''Stanegarth'' was built in 1910 as a steam-powered tugboat 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 to Purton, Berkeley, Purton.
On 6 June 2000 she was Scuttling, scuttled at Stoney Cove to produce an artificial reef 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".
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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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