South Shields, Herd Sand, Hygoea

HER Number:
14811

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Hygoea

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:
NORWEGIAN BRIG, 1866 On Thursday 1st March 1866, at about 8pm, as the Norwegian brig HYGOEA, loaded with timber, was entering the Tyne for refuge, she was blown on the Herd Sand. The lifeboats TYNE and PROVIDENCE were launched and proceeded to her assistance. The vessel was pounded by heavy seas as she lay aground and was badly damaged with her masts gone. The TYNE, after much labour, got alongside to pick up the seven survivors of her eight-man crew; one man was lost as he attempted to jump into the lifeboat in the darkness. (Whitaker 1979) Master: H Love

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1366716); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)106-107; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)53-4