The English craft Victory wrecked on the Black Middens on her maiden voyage in October 1831. Owner: Dowell, Sunderland
SITEDESC
The English craft Victory wrecked on the Black Middens on her maiden voyage in October 1831. Owner: Dowell, Sunderland
Site Name
Black Middens, Victory
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14231
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat page(s)59; National Monuments Record (1356982)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 672
Northing
568000
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1827 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Black Middens after grounding on the bar in entering Shields in ballast; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Murphy
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1827 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Black Middens after grounding on the bar in entering Shields in ballast; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Murphy
Site Name
Black Middens, Unity
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14230
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-MAY-1827, No.6222; Newcastle Courant 26-MAY-1827, No.7859 Page(s)1; Durham County Advertiser 26-MAY-1827, No.664 Page(s)3; National Monuments Record 1349339
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 988
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
English brig stranded on the Black Middens along with the BIDDY, December 1785; a wooden sailing vessel. Crews saved. Master: Ross.
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
English brig stranded on the Black Middens along with the BIDDY, December 1785; a wooden sailing vessel. Crews saved. Master: Ross.
Site Name
Black Middens, Trusty
Site Type: Specific
Brig
HER Number
14229
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Newcastle Courant 31-DEC-1785, No.5699 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 14-JAN-1786, No.5701 P1; National Monuments Record (1389791)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 394
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1911 wreck of Norwegian barque which grounded on the Black Middens on entering the Tyne from Brevik with pit props. She was recovered, but later condemned. Constructed of wood in 1875, she was a sailing vessel. Dimensions 342 tons gross, 311 net; 125.5 x 28.8 x 15.3 feet.
Built: 1875 Dimensions 342 tons gross, 311 net; 125.5 x 28.8 x 15.3 feet.
Where Built: Brevik
Crew: 9
Onwer: A/S Trosvig (Marius Schilbred), Brevik
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1911 wreck of Norwegian barque which grounded on the Black Middens on entering the Tyne from Brevik with pit props. She was recovered, but later condemned. Constructed of wood in 1875, she was a sailing vessel. Dimensions 342 tons gross, 311 net; 125.5 x 28.8 x 15.3 feet.
Built: 1875 Dimensions 342 tons gross, 311 net; 125.5 x 28.8 x 15.3 feet.
Where Built: Brevik
Crew: 9
Owner: A/S Trosvig (Marius Schilbred), Brevik
Site Name
Black Middens, Trosvig (Trosvik)
Site Type: Specific
Barque
HER Number
14228
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
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 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)143; World Wide Web page http://www.skipet.no/1911.pdf accessed and translated from the Norwegian on 21-JAN-2008; National Monuments Record (1001979)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 670
Northing
568000
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1821 wreck of English sloop which stranded on the Black Middens on her arrival at Shields from Kingston-upon-Hull with goods and passengers; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Thompson
Passengers: 3 The CHARLES was wrecked on the Black Middens on the same day (Newcastle Courant)
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
1821 wreck of English sloop which stranded on the Black Middens on her arrival at Shields from Kingston upon Hull with goods and passengers; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Thompson
Passengers: 3 The CHARLES was wrecked on the Black Middens on the same day (Newcastle Courant)
Site Name
Black Middens, Thomas
Site Type: Specific
Sloop
HER Number
14227
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 11-DEC-1821, No.5652; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)49'; Newcastle Courant 15-DEC-1821, No.7575 Page(s)4; Durham County Advertiser 15-DEC-1821, No.380 Page(s)3; National Monuments Record (1348867)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 757
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
English Brig stranded and wrecked on the Black Middens Rocks 15th December 1853. Crew of 5 saved.
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
English Brig stranded and wrecked on the Black Middens Rocks 15th December 1853. Crew of 5 saved.
Site Name
Black Middens, Sylph
Site Type: Specific
Brig
HER Number
14226
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
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 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91; National Monuments Record (1362564)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 545
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
English Brigantine lost in force 10 wind conditions, February 1870. Built: 1829
Master: Anthony Hindson, Seaham
Crew: 5
Crew Lost: 1, William Burns of Dover (Boswell Whitaker 1980)
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
English Brigantine lost in force 10 wind conditions, February 1870. Built: 1829
Master: Anthony Hindson, Seaham
Crew: 5
Crew Lost: 1, William Burns of Dover (Boswell Whitaker 1980)
Site Name
Black Middens, Susannah
Site Type: Specific
Brig
HER Number
14225
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; Peter Collings 1988 The illustrated dictionary of north east shipwrecks Page(s)146; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, CountyDurham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)110; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 3 : Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)29-30; National Monuments Record (1031999)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 803
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
English Schooner, wrecked March 1859 in force 6 wind conditions on Tynemouth Rocks along with the ELIZABETH. Crews saved. Built 1799.
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
English Schooner, wrecked March 1859 in force 6 wind conditions on Tynemouth Rocks along with the ELIZABETH. Crews saved. Built 1799.
Site Name
Black Middens, Sir William Curtis
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
HER Number
14224
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
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 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)93; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)22; National Monuments Record (1364785)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 105
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
October 1783 wreck of British sloop which stranded on the Black Middens while entering South Shields; a wooden sailing vessel. Crew saved. Master: Smith
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
October 1783 wreck of British sloop which stranded on the Black Middens while entering South Shields; a wooden sailing vessel. Crew saved. Master: Smith
Site Name
Black Middens, Singleton
Site Type: Specific
Sloop
HER Number
14223
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 14-OCT-1783, No.1507; 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); Newcastle Courant 11-OCT-1783, No.5583 Page(s)4; National Monuments Record (971436)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 715
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
English Cargo Vessel, January 1842 drove upon the Herdsand on attempt to proceed into Shields harbour. Master or owner?- Swanson
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
English Cargo Vessel, January 1842 drove upon the Herdsand on attempt to proceed into Shields harbour. Master or owner?- Swanson
Site Name
Black Middens, Seaforth
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14222
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)69-70; National Monuments Record (1362190)