Herd Sand, Yongfrow Eliza
Herd Sand, Yongfrow Eliza
HER Number
14978
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Yongfrow Eliza
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1793 wreck of Dutch cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand en route from Dram to Amsterdam with deals. Crew Lost: 2 NB: At this period the appellation "Norway ship" does not refer to the nationality of the vessel, but rather to the kind of trade for which she was designed. The name YONGFROW and variants thereof indicates Dutch nationality, as does the word "yuffer", which is of Dutch origin.
These reports, however, may represent an alternative version of the loss of a Danish vessel (q.v.) in a similar area at approximately the same date.
These reports, however, may represent an alternative version of the loss of a Danish vessel (q.v.) in a similar area at approximately the same date.
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1391821); Newcastle Courant 30-MAR-1793, No.6077 Page(s)4; Newcastle Advertiser 27-APR-1793, No.237 Page(s)3