Sunderland, Essex

HER Number:
14070

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Essex

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brig

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
ENGLISH BRIG, 1856 Having set off at 3pm that day in clear fine conditions with wind strong at SSE force 6, her tug was unable to tow for want of power, the vessel was struck by a heavy sea, thrown against the pier at 4pm and became a total wreck. Built: 1837

Easting:
41

Northing:
58

Grid Reference:
NZ4158

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 987197; 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; United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]