South Shields, Herd Sand, Sir William Wallace

HER Number:
14406

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Sir William Wallace

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Schooner

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
SCOTTISH SCHOONER, 23rd February 1853, wrecked on Herd Sand. Crew: 7 Crew Lost: 7 Passengers: 2 Passengers Lost: 2

Easting:
37

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ3768

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1362241); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; 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); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91