Tynemouth, Recorder
Tynemouth, Recorder
HER Number
13982
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Recorder
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ58NE
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
Sunk by bombs from German submarine UB18 15-16 miles NE of the Tyne, 1915.
The fishing trawler 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.
Built: 1901
Built: Wood, Skinner & Co. Ltd.
Where Built: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine
HP: 55
Boilers: 1
Construction: 1 deck
Master: J Warren
Owner: Reaver Fishing Co. Ltd., North Shields
The fishing trawler 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.
Built: 1901
Built: Wood, Skinner & Co. Ltd.
Where Built: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine
HP: 55
Boilers: 1
Construction: 1 deck
Master: J Warren
Owner: Reaver Fishing Co. Ltd., North Shields
Easting
451800
Northing
580200
Grid Reference
NZ451800580200
Sources
National Monuments Record (908777), Hydrographic Office Wreck Index, Lloyd's war losses (1990): the First World War 1914-1918, 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, British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45 Secion II, p109