SS Stanwood

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
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.

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