Herd Sand, Boadicea
Herd Sand, Boadicea
HER Number
14714
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Boadicea
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
Wrecked on the Herd in wind conditions NE force 6, `caused by not carrying enough sail and not keeping enough to the northward.` Her crew were saved by the lifeboat.
Built: 1841
Where built: Plymouth
Master: G Carlile
Crew: 6
Owner: G Carlile
Construction: Yellow Metal over part Iron Bolts
Built: 1841
Where built: Plymouth
Master: G Carlile
Crew: 6
Owner: G Carlile
Construction: Yellow Metal over part Iron Bolts
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1363072); 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)