Tyne and Wear HER(14923): South Shields, Herd Sand, Penelope - Details
14923
S Tyneside
South Shields, Herd Sand, Penelope
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime Craft
Sailing Vessel
Schooner
Early Modern
C19
Wreckage
As a consequence of a tow line to a tug breaking when crossing the Bar, this schooner went ashore at 1pm, on the half ebb, and became a total wreck. Her crew were saved by the South Shields lifeboat in wind conditions WSW force 5. Estimated loss on the vessel, which was not insured, was 600 [sterling].
Built: 1812 Lost:1852
Master: Jeffery
Crew: 7
37900
67300
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National Monuments Record (987158); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; 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)