St. Mary's Island, Fame
St. Mary's Island, Fame
HER Number
14247
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
St. Mary's Island, Fame
Place
St. Mary's Island
Map Sheet
NZ37NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Wreck
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
In lare September 1803 the FAME from London, which was in ballast, was driven onto the rocky shore near St. Mary's Island, in a strong east-by-north gale. The crew were saved.
Easting
435000
Northing
575000
Grid Reference
NZ435000575000
Sources
Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 1998, Black Diamonds by Sea - North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880, p 24