South Shields, Christiane (CHRISTIANI, RICCARDO)
South Shields, Christiane (CHRISTIANI, RICCARDO)
HER Number
14206
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, Christiane (CHRISTIANI, RICCARDO)
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Barque
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Norwegian Barque stranded in the Great Storm of 12th November 1901 off the groyne at South Shields. En route from Langesund to North Shields. Registered in Kragero, Norway. Built: 1864
Builder: H C Stulcken
Where Built: Hamburg
Master:Steverson
Crew: 9
Owner: H Larsen, Kragero
Construction: 1 deck
Builder: H C Stulcken
Where Built: Hamburg
Master:Steverson
Crew: 9
Owner: H Larsen, Kragero
Construction: 1 deck
Easting
436000
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ436000568000
Sources
Maritime Archaeology Project, 2006, The Great Storm of 1901 - Information and Education Pack (assembled by RJ Carlton and J Catling); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF); Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)140-1; National Monument Record (1001898)