Whitley Bay, Skane

HER Number

13926

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, Skane

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Wreck

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

The Swedish steamship Skane is recorded as having ran aground at Whitley Rock, Tynemouth 30th November 1915.

Easting

435220

Northing

574360

Grid Reference

NZ435220574360

Sources

Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record