Sunderland, Mercury
Sunderland, Mercury
HER Number
16092
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, Mercury
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1809 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded inside Sunderland Pier, on her passage with flour and other goods; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Wood or Hood
Easting
441130
Northing
558190
Grid Reference
NZ441130558190
Sources
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1341241; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 24-FEB-1809, No.4330; Newcastle Courant 18-FEB-1809, No.6906 Page(s)4