Tyne and Wear HER(14255): South Shields, Herd Sand, Sarah Ann - Details
14255
S Tyneside
South Shields, Herd Sand, Sarah Ann
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime Craft
Sailing Vessel
Brig
Early Modern
C19
Wreckage
A BRIG. From South Shields. She was driven onto the Herd Sand during a gale in 1861. The schooner FOWLIS was wrecked on the same day. Her crew were saved by lifeboat. The Sarah Ann was refloated, repaired, and sold to Whitby owners in 1864. A year later she sank after a collision off Flamborough Head.
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Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 1998, Black Diamonds by Sea - North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880, p 27