Sunderland, Earl of Mar

HER Number:
14071

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Earl of Mar

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, 1852 Driven on shore behind the North Pier in wind conditions SW x W force 6, in consequence of the tug casting off the tow line prematurely, when still on the Bar. Estimated loss on the vessel, which was insured for only 300 [sterling], was 400 [sterling].

Easting:
41

Northing:
58

Grid Reference:
NZ4158

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 987146; 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]