SS ''Stanwood'' was a British
collier that was sunk off
Falmouth in December 1939 after her cargo of coal caught fire.
Ship history
The ship was built in 1915 by the ''
Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik'' shipyard in
Hamburg
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, Germany, as the ''Itajahy'' on behalf of the ''
Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft'' ("Hamburg-South America Line"), but was requisitioned by the German Navy. In 1919 she was handed over to the UK as
war reparations
War reparations are compensation payments made after a war by one side to the other. They are intended to cover damage or injury inflicted during a war.
History
Making one party pay a war indemnity is a common practice with a long history.
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. She was owned by
Elder Dempster & Company until 1921, when she was sold to R.P. Houston & Company, and renamed ''Hesione''. In 1937 she was sold to the Stanhope Steamship Company and renamed ''Stanwood''.
On 10 December 1939 the ''Stanwood''s cargo of coal caught fire. The ship was scuttled in of water in
Carrick Roads
Carrick Roads ( kw, Dowr Carrek, meaning "rock anchorage") is the estuary of the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall in England. It joins the English Channel at its southern end near Falmouth.
Geography
It is a large flooded valley, or ...
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.
The wreck remains popular with divers, though permission must first be obtained from the harbour master.
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1915 ships
Cargo ships of the United Kingdom
Ships built in Hamburg
Maritime incidents in December 1939
Wreck diving sites in the United Kingdom