1794 incident in which an English craft stranded near Sunderland, during a storm; a wooden sailing vessel. `Newcastle, February 1, 1794...Saturday morning last, after a sharp wind from the SW, the wind remarkably suddenly shifted to the NE, from whence we had a perfect hurricane of several hours' duration, accompanied with a very heavy fall of snow, which continued (with a severe frost) to fall in great quantities that day and on Sunday and Monday…' {Newcastle Courant}. The Master was called Dobson. The DOROTHY, VINE and HALIFAX were wrecked in the same storm. There is another shipwreck called Nautilus which was wrecked in 1819 (HER 14121).

1752 wreck of British cargo vessel which stranded near Sunderland en route from London to Newcastle upon Tyne and Boston (USA), possibly also having called at Whitby. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. She might have been in ballast.

FRENCH CARGO VESSEL, 1852. Supposed to have been disabled by a very heavy sea on the bar, then struck the pier and foundered with the loss of all hands. Rocket lines were fired and hand lines thrown, some of which reached the vessel, but as she broke up in a very short time, the crew became entangled in the wreck so that they could not disengage themselves. The vessel struck at 4.30am in wind conditions E force 10 and squally. Estimated loss on the vessel was £250, but she was uninsured, on the cargo £21, which was ensured for that amount {Lloyds List}.

1771 wreck of English craft which stranded near Sunderland; a wooden sailing vessel. The crew was saved. The Master was called Mills.

1752 wreck of cargo vessel which stranded at Sunderland during a gale, while on her passage from Kingston upon Hull and/or Whitby. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. The Master was called Shorter.

1797 wreck of English craft which was beached near Sunderland after grounding on her departure from that port; a wooden sailing vessel. `Newcastle, June 3...On Thursday se'nnight, the ship JOHN AND ANN, of Sunderland, in leaving that port, struck on the bar, and was so much damaged, that the crew were obliged to run her on shore, where she has since become a wreck. The crew saved themselves in the boat.' {Newcastle Courant}.

1752 wreck of cargo vessel which stranded near Sunderland during a gale, while on her passage from Whitby; a wooden sailing vessel. The Master was called Leigh.

BRITISH CRAFT, wrecked near Sunderland in 1795. She was en route from Hull to Maryport. The Master was called Collins. The crew were saved.

1800 wreck of English brigantine which stranded near the Spanish Battery during a gale, while in ballast; a wooden sailing vessel. Built: 1798-9
Master: Davidson
Owner: George Davison

1839 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded near the Spanish Battery. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.