Tynemouth, Hopper Barge No.1
Tynemouth, Hopper Barge No.1
HER Number
14462
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Hopper Barge No.1
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Hopper Barge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
English hopper barge which foundered off Tynemouth Castle in 1887, in wind conditions W force 4, while under tow from Wallsend to the North Sea to deposit mud; built of wood. Master: T Morley
Crew: 2
Owner: The Tyne Improvement Commissioners
Crew: 2
Owner: The Tyne Improvement Commissioners
Easting
437000
Northing
569000
Grid Reference
NZ437000569000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1371090); 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)