South Shields, Herd Sand, George

HER Number:
14779

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, George

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Craft

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Craft wrecked in the great east-south-east gale which blew up on 4th January 1854 lasted for five days. Each day of that gale, the three lifeboats were launched repeatedly.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1363138); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91-2