Sunderland, Hannah
Sunderland, Hannah
HER Number
14113
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, Hannah
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1812 wreck of Scottish cargo vessel which stranded behind the South Pier at Sunderland, while attempting to enter the harbour. En route from Kirkaldy to Sandwich and/or Dover, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Easting
441000
Northing
558000
Grid Reference
NZ441000558000
Sources
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1400449; Newcastle Advertiser 04-APR-1812, No.1225 Page 4; Tyne Mercury 07-APR-1812, No.515 Page 3