Sunderland, Royal Briton
Sunderland, Royal Briton
HER Number
15170
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, Royal Briton
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Collier
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
December 11th 1784 wreck of English collier which stranded north of Sunderland during a storm; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Richardson, Crew Lost: 1
Easting
441000
Northing
558300
Grid Reference
NZ441000558300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1388306); Newcastle Courant 11-DEC-1784, No.5644 Page(s)4; Newcastle Chronicle
11-DEC-1784, No.1067 Page(s)2; Newcastle Courant 24-DEC-1784, No.5646 Page(s)1; Newcastle Courant 08-JAN-1785, No.5648 Page(s)1
11-DEC-1784, No.1067 Page(s)2; Newcastle Courant 24-DEC-1784, No.5646 Page(s)1; Newcastle Courant 08-JAN-1785, No.5648 Page(s)1