South Shields, Herd Sand, Cygnet

HER Number:
14752

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Cygnet

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Snow

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Wrecked on the Herd Sand in wind conditions N force 6, 1853. Crew saved by the Shields lifeboat. Estimated loss on the hull, which was insured at Shields, was 1,400 [pounds sterling], the cargo, which was uninsured, 100 [pounds sterling]. Built: 1842 Where Built: Sunderland Master; G Kell Crew: 8 Owner: Kell and Co. Construction: part iron bolts

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1362996); 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.842©; Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1854, No.886©