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{{short description|British ship sunk off Falmouth in 1939}}
The '''{{SS|Stanwood||2}}''' ({{Flagicon|UK|civil}} Stanhope Steamship Co) was a 4158 ton steamship with a cargo of coal which caught fire on 10 December 1939. She was intentionally scuttled in the shallows of [[Carrick Roads]] to put out the fire with the intention to re-float her. On sinking she slipped into deeper water, the cargo removed and explosives used to prevent the wreck becoming a hazard to shipping.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kearney|first=Andy|title=SS Stanwood [+1939]|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1771|publisher=wrecksite|accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref>
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|Ship name= SS ''Itajahy''
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* SS ''Hesione'' (1921-1937)
* SS ''Stanwood'' (1937-1939)


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Permission to dive the wreck must be obtained from the harbour master.
|Ship owner=* [[Elder Dempster Lines|Elder Dempster & Company]] (1919-1921)
* R.P. Houston & Company (1921-1937)
* Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd. (1937-1939)


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'''SS ''Stanwood''''' was a British [[Collier (ship)|collier]] that was sunk off [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]] in December 1939 after her cargo of coal caught fire.


== See also ==
==Ship history==
The ship was built in 1915 by the ''[[Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik]]'' shipyard in [[Hamburg]], Germany, as the '''''Itajahy''''' on behalf of the ''[[Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft]]'' ("Hamburg-South America Line"), but was requisitioned by the German Navy.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/hamburgsouth.shtml |title=Hamburg South American Line |work=theshipslist.com |year=2013 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> In 1919 she was handed over to the UK as [[war reparations]]. She was owned by [[Elder Dempster Lines|Elder Dempster & Company]] until 1921, when she was sold to R.P. Houston & Company, and renamed '''''Hesione'''''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/Elder_Dempster.shtml |title=Elder-Dempster Line |work=theshipslist.com |year=2013 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> In 1937 she was sold to the Stanhope Steamship Company and renamed '''''Stanwood'''''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/houston.shtml |title=Houston Line |work=theshipslist.com |year=2013 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref>
* [[Recreational diving]]
* [[Shipwrecks]]
* [[List of shipwrecks]]


On 10 December 1939 the ''Stanwood''{{'}}s cargo of coal caught fire. The ship was scuttled in {{Convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} of water in [[Carrick Roads]] in order to extinguish the fire, with intention of then raising her. Unfortunately she slipped into deeper waters, and the crew abandoned her with the loss of one man. Attempts to refloat her were unsuccessful although her cargo was recovered. Deemed a hazard to shipping the wreck was later broken up with explosives.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kearney|first=Andy|title=SS Stanwood [+1939]|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1771|publisher=wrecksite|access-date=7 May 2012}}</ref>
[[Category:Wreck diving sites in the United Kingdom]]


The wreck remains popular with divers,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.gooddive.com/uk-diving/falmouth-diving.htm |title=Falmouth diving |work=gooddive.com |year=2013 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.atlanticscuba.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=28 |title=S.S. Stanwood |work=atlanticscuba.co.uk |year=2013 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> though permission must first be obtained from the harbour master.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ukdiving.co.uk/wrecks/wreck.php?id=320 |title=UK Diving |work=ukdiving.co.uk |year=2013 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
{{Underwater-diving-stub}}
* {{annotated link|List of shipwrecks of Cornwall}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.funteqdiving.nl/website/Downloads/wrakduiken/Falmouth%20Bay%20Wrecks.pdf |title=Falmouth Bay Wrecks |first=Mark |last=Milburn |work=funteqdiving.nl }}

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Latest revision as of 05:05, 1 February 2024

History
Germany
NameSS Itajahy
NamesakeItajaí
OwnerHamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft
BuilderReiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg
Yard number459
Launched27 March 1915
FateHanded over to UK as war reparations, 1919
United Kingdom
Name
  • SS Itajahy (1919-1921)
  • SS Hesione (1921-1937)
  • SS Stanwood (1937-1939)
Owner
IdentificationOfficial number: 143082[1]
FateSunk, 10 December 1939
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage4,155 GRT
Length110.2 m (361 ft 7 in)
Beam15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)
Propulsion1 × triple expansion steam engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

SS Stanwood was a British collier that was sunk off Falmouth in December 1939 after her cargo of coal caught fire.

Ship history

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The ship was built in 1915 by the Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, as the Itajahy on behalf of the Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft ("Hamburg-South America Line"), but was requisitioned by the German Navy.[2] In 1919 she was handed over to the UK as war reparations. She was owned by Elder Dempster & Company until 1921, when she was sold to R.P. Houston & Company, and renamed Hesione.[3] In 1937 she was sold to the Stanhope Steamship Company and renamed Stanwood.[4]

On 10 December 1939 the Stanwood's cargo of coal caught fire. The ship was scuttled in 12 m (39 ft) of water in Carrick Roads in order to extinguish the fire, with intention of then raising her. Unfortunately she slipped into deeper waters, and the crew abandoned her with the loss of one man. Attempts to refloat her were unsuccessful although her cargo was recovered. Deemed a hazard to shipping the wreck was later broken up with explosives.[5]

The wreck remains popular with divers,[6][7] though permission must first be obtained from the harbour master.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ON140000". mariners-l.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Hamburg South American Line". theshipslist.com. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Elder-Dempster Line". theshipslist.com. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Houston Line". theshipslist.com. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. ^ Kearney, Andy. "SS Stanwood [+1939]". wrecksite. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Falmouth diving". gooddive.com. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  7. ^ "S.S. Stanwood". atlanticscuba.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  8. ^ "UK Diving". ukdiving.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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