Tynemouth, Earl Percy
Tynemouth, Earl Percy
HER Number
13994
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Earl Percy
Place
Tynemouth
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Tug
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
`Tug foundered and lost offshore whilst seeking towage work in wind conditions S x W force 3', 1899. 3 miles SE of Tynemouth Pier.
Master: Robson, J
Owner: J Robson, South Shields
Built: 1857
Engine: Srew driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Crew: 4
Master: Robson, J
Owner: J Robson, South Shields
Built: 1857
Engine: Srew driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Crew: 4
Easting
447000
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ447000568000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365429), 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