Sunderland, Eagle
Sunderland, Eagle
HER Number
14308
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, Eagle
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
1803 wreck of English cargo vessel which foundered after grounding on the inside of the North Pier at Sunderland, on attempting to reach the harbour. This wooden sailing vessel was in ballast.
Easting
441000
Northing
558000
Grid Reference
NZ441000558000
Sources
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 971492; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 20-DEC-1803, No.4412; 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; Newcastle Courant
10-DEC-1803, No.6635 Page 4
10-DEC-1803, No.6635 Page 4