Herd Sand, Abbey Holme
Herd Sand, Abbey Holme
HER Number
15130
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Abbey Holme
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
English barque stranded at the entrance to the south pier in force 9 winds April 1890. Built: 1869
Builder: J Blumer & Co.
Where Built: Sunderland
Construction: 1 deck; 1 bulkhead; Rear quarter deck 38ft
Master: J H Ritchie
Crew: 9
Passengers: 1
Owner: W Hine, Maryport
Builder: J Blumer & Co.
Where Built: Sunderland
Construction: 1 deck; 1 bulkhead; Rear quarter deck 38ft
Master: J H Ritchie
Crew: 9
Passengers: 1
Owner: W Hine, Maryport
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365383); 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); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)129; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)119-21