South Shields, Constance Ellen
South Shields, Constance Ellen
HER Number
14207
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, Constance Ellen
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Wreck of English brigantine which stranded on the South Sands at South Shields during the Great Storm of 12th November 1901, en route from Littlehampton to Bo'ness [Borrowstounness] with railway track. Constructed of wood in 1871, she was a sailing vessel. Registered in Littlehampton. Built: 1871
Builder: Martin
Where Built: Porthcawl
Master: Robinson
Crew: 7
Owner: J Robinson, Littlehampton
Builder: Martin
Where Built: Porthcawl
Master: Robinson
Crew: 7
Owner: J Robinson, Littlehampton
Easting
437000
Northing
567000
Grid Reference
NZ437000567000
Sources
Maritime Archaeology Project, 2006, The Great Storm of 1901 - Information and Education Pack (assembled by RJ Carlton and J Catling); National Monuments Record (1001905); 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 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Photograph Page(s)150; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Photographs on p98 Page(s)98, 136-9, 142