Stanwood Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category distributed remains of wreck
Status Not Fully Surveyed
Stanwood Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 10.342 N,5 2.165 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.172367
  • Longitude: -5.036083
Wreck Depth 9.37 m
Water Depth 20 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name STANWOOD
Type steam ship
Flag GB
Length 73.2 m
Sonar Length 102
Sonar Width 16
Shadow Height 5.9
Orientation 330
Tonnage 4155
Tonnage Type gross
Cargo coal
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Dec 10, 1939
Original Detection Year 1939
Last Detection Year 2024
Original Source national HO/authority wreck information
Surveying Details H8138/40 23.2.40 SUNK IN 501019N, 050206W [OGB]. (TH). - TNM481/40. H8138/40 4.3.40 CHARTED AS STF WITH G CONL BUOY. (ADMIRALTY). - NM 1991/40. H712/50 13.2.50 DELETED FROM ALL CHARTS. (FALMOUTH HBR COMMISSIONERS). - NM 284/50. H6624/53 9.3.54 NOW CHARTED AS F 6FMS [11MTRS] IN 501018N 050206W [OGB]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 777. 10.6.71 EXTENSIVE SALVAGE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT OVER THE YEARS BUT A QUANTITY OF WRECK STILL REMAINS. (R.DAVIS & VOL 1 OF CORNISH SHIPWRECKS). NCA. H5051/70 18.8.71 THE PROP SHAFT & THRUST COVER ARE STILL INTACT WITH THE REMAINS OF BOILERS & OTHER SCATTERED REMAINS PROTRUDING FROM THE SEABED OF MUD. (R.DAVIS, 2.7.71). NCA. H3666/75 - H1270/76 30.6.76 LEAST DEPTH 12.1MTRS. LINE INTERVALS OF ABOUT 5MTRS. WRECK LIES ON THE SLOPE OF BANK IN A NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION. SHE PROVIDES A LARGE OBSTRUCTION OFF THE BOTTOM. MUCH OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE STILL STANDS THEREBY CAUSING FOUL GROUND. (HMS HECLA, HI 3/76). AMEND TO DWP 12.1MTRS. BR STD. H1310/82/37 9.11.82 DIVED 11-14.10.82 BY SUB SEAKA DIVING CO LTD. SCATTERED WRECKAGE LIES OVER AREA 90 X 165FT. THE BOW SECTION LIES IN SHALLOW WATER AT EDGE OF CHANNEL AND REMAINDER STRETCHES SE INTO MORE THAN 60FT OF WATER. PIPE WITH LEAST DEPTH 31FT [(9.5MTRS] LOCATED ABOUT 18FT TO PORT OF MIDSHIPS, ABOUT 60FT FROM BOW. (T TODD, 3.11.82). AMEND TO DWP 9.5MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/15 16.2.00 DIVED IN 1993 IN 5010.314N, 0502.094W [WGD] USING DGPS. HT BY DEPTH GAUGE 4MTRS, HT TO TOP OF BANK 9MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. SEABED FINE SAND & SILT WITH COAL. DESCRIPTION OF 1982 STILL ACCURATE. (J ROSEVEARE). RETAIN AS DWP 9.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 28.11.01 POSN OF WK QUERIED IN RELATION TO BUOY BY CHART BRANCH FOR NE 32 IN HAND. J ROSEVEARE RECHECKED HIS POSN BY REVISITING SITE AND REPORTED BOW EXTREMITY IN 5010.317N, 0502.110W [WGD], STERN EXTREMITY 5010.291N, 0502.105W [WGD]. POSN OF NORTH BANK BUOY NOW 5010.331N, 0502.053W. CONFIRMED THAT WK LIES FURTHER OUT INTO CHANNEL THAN PRESENTLY CHARTED. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 28.11.01). NE 32. HH100/351/18 29.11.01 POST DESCRIBED BY T TODD IN 1982 NO LONGER EXISTS, THERE IS A LINE OF 4-5 PIPES SOME 2.5MTRS IN DIAMETER, AND SOME SHIP'S RIBS, THE PIPES STAND NO MORE THAN 2.5MTRS ABOVE SEABED, IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS [LAT], AND MARK THE DEEPER END OF WK. ONLY PART OF WK TO STAND MORE THAN 2.5MTRS IS AN AREA OF SUPERSTRUCTURE, 7MTRS LONG AND 5MTRS WIDE, WHICH HAS COLLAPSED INWARDS TO CREATE AN OVERHANG ABOUT MIDSHIPS IN 15MTRS[LAT], WITH HEIGHT OF 3.5MTRS ABOVE SEABED. LEAST DEPTH IS WELL CLEAR OF CENTRE OF CHANNEL AND DOES NOT CREATE AN OBSTRUCTION, REST OF WK IS VERY BROKEN, HAVING BEEN BLOWN UP YEARS AGO. PLENTY OF COAL STILL LITTERS SITE. (J ROSEVEARE, EMAIL DTD 28.11.01). NCA YET. HH232/430/09 23.1.02 AREA HAS BEEN SURVEYED. DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WK IS IN WRONG POSN AS CONTOURS ON PLOT COINCIDE ALMOST EXACTLY WITH ORIGINAL POSN. (FALMOUTH HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS, LTD DTD 10.12.01). POSN AMENDED BACK TO 1954 POSN 5010.3N, 0502.1W [OGB], 5010.335N, 0502.163W [WGD]. SEP 2012/000030816 11.10.12 NOT SHOWN ON FALMOUTH HARBOUR COMMISSION SURVEY DTD 2011. DELETE. (RT DECISION). AMEND FOUL. NE 32. 9.4.13 SHOWN IN 5010.342N, 0502.155W [WGD] ON BA 32 [EDN 7 DTD 14.2.13]. RSDRA2024000352385 24.01.25 LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2024). WRECK CENTRED ON 5010.339N, 0502.163W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. LENGTH 102MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 5.9MTRS. ORIENTATION 330/30 DEGS. NFS. (FALMOUTH HARBOUR AUTHORITY, DTD 16.10.24). AMEND DIST REMAINS OF WK 9.3MTRS.
Last Amended Date Sep 2, 2025
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Circumstances of loss

EX-HESIONE. BUILT IN 1915 BY LANK RETHERITG, HAMBURG. PASSAGE LEITH FOR TO DAKAR WITH COAL WHEN SHE SANK WHILE ANCHORED NEAR NORTH BANK FOLLOWING A FIRE IN HER CARGO. ONE CASUALTY. (R.DAVIS & VOL 1 OF CORNISH SHIPWRECKS).

General Comments

WELL BROKEN UP

Limits: features shown as areas and not points

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FAQ

Where is the STANWOOD wreck located?

The STANWOOD wreck is located at coordinates 50 10.342 N,5 2.165 W.

How deep is the STANWOOD and where exactly is it located?

The STANWOOD lies at a depth of about 9.37 meters and is located at coordinates 50 10.342 N,5 2.165 W.

How deep is the seabed around the STANWOOD?

The seabed around the STANWOOD lies at approximately 20 meters deep.

When did the STANWOOD sink?

The STANWOOD sank on Dec 10, 1939.

When was the wreck of the STANWOOD discovered?

The wreck of the STANWOOD was discovered in 1939.

What country did the STANWOOD belong to?

The STANWOOD belonged to GB.

What cargo was the STANWOOD carrying?

The STANWOOD was carrying coal.

What was the tonnage of the STANWOOD?

The STANWOOD had a tonnage of 4155 tons.

What type of wreck is the STANWOOD?

The STANWOOD is classified as a steam ship.

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