Tyne and Wear HER(14913): South Shields, Herd Sand, Nymph - Details
14913
S Tyneside
South Shields, Herd Sand, Nymph
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime Craft
Transport Vessel
Cargo Vessel
Post Medieval
C18?
Wreckage
1811 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand in attempting to enter Shields. Laden with coal, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Crew saved.
37900
67300
NZ3790067300
National Monuments Record (971527); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 05-NOV-1811, No.4612; 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 02-NOV-1811, No.7047 Page(s)4