South Shields, Herd Sand, Savannah

Tyne and Wear HER(14946): South Shields, Herd Sand, Savannah - Details

HER Number:
14946

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Savannah

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:
9th January 1854 during the gales the SAVANNAH of Lynn was wrecked on the Herd Sand.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1363282); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91-2