Sunderland, Victory

HER Number

15200

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Victory

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Craft

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

ENGLISH CRAFT, 1711. Foundered off Sunderland when the rudder was struck off. Part of a convoy of Her Majesty's fleet with the STROMBULO, GLASCOW, NEWPORT, DEAL-CASTLE and PHENIX. Master was Ralph Spoors. Crew saved.

Easting

441130

Northing

558190

Grid Reference

NZ441130558190

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1364293; Newcastle Courant 22-DEC to 24-DEC-1711, No.63 Page 4