Tynemouth, South Breakwater, Witherington

HER Number

15129

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth, South Breakwater, Witherington

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Warship

Site Type: Specific

Destroyer

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

Tynemouth breakwater, when her tow parted on her way from Chatham to the Charlestown breakers, 1947. Built of steel in 1919 on the Isle of Wight, she was a steam-driven vessel.

Easting

438350

Northing

568570

Grid Reference

NZ438350568570

Sources

National Monuments Record (1525491); 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); United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) wreck report http://www.wrecksite.eu/ukhoDetails.aspx?4245 Accessed 01-OCT-2010 by subscription only; http://www.yorkshire-divers.com/forums/wreck-diving/32690-hms-witherington.html Accessed 01-OCT-2010; The Comprehensive Guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast, Vol 2 1918-2000. page(s)151-2; http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-09VW-Witherington.htm Accessed 01-OCT-2010; http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/ship/show?nameid=65613&shipid=92328 Accessed 01-OCT-2010 by subscription only; J J Colledge 1989 Ships of the Royal Navy, volume 1 Page(s)615; Dave Shaw and Barry Winfield 1988 Dive north east : a Diver guide Site 59 Page(s)53