Herd Sand, British Queen

HER Number

14718

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, British Queen

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Craft

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1871 wreck of English craft which stranded on the Herd Sand in a gale. During the great gale of February 10th, there were six casualties in the estuary: the REMEMBRANCE...JANE...ANN...JABEZ...BRITISH QUEEN of London...and VALLIANT...all were wrecked on the Herd Sand. Master: Rawlings

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1365685); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)112; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 3 : Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)36-7