Herd Sand, Escort
Herd Sand, Escort
HER Number
14764
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Escort
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Tug
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1864 wreck of English steam tug which stranded on the Herd Sand while inbound to the Tyne, in the same gale which had wrecked the STANLEY (NMR 1364862); FRIENDSHIP (NMR 1364859) and ARDWELL (NMR 1364863), and in the aftermath of which the MARTIN LUTHER was lost the next day as the storm continued (NMR 1366705). Crew: 4
Owner: Storey and mother
Owner: Storey and mother
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1548412); Dundee Courier and Argus 29-NOV-1864, No.3,532