Tyne and Wear HER(14959): South Shields, Herd Sand, Traveller - Details
14959
S Tyneside
South Shields, Herd Sand, Traveller
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime Craft
Sailing Vessel
Brigantine
Early Modern
C19
Wreckage
1823 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Herd Sand on attempting to enter Shields after being driven back in a gale. Originally bound from Sunderland to London with coal. Master: Kersley
Passengers: 1
37900
67300
NZ3790067300
National Monuments Record (971625); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 07-FEB-1823, No.5775; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)49-50; Durham County Advertiser
08-FEB-1823, No.440 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 08-FEB-1823, No.7635 Page(s)4