''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, suc ...
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
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to
Purton
Purton is a large village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, about northwest of the centre of Swindon. The parish includes the village of Purton Stoke and the hamlets of Bentham, Hayes Knoll, Purton Common ...
.
On 6 June 2000 she was
scuttled at
Stoney Cove to produce an
artificial reef
An artificial reef (AR) is a human-created freshwater or marine benthic structure.
Typically built in areas with a generally featureless bottom to promote Marine biology#Reefs, marine life, it may be intended to control #Erosion prevention, erosio ...
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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