South Shields, Herd Sand, Freedom

HER Number:
14775

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Freedom

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Collier

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1784 wreck of English collier which stranded near Duggie's Point on the Herd Sand, on her departure from Shields with coal. This wooden sailing vessel was partly recovered 21 years later. Builder: Richard Shaw Where Built: North Shields Master: Forster

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (971438); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 05-NOV-1784, No.1618; 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); Newcastle Courant 06-NOV-1784, No.5639 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 28-SEP-1805, No.6729 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 05-OCT-1805, No.6730 Page(s)4