ENGLISH SLOOP, 1852. Driven on shore at 3pm, dead on high water, by the violence of the wind and sea in conditions E force 10-11, squally with rain, behind the South Pier, all her crew being saved. Estimated loss on the hull was £300, for which she was insured in full, and £32 on the cargo, which was uninsured.

1825 wreck of English smack which stranded behind one of the piers at Sunderland (variously described as the North or South Pier) during a gale. En route from London to Sunderland with a general cargo, she was a wooden sailing vessel. 'On Tuesday morning last, during a heavy sea, and a light wind from the west, the smack SWIFT, general trader between London and Sunderland, and laden with a valuable cargo, was driven behind the South Pier at Sunderland, and has since gone to pieces. The cargo was all got out, although very much damaged. The greatest praise is due to Lieut.-Colonel Austin, the officers, and privates of the 97th Regiment in Sunderland Barracks, for the zeal displayed by them in securing the cargo of the SWIFT, which we hear was valued at £10,000...' {Durham County Advertiser 03-DEC-1825, No.587 Page 3}.

DUTCH BARQUE, 1857. Whilst running into harbour for shelter without a pilot, struck on the bar and drove behind the rocks at 11.30am in wind conditions ESE force 9 and became a total loss. Loss on the vessel and cargo was estimated at £9,000. There are two entries for this vessel in the United Kingdom Shipwreck Index, under the Dutch name of ZES GESUSTERS, describing the vessel as a barge, and under the English translation SISTERS, describing the vessel as a barque. Both entries state the vessel as being in ballast. Built: 1847 (ZES GESUSTERS); 1850 (SISTERS) Crew: 25

ENGLISH BRIG, 1854. This brig was lost behind the north pier due to stress of weather, the wind being SE force 10. Her crew were saved by the rocket apparatus. Estimated loss on the hull, which was insured for £800, was £400; on the cargo, which was insured at Sunderland for £140, £70 [pounds sterling.

ENGLISH CRAFT, 1852. Was driven ashore in wind conditions E force 10-11 behind the North Pier, having lost her rudder and sternpost, as well as suffering bottom and other hull damage. Built: 1807 Master: Knight

ENGLISH SNOW [or a brig], 1857. Having left Altona at 8am on 18-MAR, on reaching Sunderland in wind conditions SE x S force 9, struck on the Bar, lost her way and drove behind the pier at high water at 10pm to become a total wreck. Loss on the vessel estimated to be £1,000 [sterling]. Built: 1839
Where Built: Sunderland
Master: T White
Crew: 8
Owner: N Coward

ENGLISH CARGO VESSEL, 1816. `The MARY & DOROTHY, of Sunderland, in attempting to make that harbour on Tuesday, ran on shore behind the North Pier.'

ENGLISH SCHOONER, 1857. After sailing from Arbroath on 11-MAR during a WSW gale, arrived off Sunderland and struck the Bar in crossing, in wind conditions SE x S force 6, drove behind the North Pier due to stress of weather and became a total loss at 8.45pm. Built: 1837
Crew: 4

ENGLISH BRIG, 1852. BEHIND NORTH PIER. Driven on shore behind the North Pier in wind conditions SW x W force 6, in consequence of the tug casting off the tow line prematurely, when still on the Bar. Estimated loss on the vessel, which was insured for only £300, was £400.

ENGLISH BRIG, 1856. BEHIND NORTH HARBOUR. Having set off at 3pm that day in clear fine conditions with wind strong at SSE force 6, her tug was unable to tow for want of power, the vessel was struck by a heavy sea, thrown against the pier at 4pm and became a total wreck. Built: 1837