Tynemouth, Volunteer
Tynemouth, Volunteer
HER Number
13981
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Volunteer
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ46NE
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
Vessel flagged as a trawler, sunk by submarine 15 miles NE of the Tyne while on a fishing trip.
This fishing vessel was captured by a German submarine, her crew forced to abandon ship without loss of life, after which she was sunk by explosive scuttling charges. Same information provided by NMR as for the JANE STEWART
Propulsion: sail, auxiliary screw driven motor engine; motor
This fishing vessel was captured by a German submarine, her crew forced to abandon ship without loss of life, after which she was sunk by explosive scuttling charges. Same information provided by NMR as for the JANE STEWART
Propulsion: sail, auxiliary screw driven motor engine; motor
Easting
447950
Northing
569760
Grid Reference
NZ447950569760
Sources
National Monuments Record (1372528), Lloyd's war losses (1990): the First World War: Casulaties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918, p49, (1988) British Vessels lost as sea 1914-18 and 1939-45, Section II, p109, 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 7, Northumberland