Tynemouth, Reaper

HER Number

12984

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth, Reaper

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Fishing Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Trawler

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

First World War 1914 to 1918

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

A 97 ton trawler, which struck a mine on 21st February 1918. The remains survive to a height of 2m in places, but much is buried in the sand. N 55 03 00 W 01 23 08. In 18 metres of water (Collings). A 91 or 97T (Spokes has two entries for the Reaper) trawler. She was sunk by a mine on 21st February 1918. The wreck lies at a depth of 18m.

Easting

439350

Northing

573000

Grid Reference

NZ439350573000

Sources

Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 42; Ian Spokes wreck database; National Monuments Record (908767); Hydrographic Office wreck index; Dave Shaw and Barry Winfield 1988 Dive north east : a Diver guide No.91 Page(s)64