Herd Sand, Lucerne
Herd Sand, Lucerne
HER Number
15003
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Lucerne
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
English brig, which stranded 1867. "...The LUCERNE was a handsome new vessel belonging to Blyth, and was the property of Mr Watt of that port. She was manned by the following: Captain Manners; mate, George Brown; William Morris; Nicholas Oliver; William Wood; John MacDonald; Joseph Hall; and Joseph Whisk; all as far as we could learn belonged to Blyth." (Whitaker) Built: 1865
Where Built: Blyth
Construction: part iron bolts
Master: J Finlay
Crew: 8
Owner: Watt and Co.
Where Built: Blyth
Construction: part iron bolts
Master: J Finlay
Crew: 8
Owner: Watt and Co.
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1364988); 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); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1866-7, No.503(L); Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)58, 60-2