Tyne and Wear HER(14713): South Shields, Herd Sand, Blackbird - Details
14713
S Tyneside
South Shields, Herd Sand, Blackbird
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime Craft
Sailing Vessel
Early Modern
C19
Wreckage
1811 wreck of English craft which grounded on the Herd Sand during a storm, but which was later recovered; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Luna
37900
67300
NZ3790067300
National Monuments Record (971529); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 27-MAR-1812, No.4651; 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); Newcastle Advertiser 28-MAR-1812, No.1224 Page(s);4 Tyne Mercury 24-MAR-1812, No.513 Page(s)3; Newcastle Advertiser 04-APR-1812, No.1225 Page(s)4