Tyne and Wear HER(1985): Tynemouth, Wreck of the S.S. Roxana - Details
1985
N Tyneside
Tynemouth, Wreck of the S.S. Roxana
Tynemouth
NZ36NE
Maritime
Wreck
Early Modern
C19
Structure
In 1896 the iron S.S. Roxana was deliberately sunk, loaded with concrete, on the outside of the Tyne North Pier (HER ref. 2065) and joined to the pier with concrete blocks to form a cofferdam to permit divers to work on repairs in sheltered water. Presumably she is still there.
379
692
NZ379692
<< HER 1985 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade