Possibly the last chapter in Sunderland's history as a shipping centre - by 1988 I don't think any new ships were being built here, but at least there was still maintenance being done.
NC8766 : Snow Admiral memorial This memorial to a Sunderland vessel that was wrecked in the Pentland Firth in 1842 lacks any further detail. Is there a record of the incident in the annals of Sunderland I wonder?