South Shields, Herd Sand, Yongfrow Eliza

HER Number:
14978

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Yongfrow Eliza

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1793 wreck of Dutch cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand en route from Dram to Amsterdam with deals. Crew Lost: 2 NB: At this period the appellation "Norway ship" does not refer to the nationality of the vessel, but rather to the kind of trade for which she was designed. The name YONGFROW and variants thereof indicates Dutch nationality, as does the word "yuffer", which is of Dutch origin. These reports, however, may represent an alternative version of the loss of a Danish vessel (q.v.) in a similar area at approximately the same date.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1391821); Newcastle Courant 30-MAR-1793, No.6077 Page(s)4; Newcastle Advertiser 27-APR-1793, No.237 Page(s)3