South Shields, Herd Sand, Union

HER Number:
14967

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Union

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brigantine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
Driven on the Herd Sand in wind conditions ENE force 7, October 1852. The lifeboat PROVIDENCE, towed out by the pilot steamer, made a gallant attempt to rescue the unfortunate people, and their bravery was rewarded by the rescue of the exhausted crew and the three female passengers (Whitaker). Master: Fox Crew: 8 Passengers: 3

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (987108); 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); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)90-1