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 (50.652366666667, -0.61618333333333)

 

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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. Ala
3. Alaska
4. Albert
5. Algiers
6. Angry fish
7. Arno (possibly)
8. Asger ryg
9. Atlas (probably)
10. Augustenburg
11. Axwell
12. Basil-2
13. Bettann (bow section)
14. Bettann (stern section)
15. British commerce
16. Camberwell
17. Cambrian princess (probably)
18. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
19. Candia
20. Capable
21. Carbineer
22. City of mexico
23. Coral
24. Cuba
25. Donegal (possibly)
26. Elford
27. Flag theofano
28. Fort yale
29. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
30. Gartland
31. Gascony
32. Gerarda
33. Germa geisha
34. Glenlee
35. Hedwig lunstedt
36. Highland corrie
37. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
38. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
39. Hm lct 427 (after part)
40. Hmcs alberni
41. Hms apley (possibly)
42. Hms evadne (possibly)
43. Hms implacable
44. Hms kingston jacinth (possibly)
45. Hms loyalty
46. Hms moldavia
47. Hms northcoates
48. Hms pine
49. Hms prince leopold
50. Hms sapper
51. Hms velox
52. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
53. Hooness
54. Jaffa
55. Kurland
56. Lct 757 (possibly)
57. Lightfoot (possibly)
58. Lola (possibly)
59. Lowmount
60. Maid of orleans
61. Molesey (possibly)
62. Olivine
63. Orminster
64. Plm 4 (possibly)
65. Polandia (possibly)
66. Ramsholm (possibly)
67. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
68. Ringen
69. Saint andre (probably)
70. Saint enogat
71. Shirala
72. Sines (possibly)
73. Spearfish
74. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
75. Teelin head
76. U 1195
77. U 86 (formerly)
78. U 86 (possibly)
79. Ub 81
80. Uss osprey
81. Vesuvio (possibly)
82. Vigda
83. Wapello
84. War helmet
85. Whale unit 552 (possibly)
86. 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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