South Shields, Prince Philip
South Shields, Prince Philip
HER Number
14234
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, Prince Philip
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
Belgian Barque foundered at Brandlington Drop after combustion of cargo resulting in a violent explosion. Built: 1850
Crew: 19
Crew Lost: 1
Crew: 19
Crew Lost: 1
Easting
436000
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ436000568000
Sources
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); National Monuments Record (987246)