Herd Sand, Elizabeth
Herd Sand, Elizabeth
HER Number
14763
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Elizabeth
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
From Hodgson's Wreck List:
`24th March 1843: ELIZABETH, Rackow, of Stetten [sic] wrecked on the Herdsand.'
NB: The nationality of the vessel is given as both German and Polish, since the Prussian port of Stettin is now Szczecin in the modern state of Poland.
Built: 1837
Where Built: Stettin (Szczecin)
Master: Rackow
Owner: Rackow
`24th March 1843: ELIZABETH, Rackow, of Stetten [sic] wrecked on the Herdsand.'
NB: The nationality of the vessel is given as both German and Polish, since the Prussian port of Stettin is now Szczecin in the modern state of Poland.
Built: 1837
Where Built: Stettin (Szczecin)
Master: Rackow
Owner: Rackow
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362199); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)70; Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1842, No.440(E)