Herd Sand, Plough Boy
Herd Sand, Plough Boy
HER Number
15107
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Plough Boy
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Schooner lost against the South Pier in force 8 gale conditions, March 1891. Built: 1861
Master: D C Hodder
Crew: 5 (saved)
Owner: J Swaffield, Bridport
Master: D C Hodder
Crew: 5 (saved)
Owner: J Swaffield, Bridport
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365398); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page 130; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Pages 121-2; 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)
Section 6, County Durham (CF)