Herd Sand, Cygnet
Herd Sand, Cygnet
HER Number
14752
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Cygnet
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Snow
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Wrecked on the Herd Sand in wind conditions N force 6, 1853. Crew saved by the Shields lifeboat. Estimated loss on the hull, which was insured at Shields, was 1,400 [pounds sterling], the cargo, which was uninsured, 100 [pounds sterling].
Built: 1842
Where Built: Sunderland
Master; G Kell
Crew: 8
Owner: Kell and Co.
Construction: part iron bolts
Built: 1842
Where Built: Sunderland
Master; G Kell
Crew: 8
Owner: Kell and Co.
Construction: part iron bolts
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362996); 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);Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1853, No.842©; Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1854, No.886©