Herd Sand, Dundee
Herd Sand, Dundee
HER Number
15076
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Dundee
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
English tug lost in wind conditions following a collision with the French steamship Actif, 1903. Built: 1865
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Master: B Bootiman
Crew: 4
Owner: R Readhead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Boilers: 1
Master: B Bootiman
Crew: 4
Owner: R Readhead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1001919); 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)