South Shields, Herd Sand, Dundee

HER Number:
15076

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Dundee

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Tug

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
English tug lost in wind conditions following a collision with the French steamship Actif, 1903. Built: 1865 Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine Boilers: 1 Master: B Bootiman Crew: 4 Owner: R Readhead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1001919); 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)