| History | |
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 Germany | |
| Name | SSItajahy |
| Namesake | Itajaí |
| Owner | Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft |
| Builder | Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,Hamburg |
| Yard number | 459 |
| Launched | 27 March 1915 |
| Fate | Handed over to UK as war reparations, 1919 |
 United Kingdom | |
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| Identification | Official number: 143082[1] |
| Fate | Sunk, 10 December 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 4,155 GRT |
| Length | 110.2 m (361 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 15.6 m (51 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 × triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 10knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
SSStanwood was a Britishcollier that was sunk offFalmouth in December 1939 after her cargo of coal caught fire.
The ship was built in 1915 by theReiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik shipyard inHamburg, Germany, as theItajahy on behalf of theHamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft ("Hamburg-South America Line"), but was requisitioned by the German Navy.[2] In 1919 she was handed over to the UK aswar reparations. She was owned byElder Dempster & Company until 1921, when she was sold to R.P. Houston & Company, and renamedHesione.[3] In 1937 she was sold to the Stanhope Steamship Company and renamedStanwood.[4]
On 10 December 1939 theStanwood's cargo of coal caught fire. The ship was scuttled in 12 m (39 ft) of water inCarrick 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]
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1939 | |
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50°10′19″N5°2′6″W / 50.17194°N 5.03500°W /50.17194; -5.03500
