Tynemouth, Sargasso

HER Number

13824

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth, Sargasso

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

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

The wreck of the Sargasso, built 1885 and lost April 1912 after colliding with the Mary Ada Short.

Easting

438980

Northing

568790

Grid Reference

NZ438980568790

Sources

Young, R. (2000) Comprehensive guide to Shipwrecks of the North East Coast (The): Volume One (1740 – 1917), Tempus, Gloucestershire. p. 160, Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database, Inga Project, National Monuments Record