''Stanegarth'' was built in 1910 as a steam-powered
tugboat
A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, su ...
by Lytham Ship Builders Company for service with the British Waterways Board. She was converted to diesel power in 1957. The tug used to tow three dredging hoppers, each crewed by two men, on the trip to and from
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...
to
Purton.
On 6 June 2000 she was
scuttled at
Stoney Cove
Stoney Cove is a large flooded quarry which is a popular inland scuba diving site, located between Stoney Stanton and Broughton Astley in Leicestershire, England.
Background
Stoney Cove was originally a granite quarry dating back to the beginni ...
to produce an
artificial reef
An artificial reef is a human-created underwater structure, typically built to promote marine life in areas with a generally featureless bottom, to control erosion, block ship passage, block the use of trawling nets, or improve surfing.
Many re ...
suitable for
wreck diving. The wreck now sits in of fresh water and measures more than long with a beam of . A plaque attached to it reads "Stanegarth project by Stoney Cove and Diver Magazine June 2008".
See also
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References
External links
Stoney Cove
Ships built in England
Tugboats of the United Kingdom
1910 ships
Shipwrecks of England
Ships sunk as dive sites
Maritime incidents in 2000
Wreck diving sites in the United Kingdom
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