1813 wreck of Swedish cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand en route from Gothenburg to Kingston-upon-Hull. Laden with tar, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Lungren
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1813 wreck of Swedish cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand en route from Gothenburg to Kingston upon Hull. Laden with tar, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Lungren
Site Name
Herd Sand, Maria Anna
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14839
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (971543); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 07-DEC-1813, No.4827; 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); Tyne Mercury 07-DEC-1813, No.602 Page(s)3
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
26
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 764
Northing
567000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Wrecked in the gales of January 1854. 4th January, Wednesday...MARCO of London, wrecked on Herd Sand
SITEDESC
Wrecked in the gales of January 1854. 4th January, Wednesday...MARCO of London, wrecked on Herd Sand
Site Name
Herd Sand, Marco
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14838
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1363032); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91-2
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
26
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 729
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
23rd December 1846: MAJESTIC, Leybourne, of Sunderland, wrecked on Herd Sand.
Master: Leybourne
SITEDESC
23rd December 1846: MAJESTIC, Leybourne, of Sunderland, wrecked on Herd Sand.
Master: Leybourne
Site Name
Herd Sand, Majestic
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362222); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page76
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
26
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 1022
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
1804 incident in which an English brig grounded on the Herd Sand, on departing Shields for Jersey with coal; a wooden sailing vessel. She was recovered and sold. Master: Denton
Armament: carriage guns + swivels
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1804 incident in which an English brig grounded on the Herd Sand, on departing Shields for Jersey with coal; a wooden sailing vessel. She was recovered and sold. Master: Denton
Armament: carriage guns + swivels
18th September 1849: LOUISE AUGUSTE of Aahus [sic] wrecked on Herd Sand
SITEDESC
18th September 1849: LOUISE AUGUSTE of Aahus [sic] wrecked on Herd Sand.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Louise Auguste
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14835
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362230); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page76
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
26
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 176
Northing
567000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
`The TWEE BROTHERS...and the LORD NELSON, Adamson, from Leith to Newcastle, run on shore upon the Herd Sand, on the night of the 9th Inst.' (Lloyd's)
Master: Adamson
SITEDESC
`The TWEE BROTHERS...and the LORD NELSON, Adamson, from Leith to Newcastle, run on shore upon the Herd Sand, on the night of the 9th Inst.' (Lloyd's)
Master: Adamson
Site Name
Herd Sand, Lord Nelson
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14834
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (971540); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-DEC-1812, No.4730
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
26
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 800
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
1858 6th November. During this great gale the LORD HILL OF MORUCO wrecked on the Herd Sand
SITEDESC
1858 6th November. During this great gale the LORD HILL OF MORUCO wrecked on the Herd Sand
Site Name
Herd Sand, Lord Hill of Moruco
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14833
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1364747); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page93
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
26
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 292
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Drove ashore in wind conditions ENE force 7, 1852, for want of sufficient sail at 4pm on high water, and for being too far to the southward in taking the Bar. Estimated loss on the vessel was 600 [sterling] and on the cargo 23 [sterling].
Master: Crask
Crew: 7
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
Drove ashore in wind conditions ENE force 7, 1852, for want of sufficient sail at 4pm on high water, and for being too far to the southward in taking the Bar. Estimated loss on the vessel was 600 [sterling] and on the cargo 23 [sterling].
Master: Crask
Crew: 7
Site Name
Herd Sand, Lively
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
HER Number
14832
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (987138); 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); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
26
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 781
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Wrecked in a gale 9th January 1854. At the tail end of the gale the three lifeboats were out again for the LIVELY...HAPPY RETURN...SAVANNAH...JUNIUS (HER 14826) of Christiansand, OCEAN...all wrecked on the Herd Sand.
SITEDESC
Wrecked in a gale 9th January 1854. At the tail end of the gale the three lifeboats were out again for the LIVELY...HAPPY RETURN...SAVANNAH...JUNIUS (HER 14826) of Christiansand, OCEAN...all wrecked on the Herd Sand.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Lively
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14831
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1363279); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91-2
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
26
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 723
Northing
567000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
From Hodgson's Wreck List:
`17th October 1843: The ELEANOR and the LARK, both of Yarmouth, wrecked on the Herdsand.'
SITEDESC
From Hodgson's Wreck List:
`17th October 1843: The ELEANOR and the LARK, both of Yarmouth, wrecked on the Herdsand.'
Site Name
Herd Sand, Lark
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14830
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362204); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page71