Herd Sand, Ostrich
Herd Sand, Ostrich
HER Number
14992
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Ostrich
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Barque
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions N force 10, 1866. Built: 1845
Where Built: North Shields
Construction: felt and yellow metal
Lloyd's Classification: A1
Master: G Jackson
Owner: J Barras
Where Built: North Shields
Construction: felt and yellow metal
Lloyd's Classification: A1
Master: G Jackson
Owner: J Barras
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1364977); 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