South Shields, Herd Sand, Escort

HER Number:
14764

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Escort

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Tug

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1864 wreck of English steam tug which stranded on the Herd Sand while inbound to the Tyne, in the same gale which had wrecked the STANLEY (NMR 1364862); FRIENDSHIP (NMR 1364859) and ARDWELL (NMR 1364863), and in the aftermath of which the MARTIN LUTHER was lost the next day as the storm continued (NMR 1366705). Crew: 4 Owner: Storey and mother

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1548412); Dundee Courier and Argus 29-NOV-1864, No.3,532