Herd Sand, Sarah Ann
Herd Sand, Sarah Ann
HER Number
14255
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Sarah Ann
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brig
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
A BRIG. From South Shields. She was driven onto the Herd Sand during a gale in 1861. The schooner FOWLIS was wrecked on the same day. Her crew were saved by lifeboat. The Sarah Ann was refloated, repaired, and sold to Whitby owners in 1864. A year later she sank after a collision off Flamborough Head.
Easting
437000
Northing
567000
Grid Reference
NZ437000567000
Sources
Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 1998, Black Diamonds by Sea - North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880, p 27