Sunderland, Two Brothers

HER Number:
14727

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Two Brothers

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brig

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1752 wreck of brig which stranded near Sunderland during a gale, while on her passage from London and Whitby. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

Easting:
4113

Northing:
5819

Grid Reference:
NZ41135819

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 971394; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 24-JAN-1752, No.1688; The Bristol Weekly Intelligencer 25-JAN-1752, No.122 Page 3