Teeswood Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | distributed remains of wreck |
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Teeswood Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
58 53.016 N,2 53.931 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 2 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | TEESWOOD |
| Type | blockship |
| Flag | GB |
| Tonnage | 1589 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Sep 19, 1914 |
| Original Detection Year | 1914 |
| Last Detection Year | 1992 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority charts |
| Surveying Details | H3875/26 9.6.26 DWP IN 585257N, 025351W. (ELTON, ALMERIA, & REINFIELD IN SAME POSN). INS AS DWP. BR STD. H7308/56 13.5.59 INS CAUTION NOTE ON 35. - NM 1924/ H2496/72 14.3.72 POSN 585302.5N, 025350W, OR 225.5DEG, 1550FT FROM LAMB HOLM TRIG STN (61). ONLY REMAINS ARE THE ENGINES, PART OF THE SHAFT, SOME GIRDERS. NO HULL IN EVIDENCE. ALWAYS SOME METAL SHOWING. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS, 5.3.72). INS AS DWP. BR STD. 4.7.80 NOT SHOWN ON NC 35 (AREA BLUED OUT). 11.12.81 COVERED BY LEGEND WKS ON NC 2250. 20.8.92 MOST OF HER HAS BEEN SALVAGED & REMOVED. ONLY HER ENGINES REMAIN. (WKS OF SCAPA FLOW, DIVE SCAPA FLOW). SEP 2022/000015366 8.4.22 EXAM'D BY BDC; NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2019. NFS. (ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL SURVEY, 12.10.2019, BDC H525.2(lite). NFA |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 9, 2005 |
Circumstances of loss
STEAMER, BUILT 1882, SUNK AS A BLOCKSHIP. (WKS OF SCAPA FLOW, DIVE SCAPA FLOW).
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