Herd Sand, Diadem
Herd Sand, Diadem
HER Number
14753
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Diadem
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
From Hodgson's Wreck List:
`8th February 1843: The DIADEM owned by Gray of Aberdeen, wrecked on the Herdsand.'
`8th February 1843: The DIADEM owned by Gray of Aberdeen, wrecked on the Herdsand.'
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362193); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page 70