Tynemouth, No 3 R T C
Tynemouth, No 3 R T C
HER Number
13977
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, No 3 R T C
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Barge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Run down and sunk whilst returning to the River Tyne, after dumping general rubbish at sea under tow, by the London-registered SS ZENOBIA, in wind conditions N force 7, 1892.
Vessel described as a dumb barge.
Built: 1856
Master: W Richardson
Crew: 2
Crew Lost: 1
Owner: The River Tyne Commissioners
Vessel described as a dumb barge.
Built: 1856
Master: W Richardson
Crew: 2
Crew Lost: 1
Owner: The River Tyne Commissioners
Easting
437290
Northing
569750
Grid Reference
NZ437290569750
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365436), Larn, R & B, (1997) Shipwreck index of the British Isles, Volume 3. The east coast of England: Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Co.Durham, Northumberland, Section 6, County Durham