Whitburn, Wheatall Point, Creterock
Whitburn, Wheatall Point, Creterock
HER Number
13841
District
Whitburn
Site Name
Whitburn, Wheatall Point, Creterock
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Barge
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1920 wreck of British barge which stranded at Wheatall Point while under tow of the CRETECABLE from Shoreham-by-Sea to the River Tyne. Like the CRETEROCK, she was built of concrete; the suffix CRETE- formed part of the name of all British concrete vessels. Launched: 23.11.1918
Completed: 1919
Builder: Gloucester Ferro-Concrete Shipbuilding Co.
Where Built: Gloucester
Official No.: 142778
Owner: The Shipping Controller
Completed: 1919
Builder: Gloucester Ferro-Concrete Shipbuilding Co.
Where Built: Gloucester
Official No.: 142778
Owner: The Shipping Controller
Easting
441620
Northing
562830
Grid Reference
NZ441620562830
Sources
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database; National Monument Record (1367144); 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); http://www.mareud.mine.nu/Ferro-Concrete/gloucester_ferro.html [22-OCT-2002]