This is the information page about the shipwreck Teelin head, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 25.128 N,0 45.265 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)

 

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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. Afon dulais
2. Alaska
3. Albert
4. Algiers
5. Angry fish
6. Arno (possibly)
7. Asger ryg
8. Atlas (probably)
9. Axwell
10. Basil-2
11. Bettann (bow section)
12. British commerce
13. Cambrian princess (probably)
14. Candia
15. Carbineer
16. City of mexico
17. Coral
18. Cuba
19. Donegal (possibly)
20. Elford
21. Flag theofano
22. Fort yale
23. Gartland
24. Gascony
25. Gerarda
26. Germa geisha
27. Glenlee
28. Hedwig lunstedt
29. Highland corrie
30. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
31. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
32. Hmcs alberni
33. Hms apley (possibly)
34. Hms evadne (possibly)
35. Hms implacable
36. Hms loyalty
37. Hms moldavia
38. Hms northcoates
39. Hms pine
40. Hms prince leopold
41. Hms sapper
42. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
43. Hooness
44. Jaffa
45. Lightfoot (possibly)
46. Lola (possibly)
47. Lowmount
48. Maid of orleans
49. Molesey (possibly)
50. Orminster
51. Plm 4 (possibly)
52. Polandia (possibly)
53. Ramsholm (possibly)
54. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
55. Ringen
56. Saint andre (probably)
57. Saint enogat
58. Shirala
59. Sines (possibly)
60. Spearfish
61. Teelin head
62. U 1195
63. U 86 (formerly)
64. U 86 (possibly)
65. Ub 81
66. Uss osprey
67. Vesuvio (possibly)
68. Vigda
69. War helmet
70. Whale unit 552 (possibly)
71. Zaanstroom

 

Name: TEELIN HEAD

Length 83.5 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1716 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: Built in 1883 by workman clark & co, belfast. owned at time of loss by the ulster ss co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 187nhp, single shaft. passage belfast for le havre. torpedoed and sunk by uc 31. (ww1sl, der krieg zur see, ll ww1 & sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 58 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN 502500N, 004400W. (DOCKETS M01993 & M5374). SANK 12M SSE FROM OWERS LTV. (LL WW1). 12 MILES SSW OF OWERS LTV. (WW1SL). H1098/37 8.3.37 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). F016. 25.3.41 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2012. H6667/57 28.4.61 NOT FOUND DURING SOUNDING. OUTSIDE AREA SONAR SEARCH. (HMS DALRYMPLE, 1958). 28.3.72 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2045.NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 28MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NC 2450. H4121/76 3.11.76 A BADLY DAMAGED WK LOCATED 9.6.76 IN 502507.0N, 004510.9W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50 IN GEN DEPTH 56-58MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 9.1MTRS, LENGTH 250FT. LIES 170/350DEGS. (HMS FAWN, HI 52/76). CHART AS WK 47MTRS.

- NM BLOCK 239/77. HH090/952/01 30.10.03 EXAM'D 25.5.03 IN 5025.128N, 0045.265W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48.3 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 85MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.0MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 170 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LARGE WK WITH MIDSHIPS BROKEN. (GARDLINE, HI 952). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAINLY INTACT, MIDSHIPS PROBABLY COLLAPSED, BOWS S

Position: 50 25.128 N,0 45.265 W

 

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