South Shields, Herd Sand, Pilots

HER Number:
14261

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Pilots

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Craft

Site Type: Specific:
Coble

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
English coble foundered and lost at the end of South Shields Pier in force 9 winds, October 1881. Built: 1877 Master: Thomas Young Crew: 3 all lost

Easting:
37

Northing:
67

Grid Reference:
NZ3767

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)115; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, CountyDurham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF); Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)104; National Monuments Record (1365246)