Herd Sand, Union

HER Number

14967

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Union

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

Driven on the Herd Sand in wind conditions ENE force 7, October 1852. The lifeboat PROVIDENCE, towed out by the pilot steamer, made a gallant attempt to rescue the unfortunate people, and their bravery was rewarded by the rescue of the exhausted crew and the three female passengers (Whitaker). Master: Fox
Crew: 8
Passengers: 3

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (987108); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; 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); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)90-1