South Shields, Herd Sand, Mary Ann

Tyne and Wear HER(14903): South Shields, Herd Sand, Mary Ann - Details

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HER Number:
14903

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Mary Ann

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1823 incident in which an English cargo vessel grounded on the Herd Sand in gales in attempting to return to her departure point of Shields. Bound for London with coal, she was a wooden sailing vessel and was later recovered. The crews and materials were saved.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (971622); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 21-JAN-1823, No.5770; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 04-FEB-1823, No.5774; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)49-50; Newcastle Courant 25-JAN-1823, No.7633 Page(s)4; Durham County Advertiser 25-JAN-1823, No.438 Page(s)3; Durham County Advertiser 01-FEB-1823, No.439 Page(s)3

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