Sunderland, Despatch (Dispatch)

HER Number

14109

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Despatch (Dispatch)

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Sailing Vessel <By Rig>

Site Type: Specific

Schooner

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1828 wreck of English schooner which stranded behind the South Pier at Sunderland, having been abandoned after springing a leak. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

Easting

441000

Northing

557000

Grid Reference

NZ441000557000

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1357604; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-FEB-1828, No.6301; Newcastle Courant 23-FEB-1828, No.7898 Page 4; Durham County Advertiser 23-FEB-1828, No.703 Page 3