This is the information page about the shipwreck Teddington, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 55.824 N,1 22.491 E (53.0506667, 1.1718667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: TEDDINGTON
Length 127.3 meter, width: 17.3 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 4762 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined
Cause: Built in 1941 by caledon sb & eng co ltd, dundee. owned by the great britain ss co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 393 hp, single shaft. machinery by the ne marine engineering co. passage london for calcutta. general cargo including nickel ingots. torpedoed by german e-boat. caught fire and was taken tow. went ashore following day and broke back. some cargo was discharged.
Year of registration: 1941
Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm
Known since: 1941, last detected: 1970
Details measurements/cartography: H03990/41 3.4.42 H03990/41 3.4.42 LIES IN 525556N, 012228E ON HEADING 150/330 DEG. MAST SHOWS 21FT, SAMSON POSTS AND DERRICKS 15FT AT MHWS. SMALL PART OF HULL SHOW AMIDSHIPS. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 16.3.42). INS AS ST.
- NM 694/42. 11.1.45 11.1.45 AMEND TO DW, MAST D 15 FT, WITH G CON BUOY, GPFL(3) G 10S, CLOSE NE.
- NM 113/45. 23.7.54 23.7.54 DISPERSAL OPS IN HAND DURING WHICH BUOY REMOVED. (TH). 16.6.50 DRIFT SWEPT 16.6.50 AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 12, FOUL AT 13FT IN GEN DEPTH 21 - 30FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 21.8.50). H6367/55 4.11.55 H6367/55 4.11.55 DISPERSED TO DEPTH 23.5FT BY MARINE CONTRACTORS LTD ON 15.6.55. (TH). AMEND TO WK 3FMS 5FT DELETE BUOY.
- NM 2863/55. 14.3.73 14.3.73 AMEND TO WK 6.6MTRS [LAT]. NC 106. H3542/69 23.6.70 H3542/69 23.6.70 SEARCHED FOR USING E/S AND DIVER WITH UNDERWATER VISIBILITY 20FT. NOT FOUND. ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF STEEL PLATES. SEARCH WITH 3 DIVERS IN JUNE 1970 EXTENDED 1 MILE AROUND CHARTED POSN. CONSIDERED UNLIKELY THAT WK HAS ROLLED INTO SCOUR OR HAS BEEN COVERED BY SEABED. (R EDMONDS, 18.6.70). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 55.824 N,1 22.491 E