British schooner capsized and lost in wind condition SE force 8, 1854.
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 4
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
British schooner capsized and lost in wind condition SE force 8, 1854.
Crew: 4
Crew Lost: 4
Site Name
Herd Sand, Union
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
HER Number
14968
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1363015); 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)
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 289
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
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
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
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
Site Name
Herd Sand, Union
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
HER Number
14967
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
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
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 158
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
1810 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Herd Sand in contrary winds, having been forced to return to Shields, instead of going on to London. She was laden with coal. Owner: Honeyman
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1810 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Herd Sand in contrary winds, having been forced to return to Shields, instead of going on to London. She was laden with coal. Owner: Honeyman
Site Name
Herd Sand, Tyro
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
HER Number
14966
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (971518); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 14-DEC-1810, No.4519; 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); Newcastle Courant 08-DEC-1810, No.7000 Page(s)4; Newcastle Advertiser 08-DEC-1810, No.1155 Page(s)4
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 159
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
CRAFT, 1810, ran aground on the Herd Sand.
SITEDESC
CRAFT, 1810, ran aground on the Herd Sand.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Tynemouth Castle
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14965
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (971519);Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 25-DEC-1810, No.4522
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 802
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Vessel stranded and lost after breaking her tow rope to a tug in wind conditions ENE force 5, causing her to drift ashore before sail could be set, 1857.
Built: 1857
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
Vessel stranded and lost after breaking her tow rope to a tug in wind conditions ENE force 5, causing her to drift ashore before sail could be set, 1857.
Built: 1857
Site Name
Herd Sand, Tyne
Site Type: Specific
Smack
HER Number
14964
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1364750); 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)
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 175
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
1812 wreck of ketch, probably Danish or Norwegian, which stranded on the Herd Sand on her passage from North Bergen with timber. Master: Malt.
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
1812 wreck of ketch, probably Danish or Norwegian, which stranded on the Herd Sand on her passage from North Bergen with timber. Master: Malt.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Twende Brodre (Twen de Brodre)
Site Type: Specific
Ketch
HER Number
14963
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (971539); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-DEC-1812, No.4730; Tyne Mercury 22-DEC-1812, No.552 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 03-APR-1813, No.7121 Page(s)1
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 950
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
March 8th 1827 the Triton stranded on the Herd Sand during a gale with snow, while running for Shields. En route from Sunderland to the Baltic with coal. Master: Denton
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
March 8th 1827 the Triton stranded on the Herd Sand during a gale with snow, while running for Shields. En route from Sunderland to the Baltic with coal. Master: Denton
Site Name
Herd Sand, Triton
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14962
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1386469); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 13-MAR-1827, No.6202; 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); Durham County Advertiser 17-MAR-1827, No.654 Page(s)3
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 689
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
1831 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand on departing from North Shields for London with coal. Master: Custard
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1831 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand on departing from North Shields for London with coal. Master: Custard
Site Name
Herd Sand, Trident
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14961
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1356922); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 08-FEB-1831, No.6610; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list
11-FEB-1831, No.6611; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)59; 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); Newcastle Chronicle 12-FEB-1831 [via Ian T Spokes]
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 806
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
On Saturday morning 9th February 1861
The next morning at 4am the lifeboat TYNE was launched again. The schooner TREATY of Goole was wrecked on the Herd Sand; her crew of four were rescued by the TYNE. They were: Christopher Ingleby Martin; C Iris, mate; A Foreman, seaman; S Robinson, boy. Master: Christopher Ingleby Martin
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
On Saturday morning 9th February 1861.
The next morning at 4am the lifeboat TYNE was launched again. The schooner TREATY of Goole was wrecked on the Herd Sand; her crew of four were rescued by the TYNE. They were: Christopher Ingleby Martin; C Iris, mate; A Foreman, seaman; S Robinson, boy. Master: Christopher Ingleby Martin
Site Name
Herd Sand, Treaty
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
HER Number
14960
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1364795); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)96, 98
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
09
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
37900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
05
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 226
Northing
67300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
1823 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Herd Sand on attempting to enter Shields after being driven back in a gale. Originally bound from Sunderland to London with coal. Master: Kersley
Passengers: 1
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1823 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Herd Sand on attempting to enter Shields after being driven back in a gale. Originally bound from Sunderland to London with coal. Master: Kersley
Passengers: 1
Site Name
Herd Sand, Traveller
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
HER Number
14959
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (971625); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 07-FEB-1823, No.5775; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)49-50; Durham County Advertiser
08-FEB-1823, No.440 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 08-FEB-1823, No.7635 Page(s)4