1831 wreck of English sloop or barge which stranded 3 miles north of the Wear [or some distance north of Whitburn], while bound for Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Laden with planks, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Tossal
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
1831 wreck of English sloop or barge which stranded 3 miles north of the Wear [or some distance north of Whitburn], while bound for Newcastle upon Tyne. Laden with planks, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Mater: Tossal
Site Name
Whitburn, Hearts of Oak
Site Type: Specific
Sloop
HER Number
14675
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1312927); 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); Sunderland and Durham general shipping gazette and mercantile advertiser 07-OCT-1831; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 11-OCT-1831, No.6680; Durham County Advertiser 07-OCT-1831, No.892 [old series]/66 [new series] Page(s)111
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
23
DAY2
13
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
3
MONTH2
2
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 885
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
English brig lost in storm 1867 the MARY MAC was manned by the following crew: Captain Richard Stone (Whitstable); John Court (Canterbury), mate; John Donnovan (London); William Page (London); Frederick Souttee; Robert Fagg; and the boy who was lost.
Master: Richard Stone, Whitstable
Crew: 7
Crew Lost: 1
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
English brig lost in storm 1867 the MARY MAC was manned by the following crew: Captain Richard Stone (Whitstable); John Court (Canterbury), mate; John Donnovan (London); William Page (London); Frederick Souttee; Robert Fagg; and the boy who was lost.
Master: Richard Stone, Whitstable
Crew: 7
Crew Lost: 1
Site Name
Herd Sand, Mary Mac
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
HER Number
14674
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1366738)
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
S Tyneside
Easting
453000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ56SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 56 SW 59
Northing
562000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Vessel foundered and lost after being run down by the Newcastle-registered SS VERNON, in wind conditions WSW force 2 1895.
Master: B Thompson
Crew: 6
Owner: A Thompson, Buckhaven, Fifeshire
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
Vessel foundered and lost after being run down by the Newcastle-registered SS VERNON, in wind conditions WSW force 2 1895.
Master: B Thompson
Crew: 6
Owner: A Thompson, Buckhaven, Fifeshire
Site Name
Souter Point, Vine
Site Type: Specific
Lugger
HER Number
14673
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365499); 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)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437840
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 614
Northing
567440
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
1869 wreck of brig, possibly German, which stranded 2 miles south of Tynemouth during a storm. En route from Shoreham-by-Sea to the River Tyne in ballast, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Built: 1857
Crew: 10
Crew Lost: 9
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1869 wreck of brig, possibly German, which stranded 2 miles south of Tynemouth during a storm. En route from Shoreham-by-Sea to the River Tyne in ballast, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Built: 1857
Crew: 10
Crew Lost: 9
Site Name
South Shields, Moritz Reichemheim (Moritz Reichenheim)
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
HER Number
14672
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1313165); 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 [pre publication typescript]
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
S Tyneside
Easting
453000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ56SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 56 SW 57
Northing
562000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
English tug foundered in wind conditions S force 3, following collision with the Newcastle registered S.S NEW PELTON.
English tug foundered in wind conditions S force 3, following collision with the Newcastle registered S.S NEW PELTON.
Master: R Lumsden
Owner: R Duff, Low Felling, Co. Durham
Built: 1861
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 4
Site Name
Souter Point, Belmont
Site Type: Specific
Tug
HER Number
14671
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365328); 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)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
S Tyneside
Easting
453000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ56SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 56 SW 62
Northing
562000
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
First World War 1914 to 1918
Place
South Shields
Description
This fishing trawler was stopped and captured by a German submarine, her crew forced to abandon ship, after which she was sunk by explosive scuttling charges in 1917.
Site Type: Broad
Fishing Vessel
SITEDESC
This fishing trawler was stopped and captured by a German submarine, her crew forced to abandon ship, after which she was sunk by explosive scuttling charges in 1917.
Site Name
Souter Point, Narcissus
Site Type: Specific
Trawler
HER Number
14670
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1367108); 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); 1988 British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45 Section II Page(s)120; 1990 Lloyd's war losses, The First World War: Casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918 Page(s)161
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
S Tyneside
Easting
441110
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 46 SW 73
Northing
560230
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Whitburn
Description
Swedish cargo vessel stranded and lost 1.5 miles south of Souter Point in wind conditions NE force 2 and fog 1897.
Owner: A Carlsson, Gothenburg
Built: 1871
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder comp
Boilers: 1
Crew: 16
Passengers: 1
Master: H V Sooth
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
Swedish cargo vessel stranded and lost 1.5 miles south of Souter Point in wind conditions NE force 2 and fog 1897.
Owner: A Carlsson, Gothenburg
Built: 1871
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder comp
Boilers: 1
Crew: 16
Passengers: 1
Master: H V Sooth
Site Name
Whitburn, Hugin
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14669
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365903); 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)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
S Tyneside
Easting
440000
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ46NW
MATERIAL
Iron
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 46 NW 34
Northing
565050
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marsden
Description
This snow, incorrectly reported in local accounts as a brig [sic], drove ashore in fog and wind conditions NW force 3. Her hull broke up, and her cargo, which was uninsured, was strewn along the coast.
Built: 1846
Where Built: Aberdeen
Master: W Young
Crew: 8
Owner: Murray & Co.
Construction: Part iron bolts
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
This snow, incorrectly reported in local accounts as a brig [sic], drove ashore in fog and wind conditions NW force 3. Her hull broke up, and her cargo, which was uninsured, was strewn along the coast.
Built: 1846
Where Built: Aberdeen
Master: W Young
Crew: 8
Owner: Murray & Co.
Construction: Part iron bolts
Site Name
Marsden, Admiral
Site Type: Specific
Snow
HER Number
14668
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362563); 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); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1853, No.106(A); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1854, No.116(A)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437840
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 331
Northing
567440
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
ENGLISH BRIGANTINE, lost in a storm 0.75miles east of South Shields 1867. Built: 1857 or 1858
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Construction: iron bolts
Master: Friend
Crew: 4?
Crew Lost: 1
Owner: H W Nicholls & Co., Whitstable
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
ENGLISH BRIGANTINE, lost in a storm 0.75miles east of South Shields 1867. Built: 1857 or 1858
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Construction: iron bolts
Master: Friend
Crew: 4?
Crew Lost: 1
Owner: H W Nicholls & Co., Whitstable
Site Name
Herd Sand, Merghee (Margee)
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
HER Number
14667
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (996869); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; 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); Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)58, 61-2; Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1866-7, No.812(M)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
S Tyneside
Easting
441000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 46 SW 70
Northing
562000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Souter Point
Description
1882 wreck of Scottish schooner which stranded half a mile south of Souter Point en route from Lossiemouth for Sunderland with railway sleepers. Constructed of wood with iron bolts in Canada in 1868, she was a sailing vessel. Built: 1868
Builder: McGill
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Construction: Iron bolt
Master: P E C Malckin
Crew: 6
Owner: J Sime
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1882 wreck of Scottish schooner which stranded half a mile south of Souter Point en route from Lossiemouth for Sunderland with railway sleepers. Constructed of wood with iron bolts in Canada in 1868, she was a sailing vessel. Built: 1868
Builder: McGill
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Construction: Iron bolt
Master: P E C Malckin
Crew: 6
Owner: J Sime
Site Name
South Shields, Souter Point, Angelica
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
HER Number
14666
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1003782); 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)