1797 wreck of English craft which foundered off Sunderland, following a collision; a wooden sailing vessel. `Newcastle, September 16...On Wednesday morning the FREE BRITON, Wright, of Wells, was run down by the RABY, of Sunderland, off that port, and sunk; fortunately the RABY had time to take out the crew before she went down' {Newcastle Courant}. Master: Wright

1829 wreck of English sloop which foundered immediately off Sunderland while trying to make for the harbour in a gale; a wooden sailing vessel, thought to have been in ballast. `On Tuesday night a dreadful storm arose at NE, and several light ships having come to anchor in Sunderland Roads (the greater part of which had cast their ballast) they were consequently placed in the most dangerous situation. In the morning of Wednesday the gale increased and several of the vessels, unable to ride out the storm, even after cutting away their masts, drove on shore either on the rocks near the harbour, or on the sands near Hendon. Therefore before 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the shore presented the melancholy spectacle of 13 stranded vessels - some went to pieces immediately...Happily, up to this period no lives were lost...About 4 o'clock, however, a sloop (the ELEANOR, of Sunderland) appeared making for the harbour; but it was too evident, to the thousands of spectators who lined the beach, that she could never reach her destination; and when she was within 400 yards of the shore she was struck with a heavy sea, and her mast went by the side. The unfortunate crew, four in number, were seen struggling with the waves, but their efforts were unavailing, and they soon disappeared for ever. The beach is covered with wreck and wrecked materials...FRIENDS, BLAGDON, CALEDONIA, SYREN, JAMES, IRIS, of Harwich, ELEANOR, PHOENIX, MARGARET, of Sunderland, and ADRIATIC of Shields, gone to pieces...' {Durham County Advertiser}.

ENGLISH CRAFT, 1794, from Christchurch. Foundered off Sunderland. All the crew were lost.

ENGLISH TRAWLER, 1921. Vessel foundered and lost whilst fishing following collision. Master: A V Potter Owner: Wear Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. Builder: J T Eltringham & Co. Where Built: South Shields

ENGLISH BARGE, 1892. Foundered and lost whilst under tow, on passage to the open sea to dump rubbish, in high wind conditions. Built: 1862 Master: S Rolfe
Crew: 3 Owner: J Smurthwaite, Tunstall Lodge

BRITISH LUGGER, 1897. Foundered and lost whilst fishing in high wind conditions, following collision with the S.S. BUCENTAUR. Owner: C. Bailie & G. Cockenzie, Hadd'tn. Master C. Bailie. Crew of 7

1791 wreck of English sloop which sprung a leak and foundered off Sunderland on her departure, laden with coal; a wooden sailing vessel. `Newcastle, March 19, 1791...Tuesday the sloop BETSEY, Bedlington, of Whitby, sailed from Sunderland, and had not been out above an hour, when she sprung a leak, and almost instantly sunk in the Road. The crew with great difficulty saved their lives' {Newcastle Courant}.

1818 wreck of Scottish cargo vessel which foundered off Sunderland en route from London to Sunderland and/or Banff. Laden with timber, she was a wooden sailing vessel. `On the night of the 24th ult. about 10 o'clock, the ACHILLES, of South Shields, bound from Newcastle to London, coal laden, wind SSW, was run on board of by the BEAVER, of Banff, laden with timber for Sunderland. The BEAVER had a free wind, but by the crew not keeping a good look-out, and the ACHILLES' people not being able to make them hear (after repeated hailing) the ships came in contact, and the BEAVER sunk. The crew were saved, and have come in the ACHILLES to Shields, where she has arrived to repair damage' {Durham County Advertiser}. Master: Lyle

1818 wreck of Dutch galliot which foundered off Hendon after a collision, having just left Sunderland. Bound for Delfziel and Groningen with coal, she was a wooden sailing vessel. `The Dutch vessel VROW ANNEGINA, Postema, master, loaden with coals, etc., sailed from Sunderland on Sunday evening, on her intended voyage to Delfziel; she had not been long out of the harbour before she was met by the NESTOR, Atcheson master, when, owing to some mismanagement, the vessels came in contact, and the Dutch vessel sustained so much damage, that she immediately went down. Crew saved. The top of her masts may be seen at low water off Hendon' {Durham County Advertiser}.

1818 wreck of English smack which foundered off Hendon following a collision with the wreck of the VROW ANNEGINA; a wooden sailing vessel. `On Tuesday morning...Same day, a small fishing vessel, belonging to Sunderland, sunk off Hendon, by getting on the mast of the Dutch vessel which was lost there about three weeks ago' {The British Gazette and Berwick Advertiser}. Owner: Thomas Dykes of Sunderland.