918

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

A British steamship of 1294 tons. Sank just off the mouth of the Wear after hitting a mine on 14th January 1917.

Easting

439000

Northing

569000

Grid Reference

NZ439000569000

Sources

Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 20; Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record