Herd Sand, James Dixon
Herd Sand, James Dixon
HER Number
15106
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, James Dixon
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Craft
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
On Saturday November 7th 1863 the steamer JAMES DIXON, while proceeding to sea, came into collision with an Italian barge [sic]; the JAMES DIXON then drove ashore on the foundation stones of the South Pier [and] the lifeboats TYNE and NORTHUMBERLAND were launched to her assistance. The TYNE picked up seven of her crew of eight; they were: James Barker, James Blackerel, John Williams, James Fern, Henry Kayles, Robert Kalender, Andrew Linklater. The NORTHUMBERLAND picked up the captain, but there is no record of his name.
Crew: 8
Crew: 8
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1364852); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page100