Tynemouth, Sterling
Tynemouth, Sterling
HER Number
14412
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Sterling
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ56SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brig
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
ENGLISH BRIG, 1871
Possibly lost during the `great gale of February 10th' which struck the Tyne.
Built: 1840
Crew: 6
Crew Lost: 6
Possibly lost during the `great gale of February 10th' which struck the Tyne.
Built: 1840
Crew: 6
Crew Lost: 6
Easting
452000
Northing
562000
Grid Reference
NZ452000562000
Sources
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); National Monuments Record (1312038); United Kingdom shipwreck index; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)112