Tyne and Wear HER(14071): Sunderland, Earl of Mar - Details
14071
Sunderland
Sunderland, Earl of Mar
Sunderland
NZ45NW
Maritime Craft
Sailing Vessel
Brig
Early Modern
C19
Wreckage
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].
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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]