South Tyneside History
| Title | PC 71 |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0016114 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 1925 |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | 1920s |
| Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
| Further Information | PC 71, Wartime mystery ship, driven by gales onto the Target Rock, Frenchman's Bay, while being towed from Portsmouth to Scotland to be broken up. A constable was lowered 100ft down the cliff to reasure the crew of two. November 1925. For the full story see McVay Book 3 pp 104. |
