South Shields, Herd Sand, Elizabeth

Tyne and Wear HER(14763): South Shields, Herd Sand, Elizabeth - Details

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HER Number:
14763

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Elizabeth

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brigantine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
From Hodgson's Wreck List: `24th March 1843: ELIZABETH, Rackow, of Stetten [sic] wrecked on the Herdsand.' NB: The nationality of the vessel is given as both German and Polish, since the Prussian port of Stettin is now Szczecin in the modern state of Poland. Built: 1837 Where Built: Stettin (Szczecin) Master: Rackow Owner: Rackow

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1362199); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)70; Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1842, No.440(E)

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