Tyne and Wear HER(14947): South Shields, Herd Sand, Saxon - Details
14947
S Tyneside
South Shields, Herd Sand, Saxon
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime Craft
Craft
Early Modern
C19
Wreckage
23rd March 1870...On the same day a few hours later during that severe north-east gale, the SAXON of Montrose was wrecked on the Herd Sand. The lifeboats TYNE and NORTHUMBERLAND were launched again, and rescued her crew
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NZ3767
National Monuments Record (1365049); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page111