South Shields, Herd Sand, Alexis Pierre Henri

Tyne and Wear HER(14695): South Shields, Herd Sand, Alexis Pierre Henri - Details

HER Number:
14695

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Alexis Pierre Henri

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Lugger

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
The Alexis Pierre Henri, wrecked on the Herd Sand in a terrible gale of 4th and 5th January 1857, a French lugger.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1364743); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)93