Herd Sand, Mary Mac

HER Number

14674

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Mary Mac

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Sailing Vessel <By Rig>

Site Type: Specific

Brigantine

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

English brig lost in storm 1867 the MARY MAC was manned by the following crew: Captain Richard Stone (Whitstable); John Court (Canterbury), mate; John Donnovan (London); William Page (London); Frederick Souttee; Robert Fagg; and the boy who was lost.

Master: Richard Stone, Whitstable
Crew: 7
Crew Lost: 1

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1366738)