Whitburn, Whitburn Rocks, Advice
Whitburn, Whitburn Rocks, Advice
HER Number
15136
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Whitburn, Whitburn Rocks, Advice
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Barque
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Barque stranded and lost in force 9 wind conditions 1865. Built: 1850
Crew: 8
Crew Lost: 1
Crew: 8
Crew Lost: 1
Easting
441000
Northing
562000
Grid Reference
NZ441000562000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1364965); 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)