Tynemouth, Vigilant
Tynemouth, Vigilant
HER Number
14372
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Vigilant
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
BRITISH CARGO VESSEL, 1867 Vessel foundered and lost following collision at the entrance to the River Tyne. Built: 1860
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 1
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 1
Easting
437000
Northing
569000
Grid Reference
NZ437000569000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365005); 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)