Remains of a lesiure vessel. 05-AUG-1965 Wreck lies aground.
22-APR-1971 Not found during area sonar search.
22-MAY-1972 Not searched for 1971.
Vessel described as a Cabin Cruiser.
Site Type: Broad
Leisure Craft
SITEDESC
Remains of a lesiure vessel. 05-AUG-1965 Wreck lies aground.
22-APR-1971 Not found during area sonar search.
22-MAY-1972 Not searched for 1971.
Vessel described as a Cabin Cruiser.
Site Name
Whitley Bay, Whitley Sands, Slipstream
Site Type: Specific
Cabin Craft
HER Number
13969
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monument Record (908769), Hydrographic Office Wreck Index 09-MAR-1993
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
09
District
N Tyneside
Easting
447950
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ46NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 46 NE 78
Northing
569760
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
In 1900, whilst offshore looking for pilotage work, the bottom of her hot well fell out, causing her to sink.
Year Built: 1864
Boilers: 1
Propulsion: Screw, 2 cyl compound
Owner: T. Johnston, North Shields
Master: Johnston, J. H.
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 0
Passengers: 0
SITEDESC
In 1900, whilst offshore looking for pilotage work, the bottom of her hot well fell out, causing her to sink.
Year Built: 1864
Boilers: 1
Propulsion: Screw, 2 cyl compound
Owner: T. Johnston, North Shields
Master: Johnston, J. H.
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 0
Passengers: 0
Site Name
Tynemouth, Conquest
Site Type: Specific
Tug
HER Number
13968
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monument Record (1035984), United Kingdom Shipwreck Index App. C, Table 1 p 160 (670)
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
CONDITION
Fair
DAY1
03
District
N Tyneside
Easting
445600
Grid ref figure
6
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ46NE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 46 NE 4
Northing
567300
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Tynemouth
Description
An Admiralty Motor mine-sweeper with twenty crew and an armament of two no.5 machine guns. On 13th February 1942, only two weeks after she was completed she was rammed in a convoy and foundered off the mouth of the River Tyne.
Site Type: Broad
Warship
SITEDESC
An Admiralty Motor mine-sweeper, 226 tons, 36.2m long, 7m beam and 2.8m draught, completed on 29 January 1942. Her single bronze propeller was powered by a 500 hp diesel engine. She had twenty crew and an armament of two no.5 machine guns. On 13th February 1942, only two weeks after she was completed she was rammed in a convoy and foundered off the mouth of the River Tyne.
The wreck lies in an east-south-east to west-north-west direction on a well-swept seabed of hard sand and stone in a general depth of 39m. It is fairly substantial, but broken in two with the bow and stern end fairly intact and covered in soft corals. It has collapsed down amidships into a pile of twisted steel, broken plates and machinery. The propeller is reported to be still in place at the stern and half buried. The wreck stands 7-8m at its highest point. Wreck not often found by divers so ‘interesting bridge equipment and bell should still be in place.
Grid reference conversion made 16.11.2010 with http://gps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/etrs89geo_natgrid.asp with Lat/Long referenced as N 54 59 93 W 001 17 335
Site Name
Tynemouth, HM MMS 180
Site Type: Specific
Minesweeper
HER Number
13964
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Young, R. (2001) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume Two, Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 128; National Monuments Record (908735); Hydrographic Office wreck index; 1988 British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45 Section III Page(s)19
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
District
S Tyneside
Easting
445600
Grid ref figure
6
LANDUSE
Marine
MATERIAL
Steel
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 46 NE 112
Northing
565700
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Marsden
Description
Steel, 196 ton, British steam fishing trawler. 34.56m long, 6.29m beam and 3.4m draught. She was built in 1903 as trawler no.113246 at Hull as yard 352, by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, launched as Nubia on 25 August 1903 and registered as GY1275 on 28 August for her new owners, the Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Co. ltd. Her single steel propeller was powered by a three cylinder, triple-expansion steam engine. Her machinery was built by Amos & Smith Co. at Hull. She had one deck, three watertight bulkheads, a 14.9m quarter-deck and a 5.8m forecastle.
In February 1937 she was sold to Henry G. Hopwood & Charles Taylor of Grimsby, then to Japan Fishing Co. Ltd on 20 May 1937. In 1939 she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to an auxiliary patrol vessel. On 17 October 1941, HMT Nubia foundered and was lost with six of her crew, following a collision with an unnamed vessel, six miles offshore from the River Tyne.
