Tyne and Wear HER(15073): South Shields, Herd Sand, Elizabeth - Details
15073
S Tyneside
South Shields, Herd Sand, Elizabeth
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime Craft
Sailing Vessel
Brigantine
Post Medieval
C18
Wreckage
1787 wreck of English brig which foundered off South Shields following a leak while taking in her cargo of coal; a wooden sailing vessel. `Newcastle, March 31, 1787...Thursday the brig ELIZABETH of Scarborough, taking in coals at South Shields, suddenly sunk in deep water; no apparent reason can be given for this accident, but it is conjectured a rat hole has been the cause; the people on board were all saved.' (Newcastle Courant)
37900
67300
NZ3790067300
National Monuments Record (1390032); Newcastle Courant 31-MAR-1787, No. 5764 Page 4