This is the information page about the shipwreck Moorwood (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 34.855 N,0 44.224 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Aigburth
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Atlas (possibly)
11. Atwing (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Beaumanoir (probably)
14. Ben aden
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Commercial
20. Corsham
21. Corsican prince
22. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
23. Creteblock
24. Crimdon (possibly)
25. Dayspring (probably)
26. Defiant
27. Disperser
28. Eaglescliffe (probably)
29. Earl percy
30. Ellida (probably)
31. Ferruccio
32. Fervent
33. Fred everard
34. Garthwaite
35. Gothia
36. Gwalia (possibly)
37. Harrow (probably)
38. Hartley
39. Helene
40. Hercules
41. Highgate
42. Hms desire (possibly)
43. Hms dromio
44. Hms locheil
45. Hms lord ridley
46. Hms ruthin castle
47. Hms swallow
48. Hurstwood
49. John miles
50. King james (possibly)
51. Lampada (probably)
52. Lanthorn
53. London
54. Lowtyne (possibly)
55. Lucy
56. Marchioness of londonderry
57. Marie stuart
58. Membland (possibly)
59. Merrie islington
60. Modemi (possibly)
61. Moorlands
62. Moorwood (possibly)
63. Pandora
64. Pathfinder
65. Paul
66. Polanna
67. Polruan
68. Quaggy (probably)
69. Rosella (probably)
70. Rutil
71. Saint ninian
72. Sarah thinnesen
73. Schaldis (possibly)
74. Skane
75. Stora-korsnas-link i
76. Suntrap (probably)
77. Talisman (possibly)
78. Tatiana (possibly)
79. Teesdale (possibly)
80. Ub 30
81. Uc 70
82. Wallsend
83. Wayside flower

 

Name: MOORWOOD (POSSIBLY)

Length 83.3 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 5.3, tonnage 2056 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Built in 1940 by s p austin & son, sunderland. owned at time of loss by fenwick & co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 205hp, single shaft. passage london for blyth. in ballast. bombed and sunk by german aircraft. no lives lost.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20170116

Details measurements/cartography: H066/41 1.7.41 SANK IN 543800N, 005000W APPROX. (SOI ROSYTH). NCA. H5103/83 9.3.87 TWO FASTENERS IN 543505N, 004336W AND 543501N, 004355W. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 20.8.88 IN 543451N, 004407W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 34.1, FOUL AT 34.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.0 IN GEN DEPTH 40.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS. LIES 075/255 DEG, BROKEN UP AND SPLIT AMIDSHIPS. HIGH POINT AT E END. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. HH100/351/09 8.6.95 CARGO VESSEL WITH ENGINES AFT. TWO SUPERHEATED BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. THERE IS A REPORT THAT THE WK HAS A DEGAUSSING CABLE. CARGO HOLD TO BOW IS WELL COLLAPSED BUT STILL IN LINE. THERE IS A REPORT THAT A WHEELHOUSE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN LOCATED AND A TELGRAPH RECOVERED. COULD BE MOORWOOD. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2015/000095701 1.6.15 EXAM'D BY BDC 36.58MTRS IN 5434.861N, 0044.216W [WGD]. NFS. (CEFAS SURVEY, DS9). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 2.5.17 EXAM'D 06.01.17; IN 5434.855N, 0044.224W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.82MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS, LENGTH 78.1MTRS, WIDTH 16.8MTRS, HEIGHT 4.03MTRS, ORIENTATION 080/260 DEGS. WRECK IS WELL DEGRADED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 34.855 N,0 44.224 W

 

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