South Shields, Herd Sand, Twende Brodre (Twen de Brodre)

HER Number:
14963

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Twende Brodre (Twen de Brodre)

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Ketch

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C18?

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1812 wreck of ketch, probably Danish or Norwegian, which stranded on the Herd Sand on her passage from North Bergen with timber. Master: Malt.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (971539); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-DEC-1812, No.4730; Tyne Mercury 22-DEC-1812, No.552 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 03-APR-1813, No.7121 Page(s)1