Souter Point, Lady Anne
Souter Point, Lady Anne
HER Number
15083
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Souter Point, Lady Anne
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Cargo vessel wrecked in wind and fog. Master: A Rackley
Owner: The Earl of Durham, Co. Durham
Built: 1871
Builder: Laing & Co. Ltd.
Where Built: Sunderland
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Horse Power: 90
Boilers: 1
Crew: 18
Passengers: 6
Owner: The Earl of Durham, Co. Durham
Built: 1871
Builder: Laing & Co. Ltd.
Where Built: Sunderland
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Horse Power: 90
Boilers: 1
Crew: 18
Passengers: 6
Easting
441400
Northing
562000
Grid Reference
NZ441400562000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365094); 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