Tynemouth, Felix

HER Number

14366

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth, Felix

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1740 wreck of craft which was lost near Tynemouth en route from Stockholm to London. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. Master: Peter Warg

Easting

437000

Northing

569000

Grid Reference

NZ437000569000

Sources

National Monuments Record (1443088); Kentish Post or Canterbury Newsletter 09-JAN to 12-JAN-1739/40, No.2314; Nouvelles d'Amsterdam Suite des Nouvelles d'Amsterdam du 26 janvier 1740 Page(s)2