South Shields, John M Smart

HER Number

14664

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

South Shields, John M Smart

Place

Cullercoats

Map Sheet

NZ57SE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Fishing Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Trawler

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

First World War 1914 to 1918

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

REMAINS OF BRITISH TRAWLER, POSSIBLY JOHN M SMART, 1917 sunk by gunfire from German torpedo boat destroyer, 1917. Position 55 03 00N 001 07 00W - 10 miles E from the Tyne.

Easting

457200

Northing

571700

Grid Reference

NZ457200571700

Sources

National Monuments Record (908763); Hydrographic Office wreck index 09-MAR-1993