Sunderland, Denham

HER Number

13804

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Denham

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ55NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

British steamship Denham, built at Newcastle upon Tyne. On 22 February 1894, the Denham foundered and was lost six miles north-east of Seaham Harbour, following a collision with the Danish-registered steamship Rolf.

Easting

450500

Northing

556540

Grid Reference

NZ450500556540

Sources

Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 119; National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1365489; 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