Sunderland, Despatch (Dispatch)

HER Number:
14109

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Despatch (Dispatch)

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Schooner

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1828 wreck of English schooner which stranded behind the South Pier at Sunderland, having been abandoned after springing a leak. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

Easting:
41

Northing:
57

Grid Reference:
NZ4157

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1357604; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-FEB-1828, No.6301; Newcastle Courant 23-FEB-1828, No.7898 Page 4; Durham County Advertiser 23-FEB-1828, No.703 Page 3