Sunderland, Abbotsford
Sunderland, Abbotsford
HER Number
13810
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, Abbotsford
Place
Sunderland
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
British Steamship built in 1870. On 22 October 1906, the Abbotsford was carrying a general cargo on passage from Ghent for Leith when she foundered and was lost, following a collision with the steam trawler, Helen McGregor.
Easting
453000
Northing
558000
Grid Reference
NZ453000558000
Sources
Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 138, National Monuments Record