Sunderland, New South Pier, Europa
Sunderland, New South Pier, Europa
HER Number
14208
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, New South Pier, Europa
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
Site Type: Specific
Ketch
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Stranded in the Great Storm of 12th November 1901 off the New South Pier, Sunderland. A timber ketch barge. En route from Margate to Sunderland. Registered in Rochester. 2 of the 5 crew were lost. The Europa came close to the wreck of the Harriet. The mate and one crewman managed to leap onto the New South Pier and were saved. Another crewman was swept into the sea, but grabbed a line thrown by the life brigade and was dragged to safety. The master and another crewmen were swept away by the violent swell and drowned. Built 1871. Master: J Cook
Crew: 5 Crew Lost: 2 Owner: C E Doughty, Margate
Crew: 5 Crew Lost: 2 Owner: C E Doughty, Margate
Easting
441000
Northing
558000
Grid Reference
NZ441000558000
Sources
Maritime Archaeology Project, 2006, The Great Storm of 1901 - Information and Education Pack (assembled by RJ Carlton and J Catling); National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1001896; United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; 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