South Shields, Herd Sand, Celerity

HER Number:
14744

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Celerity

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 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.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

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)