Whitburn, Whitburn Steel, Vera
Whitburn, Whitburn Steel, Vera
HER Number
15149
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Whitburn, Whitburn Steel, Vera
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
Prussian barque stranded in wind conditions 1902. Built: 1862
Builder: Hamel
Where Built: Cherbourg
Master: H Vanselow
Crew: 10
Owner: O Munsterberg, Danzig (Gdansk)
Construction: 1 deck; completely rebuilt 1878
Builder: Hamel
Where Built: Cherbourg
Master: H Vanselow
Crew: 10
Owner: O Munsterberg, Danzig (Gdansk)
Construction: 1 deck; completely rebuilt 1878
Easting
441000
Northing
560000
Grid Reference
NZ441000560000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1001910); 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); United Kingdom Shipwreck Index