Herd Sand, Tyne
Herd Sand, Tyne
HER Number
14685
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Tyne
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1876 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded at the back of the Pier, South Shields, on her departure from the River Tyne; an iron screw steamer with additional sails. Built: 1863
Builder: T Richardson & Son
Where Built: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound inverted engine
HP: 70
Boilers: 1
Machinery: R & W Hawthorn
Construction: 1 deck; 3 bulkheads
Master: Andrew Lawlan
Owner: G Otto, North Shields
Builder: T Richardson & Son
Where Built: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound inverted engine
HP: 70
Boilers: 1
Machinery: R & W Hawthorn
Construction: 1 deck; 3 bulkheads
Master: Andrew Lawlan
Owner: G Otto, North Shields
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365154); 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 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)87-9, 91;Dick Keys and Ken Smith 2000 Steamers at the Staiths: Steam Colliers of the North-East 1841-1945 Page(s)23