Sunderland, Orion
Sunderland, Orion
HER Number
12677
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, Orion
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Fishing Vessel
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
REMAINS OF FISHING VESSEL, 1913 Orientation: 340160
06-JUN-1972 Wreck, probably a fishing vessel, lies 340/160 deg with deck just showing above level of surrounding sand. Length about 120ft. Position 54 55 09N 001 21 39W.
25-SEP-1974 Examined at low water. Dries 1.7m. A 2nd section, unexamined, reported to lie 1 cable S of centre of Roker Pier. Was probably the ORION. Position plots in 54 55 09.6N 001 21 38.5W.
21-MAY-1991 Wreck has been removed during work on N dock sea defences.(1)
06-JUN-1972 Wreck, probably a fishing vessel, lies 340/160 deg with deck just showing above level of surrounding sand. Length about 120ft. Position 54 55 09N 001 21 39W.
25-SEP-1974 Examined at low water. Dries 1.7m. A 2nd section, unexamined, reported to lie 1 cable S of centre of Roker Pier. Was probably the ORION. Position plots in 54 55 09.6N 001 21 38.5W.
21-MAY-1991 Wreck has been removed during work on N dock sea defences.(1)
Easting
440970
Northing
558480
Grid Reference
NZ440970558480
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 908710; Shoreline Management Plan 7.2; Hydrographic Office wreck index 09-MAR-1993; Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 24; R. Young, 2000, Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the North-East Coast, 2000, Vol One (1740-1917), p. 133; Ian Spokes, wreck database; National Monuments Record