The wreck believed to be the Nubia, lies orientated in an east-south-east to west-north-west direction on a seabed of sand and gravel in a general depth of 40m. She is sitting upright, intact and about 3m high, with her small bridge superstructure broken down almost to deck level and the bottom of her hull partially buried in the sand.
Grid reference conversion made 16.11.2010 with http://gps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/etrs89geo_natgrid.asp with Lat/Long referenced as N 54 59 026; W 001 17 281
Site Type: Broad
Fishing Vessel
SITEDESC
Steel, 196 ton, British steam fishing trawler. 34.56m long, 6.29m beam and 3.4m draught. She was built in 1903 as trawler no.113246 at Hull as yard 352, by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, launched as Nubia on 25 August 1903 and registered as GY1275 on 28 August for her new owners, the Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Co. ltd. Her single steel propeller was powered by a three cylinder, triple-expansion steam engine. Her machinery was built by Amos & Smith Co. at Hull. She had one deck, three watertight bulkheads, a 14.9m quarter-deck and a 5.8m forecastle.
In February 1937 she was sold to Henry G. Hopwood & Charles Taylor of Grimsby, then to Japan Fishing Co. Ltd on 20 May 1937. In 1939 she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to an auxiliary patrol vessel. On 17 October 1941, HMT Nubia foundered and was lost with six of her crew, following a collision with an unnamed vessel, six miles offshore from the River Tyne.
The wreck believed to be the Nubia, lies orientated in an east-south-east to west-north-west direction on a seabed of sand and gravel in a general depth of 40m. She is sitting upright, intact and about 3m high, with her small bridge superstructure broken down almost to deck level and the bottom of her hull partially buried in the sand.
Grid reference conversion made 16.11.2010 with http://gps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/etrs89geo_natgrid.asp with Lat/Long referenced as N 54 59 026; W 001 17 281
Site Name
Marsden, Nubia
Site Type: Specific
Trawler
HER Number
13963
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Young, R. (2001) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume Two, Tempus, Gloucestershire. p.127; National Monument Record (1370349); Larn, R & B, (1997) Shipwreck index of the British Isles, Volume 3. The east coast of England: Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Co.Durham, Northumberland, Section 6, County Durham
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
CONDITION
Fair
DAY1
03
District
S Tyneside
Easting
445000
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MATERIAL
Steel
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 46 NE 99
Northing
562000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Marsden
Description
Wreckage of a 132 ton, steam fishing trawler built in 1896 by Mackie and Thompson in Glasgow. e screw was powered by three-cylinder, triple-expansion steam engine. Machinery built by Muir & Houston ltd in Glasgow. The Crater foundered and was lost on 2 February 1926, while on a fishing trip from the Tyne after developing a serious leak when it struck a submerged, unidentified floating object, believed to be floating wreckage.
Site Type: Broad
Fishing Vessel
SITEDESC
Steel, 132 ton, steam fishing trawler, registered in Fleetwood. 30.25m long, 6.12m beam and 3.14m draught. She was built in 1896 by Mackie and Thompson in Glasgow, owned at time of loss by Ashworth and Taylor. Her single screw was powered by three-cylinder, triple-expansion steam engine. Machinery built by Muir & Houston ltd in Glasgow. She had a yawl rig, one deck, a 5.2m quarter-deck and a 5.8m forecastle.
The Crater foundered and was lost on 2 February 1926, while on a fishing trip from the Tyne after developing a serious leak when it struck a submerged, unidentified floating object, believed to be floating wreckage.
Wreck not positively identified as yet – Lies on a hard seabed of dirty sand, shale and shells just inside the spoil ground area at a general depth of 54m, 6.5miles E of Souter Lighthouse. She stands 5.5m high and is largely intact save for the fore castle which seems to have collapsed.
Grid reference conversion made with http://gps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/etrs89geo_natgrid.asp with Lat/Long referenced as N 54 58 917; W 001 10 900 gives a grid ref located to the north of the Tyne and Wear boundary (NZ 3720 9206).
Site Name
Marsden, Crater
Site Type: Specific
Trawler
HER Number
13962
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Young, R. (2001) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume Two, Tempus, Gloucestershire. p.126; National Monument Record (1367825); 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
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
N Tyneside
Easting
439790
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562290
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
First World War 1914 to 1918
Place
Tynemouth
Description
A 201T Royal Navy armed trawler measuring 35.15x6.73x3.58m. She was mined 27th August 1914.
Site Type: Broad
Fishing Vessel
SITEDESC
A 201T Royal Navy armed trawler measuring 35.15x6.73x3.58m. She was mined 27th August 1914.
Site Name
Tynemouth, Thomas W. Irvin
Site Type: Specific
Trawler
HER Number
13961
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
District
N Tyneside
Easting
438000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Iron
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 854
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1893 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded near the South Pier, Tynemouth, outward-bound from the River Tyne for Hamburg with coal. Constructed of iron in 1870, she was a steam-driven vessel. Richard Larn gives this ship in his Durham Section as being lost on 21/3/1893 at “Tynemouth, Entrance, Near South Pier”.
I have checked 1876 and there is no reference to the loss of the Herman Sauber, Claremont or Fenella for Durham or Northumberland, which leads me to suspect that all 3 ships were towed off the Herd Sand.
Built: 1870
Propulsion: Screw-driven, 3-cylinder triple-expansion engine
Boilers: 1
Master: W Ford
Crew: 15
Owner: J F Fenwick, London
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1893 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded near the South Pier, Tynemouth, outward-bound from the River Tyne for Hamburg with coal. Constructed of iron in 1870, she was a steam-driven vessel. Richard Larn gives this ship in his Durham Section as being lost on 21/3/1893 at “Tynemouth, Entrance, Near South Pier”.
I have checked 1876 and there is no reference to the loss of the Herman Sauber, Claremont or Fenella for Durham or Northumberland, which leads me to suspect that all 3 ships were towed off the Herd Sand.
Built: 1870
Propulsion: Screw-driven, 3-cylinder triple-expansion engine
Boilers: 1
Master: W Ford
Crew: 15
Owner: J F Fenwick, London
Site Name
Tynemouth, Fenella
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
13960
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, National Monuments Record (1365476); 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; Lloyd's List 11-MAR-1823, No. 5784
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
District
N Tyneside
Easting
441070
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Marine
MATERIAL
Steel
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 46 NE 108
Northing
569860
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Tynemouth
Description
A British drifter (Spokes calls it a trawler) which had been requisitioned by the Royal Navy, and foundered following a collision off Tynemouth 18th April 1941. A steam propelled, steel vessel built in 1924. Two entries on the NMR, listed as off Tynemouth (NZ 46 NW 9 and NZ 46 NE 108).
Site Type: Broad
Fishing Vessel
SITEDESC
A British drifter (Spokes calls it a trawler) which had been requisitioned by the Royal Navy, and foundered following a collision off Tynemouth 18th April 1941. A steam propelled, steel vessel built in 1924. 55 01 18N; 01 21 33W converted to NZ 4107 6986 using http://gps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/etrs89geo_natgrid.asp. Two entries on the NMR, listed as off Tynemouth (NZ 46 NW 9 and NZ 46 NE 108).
Site Name
Tynemouth, Young Ernie
Site Type: Specific
Drifter
HER Number
13959
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database; National Monuments Record (1369747 & 908752); 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); J J Colledge 1989 Ships of the Royal Navy, volume 2: navy-built trawlers, drifters, tugs and requisitioned ships from the fifteenth century to the present Page(s)244; Hydrographic Office wreck index 09-MAR-1993; Dave Shaw and Barry Winfield 1988 Dive north east : a Diver guide Page(s)56
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
District
N Tyneside
Easting
436700
Grid ref figure
6
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
MATERIAL
Iron
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 37 SE 47
Northing
571500
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Cullercoats
Description
An English cargo vessel which ran aground at Browns Point 16th November 1876, in wind conditions variable force 2, while en route from London to the Tyne in ballast; a steam vessel built of iron at Sunderland in 1871.
Builder: Pile
Where Built: Sunderland
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
HP: 120
Machinery: T Clark & Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Construction: 2 decks; 5 bulkheads
Master: W Smith
Crew: 20
Passengers
Owner: G Cleugh, North Shields
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
An English cargo vessel which ran aground at Browns Point 16th November 1876, in wind conditions variable force 2, while en route from London to the Tyne in ballast; a steam vessel built of iron at Sunderland in 1871.
Builder: Pile
Where Built: Sunderland
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
HP: 120
Machinery: T Clark & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne
Construction: 2 decks; 5 bulkheads
Master: W Smith
Crew: 20
Passengers
Owner: G Cleugh, North Shields
Site Name
Cullercoats, Browns Point, Warkworth Castle
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
13958
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record (1370834); 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
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
LANDUSE
Marine
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Description
The steamship Winga sank as a result of a collision 2nd June 1940.
SITEDESC
A 1478T steamship which sank as a result of a collision 2nd June 1940 and now lies at a depth of 40m. She measured 76.2m x 11.3m x 4.95m. 54 42 54N; 01 02 06W
Site Name
Winga
Site Type: Specific
Wreck
HER Number
13957
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record