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HER Number:	MDV57620
Name:	Wreck of the Queenswood off Hartland

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Queenswood, a British steamer sunk by a German submarine in 1917.

Location

Grid Reference:	SS 224 275
Map Sheet:	SS22NW
Admin Area	Devon
Civil Parish	Unknown
Civil Parish	Hartland
District	Torridge
Ecclesiastical Parish	HARTLAND
Ecclesiastical Parish	OFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

National Monuments Record: SS22NW77
Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/27

Monument Type(s) and Dates

WRECK (Sunk, World War I - 1917 AD to 1917 AD)

Full description

National Monuments Record, SS22NW77 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV339918.

British steamer named Queenswood sunk by submarine 6 miles south west of Hartland, 1917. Steel hull built by Ropner and Son, Stockton, 1897. P 29', B 60', F 31'. Registered Middlesborough. Owner: Constantine and Pickering Steam Ship Company. Master: Peacock.

Lloyd's of London, 1915 - 1916, The Queenswood, 71 (Q) (Article in Monograph). SDV339913.

HMSO, 1919, British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918, 33 (Monograph). SDV343552.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1973, 1156 (Cartographic). SDV767.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, Admiralty Chart 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1978, Admiralty Chart 2675 (Cartographic). SDV772.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1178 (Cartographic). SDV770.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, Admiralty Chart 1179 (Cartographic). SDV771.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, Admiralty Chart 1123 (Cartographic). SDV766.

Larn, R. + Larn, B., 1995, Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset (Monograph). SDV763.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 43 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Queenswood. British steamer, sunk by submarine 6 miles south-west of Hartland in 1917. Steel built by Ropner & Son, Stockton in 1897. P 29 feet, B 60 feet, F 31 feet. Registered at Middlesborough. Owner: Constantine & Pickering SS Co. Master: Peacock.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV339712	Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 43.


SDV339913	Article in Monograph: Lloyd's of London. 1915 - 1916. The Queenswood. Lloyd's Register. Microfiche. 71 (Q).


SDV339918	National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW77. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown.


SDV343552	Monograph: HMSO. 1919. British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918. British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918. Unknown. 33.


SDV763	Monograph: Larn, R. + Larn, B.. 1995. Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset. Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset. Hardback Volume.


SDV766	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. Admiralty Chart 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV767	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1973. 1156. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV769	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV770	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV771	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. Admiralty Chart 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV772	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. Admiralty Chart 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Aug 4 2023 12:34PM

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