Tynemouth, HMS Snaefell (Waverley)
Tynemouth, HMS Snaefell (Waverley)
HER Number
13801
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, HMS Snaefell (Waverley)
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Warship
Site Type: Specific
Minesweeper
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
HMS Snaefell was built in 1907 as a passenger/excursion ferry, but hired by the Admiralty from October 1939 and converted to a mine-sweeper. On 5 July 1941, the paddle-steamer was on passage from London for Leith when she foundered and was lost following an attack by enemy aircraft, offshore from Curry Point, near Whitley Bay.
Easting
438410
Northing
574850
Grid Reference
NZ438410574850
Sources
Young, R. (2001) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume Two, Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 170, Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record