Sunderland, Maindy Bridge

HER Number

13814

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Maindy Bridge

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Collier

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

British steam collier built as the Begonia in 1899. On 8 December 1917, the Maindy Bridge was in ballast, on passage from Middlesbrough for the Tyne, when she was foundered after being torpedoes by the German submarine UC49 and two of her crew were lost.

Easting

447430

Northing

561110

Grid Reference

NZ447430561110

Sources

Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 145; Hydrographic Office wreck index 09-MAR-1993