Ships - Swansea Bay

 Below are the list of ships that had accidents in Swansea Bay

Name		Nationality	Type	Propulsion	Cause Lost	Year°	Year†	†	Weight	Length
Alvani		British	Leisure Boat				1977
SV Amazon		British	Barque Boat	Sailing Ship	Foundered	1886	1908	21	2062	88
The British four masted barque AMAZON, Capt. A. Garrick, left Port Talbot on August 31st, 1908, for Chile with a cargo of coal. A heavy gale sprang up overnight and the ship anchored in Mumbles Roads. In the morning of September 1st, the anchor cables parted, and the ship drove ashore on Port Talbot beach. The masts went by the board and the ship broke up amidships and settled into the sand. Seven of her crew of 25 were saved, 6 bodies were washed up at Port Talbot and the bodies of Capt.
Beyecharelle			Yacht				1980
SS Bobie		British	Cargo Ship	Sail & Steam	Collision	1883	1942		782	62
SS BOBIE was a British cargo steamer that was involved in a collision and sank with the ANDELLE in Swansea Bay on the 30th January 1942. She was on route from Waterford for Swansea. Owned since 1937 by Walter H. McEwan, Gibraltar.
SV Brechin Castle		British	Braque – Bark	Sailing Ship	Ran Aground (Wrecked)		1847	24	371
SV BRECHIN CASTLE was a barque of 371 tons. Built at Dundee, 1844. Master T.R.Baxter. She left Adelaide for Swansea and London late in October 1846 with passengers and a cargo of copper ore but was wrecked on the Welsh coast near Mumbles Head, 20 February 1847. All passengers and crew lost, estimated to number between twenty and twenty-six.
SS Brodland		British	Cargo Ship	Steam	Ran Aground (Wrecked)	1891	1913		2989	128
The British cargo ship SS BRODLAND was wrecked on January 20th, 1913, on Aberavon Beach. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot to Punta Arenas with a cargo of coal.
MV Cabenda		British	Cargo Ship	Motor Vessel (Diesel)	Mine	1936	1941	1	534	56
Sunk by a mine on 28 February 1941 voyage Shoreham to Briton Ferry with scrap.
SV Cajo		Austrian	Brigantine (2 masts)	Sailing Ship			1854		271
Edward, Prince of Wales		British	Lifeboat	Motor Vessel (Diesel)	Gale/Storm	1924	1947	8	16	14
In the evening of April 23rd, 1947, the British lifeboat EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES, coming to the rescue of the wrecked SAMTAMPA,  was lost with all of her crew of eight in very heavy weather. The next day, on 24th, the wreck of the EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES was found, smashed up and upside down, ashore at Sker Rocks, Glamorgan. As per tradition, the lifeboat EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES was burned in situ a few days later.
Etoile Polaire			Sailing Ship				1987			8
SS Foremost 49		British	Dredger	Steam	Foundered	1928	1942	1	563
SS Fort Medine		British	Cargo Ship	Steam	Mine	1919	1941	1	5261	126
The steamship SS FORT MEDINE (formerly French, seized at Falmouth 7-1940 by Great Britain), struck a mine and broke in two. Both sections sank. Was on route from Wabana fort Port Talbot with a cargo of iron ore.
MFV Luke John		British	Fishing Ship	Motor Vessel (Diesel)	Water Leakage (Flooding)		1991		16	13
MV Madjor		Dutch	Cargo Ship	Motor Vessel (Diesel)	Mine	1936	1941	7	249	35
On the 4th November 1941 the ‘MADJOR, a Dutch coaster under the command of Capt. J. Oorburg, was leaving Port Talbot Docks for Sharpness with a cargo of coal. She was almost clear of the outer channel buoy when she hit a mine and sank. The crew of four men and two gunners were lost in the incident, along with the local pilot, Capt. George Fairweather.
Piper Alpha (G-JANG)			Aircraft	Petrol engine	Air Plane Crash		2005
SS Protesilaus		British	Cargo Ship	Steam	Mine	1909	1940		9577	148
PROTESILAUS was a British Merchant Steamer of 9.577 tons built in 1910 and owned by Holt & Co, Alfred. China Mutual Steam Navigation Co Ltd. On the 21st January 1940 when on route from Liverpool for Barry in ballast she hit a mine laid by U-28 and beached. PROTESILAUS was beached at Mumbles where she broke in two. The bow was refloated 20th July 1940 and towed to Briton Ferry. Temporarily repaired, the stern part was sent to Scapa Flow to be sunk as a blockship but developed serious leak en route and was scuttled near Skerryvore.
SV Raven		French	Schooner	Sailing Ship	Ran Aground (Wrecked)		1923		199
MFV Riptide		British	Small Fishing Boat	Petrol Engine	Foundered		1995			5
SS Riverton		British	Cargo Ship	Steam	Torpedo	1945	1945	3	7345	133
On 23 April 1945, at 15:35, the German submarine U-1023 fired two LUT torpedoes at convoy TBC-135, off St. Ives, the Bristol Channel. The SS RIVERTON was damaged and beached in St. Ives Bay. The stern broke off and sank. The fore part was towed to Swansea in August 1945, the ship repaired and returned to service. Later becoming the EFTYCHIA and in 1965 the Hong Kong BOAZ. Broken up in 1969. PS: note that Swansea Bay is where the wreck part should be, while according to the history, she broke in two parts in St. Ives Bay.
Saint Louis		French	Schooner	Sailing Ship	Mine	1913	1916		184
SS Samtampa		British	Cargo Ship	Steam	Ran Aground (Wrecked)	1943	1947	39	7219	135
In the evening of April 23rd, 1947, the British lifeboat EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES, coming to the rescue of the wrecked SAMTAMPA,  was lost with all of her crew of eight in very heavy weather. The next day, on 24th, the wreck of the EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES was found, smashed up and upside down, ashore at Sker Rocks, Glamorgan. As per tradition, the lifeboat EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES was burned in situ a few days later.
SV St. Christophe		French	Schooner	Sailing Ship	Ran Aground (Wrecked)		1916		203
SS Stalheim		Norwegian	Cargo Ship	Steam	Mine	1936	1940	5	1298	76
SS Strombus		Norwegian	Whale Factory	Steam	Mine	1900	1940		6030	125
SV Triton		German		Sailing Ship	Water Leakage (Flooding)		1875
SV Zoe		British	Brigantine (2 masts)	Sailing Ship	Ran Aground (Wrecked)		1895		158