South Shields, Herd Sand, Dorotheys (Dorothy)

HER Number:
14756

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Dorotheys (Dorothy)

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brigantine

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1852. 13th November. DOROTHY of South Shields wrecked on Herd Sand. Built: 1777 Master: Burdon Crew: 8

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (987143); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript; 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); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91