South Shields, Herd Sand, Boadicea

HER Number:
14714

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Boadicea

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:
Wrecked on the Herd in wind conditions NE force 6, `caused by not carrying enough sail and not keeping enough to the northward.` Her crew were saved by the lifeboat. Built: 1841 Where built: Plymouth Master: G Carlile Crew: 6 Owner: G Carlile Construction: Yellow Metal over part Iron Bolts

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1363072); 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)