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.

1753 wreck of English brig which stranded near the North Battery, Sunderland, after a collision on entering Sunderland harbour; a wooden sailing vessel. `Newcastle, Feb. 24. Last Saturday, as the BRIGANTINE, Slightman, of Scarborough, was making her way into Sunderland harbour with the morning tide, she was run down near the pier by the THREE SISTERS, Niesham. There were two masters of ships on board, who, together with the crew (after a narrow escape with their lives) were taken up by Mr Neisham's [sic] ship. The brig floated again, and was drove on shore on the north side of the North Battery that tide, where she lay on a good sand, but a great sea happening on Monday night, she was drove to pieces on Tuesday morning' {Newcastle Courant}. Master: Slightman

ENGLISH SCHOONER, 1852. This schooner was run into by a foreign schooner at 2pm in wind conditins E force 9 and stormy, whilst entering Sunderland Harbour. She was forced to turn round, and then drove on the North Sand and sank, her bottom having been pricked by an old anchor. Several of her stanchions were broken, and some of her shrouds were carried away, so that she was much strained and became a total loss. The colliding vessel was the PHILOMEL, which lost only her jib-boom {Larn}. Master: Robert Suffling Owner: William Brown