Virgin wreck hunting off Plymouth

*Brian Allen* · July 14th, 2008, 10:08 PM

Myself and Rich W, are having a ball diving out of Plymouth this week.

We were invited to dive with a mixed bunch of reprobates that call themselves the "T.O.S.S.E.R.S." a cracking bunch of lads from a mixed diving background.

Today's dive went to 81m and was a resounding success. First dive was an unknown never dived before... but here's a little something that one of the lads picked up today. A great find as it gives us a positive ID, on an old 1874 steamship called the Woodburn with an unfortunate story.

report in a few days once we've finished...

GLOC · July 14th, 2008, 10:33 PM

Excellent, just seen the post on YD from Steve Cheshire!

*Brian Allen* · July 15th, 2008, 12:57 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Dictionary 0f Disasters During The Steamship Age)

SS WOODBURN
Macintyre Bros. & Co.; 1874; Palmer's Co.; 1,788 tons;
280'2x33-5x24-9; 140 h.p.; compound-inverted engines. The
British steamship Woodburn, Capt. Hull, on a voyage from
Madras to London, broke her propeller shaft on August 1st, 1883,
12 miles off Cape St. Vincent and was towed into Lisbon by a
passing ship. It was decided to tow her to England for repairs. At 3
a.m. on the 26th, 45 miles S.W. of the Eddystone Lighthouse in tow
of the tug Recovery, she came into collision with the French liner St. Germain,
3,659 tons. The Woodburn sank within five minutes,

Capt. Hull, 16 of the crew and one passenger were drowned, 11 persons

were rescued by the Recovery.

the story of the woodburn

Marijn · July 15th, 2008, 09:24 AM

This is the real stuff!!
Love reading more about the whole expedition!

Btw, not just any ship she came in colission with!

July 14th, 2008, 10:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Brian Allen(Offline) GUE Instructor Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London & Plymouth Posts: 594	Virgin wreck hunting off Plymouth Myself and Rich W, are having a ball diving out of Plymouth this week. We were invited to dive with a mixed bunch of reprobates that call themselves the "T.O.S.S.E.R.S." a cracking bunch of lads from a mixed diving background. Today's dive went to 81m and was a resounding success. First dive was an unknown never dived before... but here's a little something that one of the lads picked up today. A great find as it gives us a positive ID, on an old 1874 steamship called the Woodburn with an unfortunate story. report in a few days once we've finished... __________________ ...dive planning again ... GUE fundamentals and Halcyon Equipment Online www.ocean-explorers.co.uk

July 14th, 2008, 10:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
GLOC(Offline) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fleet, Hants Posts: 1,963	Excellent, just seen the post on YD from Steve Cheshire! __________________ Gareth Images of Life Photography DIR Team Foxturd Travels Underwater and Further Afar If you don't have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it? - Stephen King

July 15th, 2008, 12:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Brian Allen(Offline) GUE Instructor Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London & Plymouth Posts: 594	Quote: (Originally Posted by Dictionary 0f Disasters During The Steamship Age) SS WOODBURN Macintyre Bros. & Co.; 1874; Palmer's Co.; 1,788 tons; 280'2x33-5x24-9; 140 h.p.; compound-inverted engines. The British steamship Woodburn, Capt. Hull, on a voyage from Madras to London, broke her propeller shaft on August 1st, 1883, 12 miles off Cape St. Vincent and was towed into Lisbon by a passing ship. It was decided to tow her to England for repairs. At 3 a.m. on the 26th, 45 miles S.W. of the Eddystone Lighthouse in tow of the tug Recovery, she came into collision with the French liner St. Germain, 3,659 tons. The Woodburn sank within five minutes, Capt. Hull, 16 of the crew and one passenger were drowned, 11 persons were rescued by the Recovery. the story of the woodburn __________________ ...dive planning again ... GUE fundamentals and Halcyon Equipment Online www.ocean-explorers.co.uk

July 15th, 2008, 09:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Marijn(Offline) Smurf #1 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Papendrecht, The Netherlands Posts: 380	This is the real stuff!! Love reading more about the whole expedition! Btw, not just any ship she came in colission with! __________________ Its a fact that the humans can't go without water for more than 3 days