Tyne and Wear HER(14718): South Shields, Herd Sand, British Queen - Details
14718
S Tyneside
South Shields, Herd Sand, British Queen
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime Craft
Craft
Early Modern
C19
Wreckage
1871 wreck of English craft which stranded on the Herd Sand in a gale. During the great gale of February 10th, there were six casualties in the estuary: the REMEMBRANCE...JANE...ANN...JABEZ...BRITISH QUEEN of London...and VALLIANT...all were wrecked on the Herd Sand. Master: Rawlings
37900
67300
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National Monuments Record (1365685); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)112; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 3 : Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)36-7