Cullercoats, Sjovik (Rosehill, Sven)

HER Number

12689

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Cullercoats, Sjovik (Rosehill, Sven)

Place

Cullercoats

Map Sheet

NZ47SW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1916 wreck of Swedish cargo vessel which stranded near Cullercoats. This iron screw steamer, built in 1884, was en route from Helsingborg to London with timber. Ex. SVEN; ex. ROSEHILL. Position of loss given as 3 miles ENE of River Tyne, and tonnage as 1596 tons gross.

Built: 1884
Builder: J L Thompson & Sons Ltd.
Where Built: Sunderland
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
HP: 170
Boilers: 2
Machinery: T Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool
Construction: 1 deck; 4 bulkheads; well deck; quarter-deck 100ft; bridge deck 58ft; forecastle 26ft
Master: C S Linggren [sic]
Crew: 19
Owner: Norrkopings Rederiaktieb, Sweden

Easting

443700

Northing

570600

Grid Reference

NZ443700570600

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Shoreline Management Plan 47; 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 7, Northumberland (CG) Merchant shipping losses of Allied, neutral and central powers during and shortly after World War I, Page 120; Ian Spokes, wreck database; National Monuments Record 1371833; The Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast, Vol 1 1740-1917 Page(s)166; Merchant shipping losses of Allied, neutral and central powers during and shortly after World War I Page(s)120