South Shields, Herd Sand, Edward Cohen

Tyne and Wear HER(14761): South Shields, Herd Sand, Edward Cohen - Details

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HER Number:
14761

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Edward Cohen

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Barque

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
American barque broke from her moorings and drove on the sand bank in westerly wind conditions and fog 1852. Registered at Plymouth, Mass. Master: Ripley Crew: 13

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (987154); 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)

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