South Shields, collier

HER Number

12945

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

South Shields, collier

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Collier

General Period

UNCERTAIN

Specific Period

Uncertain

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

An over 1200 ton wreck of a collier lying on a sandy seabed in 14 metres of water. Well broken up but still substantial.

Easting

444000

Northing

557000

Grid Reference

NZ444000557000

Sources

Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 28