South Shields, Herd Sand, Conference

HER Number:
14749

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Conference

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Craft

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
During the great east-south-east gale which blew up on 4th January in 1854 and lasted for five days the Conference was wrecked. Each day of that gale, the three lifeboats were launched repeatedly. All crew were saved.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1363137); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91-92