Brig. " Ann"

Brig. " Ann"

Image Details

Title Brig. " Ann"
Reference Number STH0006792
Photographer Cleet James Henry
Town or Village South Shields
Date February 1883
Original Format Sepia Photograph
Period Victorian (1837-1901)
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information Sailing Brig. "Ann" ashore beside the Groyne after gale forced her to
reurn to the River Tyne. Winds and rough weather cast her ashore
beside the Groyne. Lifeboat "Tom Perry" saved all the crew. Building
work in progress on the Groyne. Wreck of ship half-buried in the sand.