Tyne and Wear HER(15226): Sunderland, Alert - Details
15226
Sunderland
Sunderland, Alert
Sunderland
NZ45NW
Maritime Craft
Sailing Vessel
Schooner
POST MEDIEVAL
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Wreckage
ENGLISH SCHOONER, 1852, wrecked at South Dock entrance. "This vessel anchored at 4.30am at half-tide after missing stays, wind conditions ENE veering to N x W, force 7-8, squally with rain. She then proceeded to drag and eventually drove ashore near the south entrance of the docks and became a total wreck. The crew were got on shore by means of ropes, and part of her materials were saved. Her loss was attributed to `a sudden shift of wind" {Larn 1997}. Built: 1792
Master: William Helyer
Crew: 6
Owner: William Swaine, Bridport
441130
558190
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National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1362422; 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