Herd Sand, Celerity
Herd Sand, Celerity
HER Number
14744
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Celerity
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Wrecked on the Herd Sand 1854, after striking on the bar at the mouth of the Tyne. Crew saved by the lifeboat.
Built: 1839
Where Built: Padstow
Master: E James
Owner: Runnells and Co.
Built: 1839
Where Built: Padstow
Master: E James
Owner: Runnells and Co.
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1363260); 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); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1853, No.245(C)