ID: 1145 Name: City of Durham
Inserted: 19.11.2012
Country of origin: England
Date: 19th century
Sinking time: 11.10.1843 Propulsion: sailing ship
Address: Territorial sea
Purpose: merchant ship
Vessel type: brig
Story of Sinking: The English ship, commanded by captain John Smith and with nine crew members on board, ran on the rocks while on her way from Hartlepool to Riga. The rigging was salvaged, the ship was full of water.
Object Data: 290 tons "gross2
Description of Location: in the waters of Torgu manor, Saaremaa
Archival Reference: EAA.625.1.431