Swansea Bay - Wrecks

 Have you ever wondered how many ships have been wrecked in Swansea Bay.  

Below is a list from information obtain from wrecksite that list a number of ships that have been wrecked.

credit - wrecksite

Alyani
Nationality	British
Purpose	Leisure
Type	Leisure Boat
Date Lost	28th July 1977
Wreck location	credit - wrecksite
SV Amazon
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Barque - Bark
Date Built	1886
Tonnage	2062 grt
Dimensions	87.5 x 12.8 x 7.3 (m)
Material	Iron
Rigging	4 masts (Rigged in "jubilee" or "bald-headed" fashion, i.e. with double topgallant sails over double topsails)
Date Lost	1st September 1908
Cause Lost	Foundered
Casualties	21
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
Beyecharelle
Nationality
Purpose	Leisure
Type	Yacht
Date Lost	11th July 1980
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Bobie
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1883
Tonnage	782 grt
Dimensions	62.5 x 9.6 x 4.3 (m)
Material	Iron
Engine	1 x 2 cyl. compound steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw
Power	120  n.h.p.
Speed
Date Lost	20th January 1942
Cause Lost	Collision
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SV Brechin Castle
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Barque – Bark
Date Built
Tonnage
Dimensions
Material
Engine
Date Lost	20th February 1847
Cause Lost	Ran Aground (Wrecked)
Casualties	24
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Broadland
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1891
Tonnage	2989  grt
Dimensions	128 x 16.5 x 8.8 (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion steam engine, 3 boilers, single shaft, 1 screw
Power	272  n.h.p.
Speed	10  knots
Date Lost	20th January 1913
Cause Lost	Ran Aground (Wrecked)
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
MV Cabenda
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1936
Tonnage	534  grt
Dimensions	56 x 8.3 x 2.4 (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	1 x 6 cyl. 4SCSA Mirrlees Blackstone diesel engine, single shaft, 1 screw, machinery aft
Power	91  n.h.p.
Speed	9.5  knots
Date Lost	28th February 1941
Cause Lost	Mine
Casualties	1
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SV Cajo
Nationality	Austrian
Purpose	Transport
Type	Brigantine (2 masts)
Date Built
Tonnage
Dimensions
Material
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	1854
Cause Lost
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
Edward, Prince of Wales
Nationality	British
Purpose	Utility
Type	Lifeboat
Date Built	1924
Tonnage	16  grt
Dimensions	13.7 x 3.7 x -- (m)
Material
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	23rd April 1947
Cause Lost	Gale/Storm
Casualties	8
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SV Eleanora
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	schooner
Date Built	1859
Tonnage	68  nrt
Dimensions
Material	Wood
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	5th February 1879
Cause Lost	Ran Aground (Wrecked)
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Foremost 49
Nationality	British
Purpose	Utility
Type	Dredger
Date Built	1928
Tonnage	563  grt
Dimensions
Material	Steel
Engine	1 triple expansion engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	19th September 1942
Cause Lost	Foundered/Collision
Casualties	1
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Fort Medine
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1919
Tonnage	5261  grt
Dimensions	125.8 x 15.9 x 8.66 (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	1 x 3 cyl triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw
Power	517  n.h.p.
Speed	10  knots
Date Lost	20th February 1941
Cause Lost	Mine
Casualties	1
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
PSS Haswell
Nationality	British
Purpose	Utility
Type	Tug
Date Built
Tonnage
Dimensions
Material
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	8th November 1877
Cause Lost	Gale/Storm
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
MFV Luke John
Nationality	British
Purpose	Fishing
Type	Fishing Ship
Date Built
Tonnage	16  grt
Dimensions	12.8 x -- x -- (m)
Material
Engine	1 diesel engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	24th November 1991
Cause Lost	Water Leakage (Flood)
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
MV Madjoe
Nationality	Dutch
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1936
Tonnage	249  grt
Dimensions	35.35 x 6.65 x 2.3 (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	1 x 4 cyl. 4SCSA diesel engine, single shaft, 1 screw
Power	44  n.h.p.
Speed
Date Lost	4th November 1941
Cause Lost	Mine
Casualties	7
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
Piper Alpha (G-JANG)
Nationality
Purpose	Aircraft
Type
Date Built
Tonnage
Dimensions
Material
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	13th June 2005
Cause Lost	Air Plane Crash
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Protesilaus
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1909
Tonnage	9577  grt
Dimensions	147.8 x 18.4 x 12 (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	2 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engines, dual shaft, 2 screws
Power	586  n.h.p.
Speed	14  knots
Date Lost	21st January 1940
Cause Lost	Mine
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SV Raven
Nationality	French
Purpose	Transport
Type	Schooner
Date Built
Tonnage
Dimensions
Material
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	27th October 1923
Cause Lost	Ran Aground (Wrecked)
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
MFV Riptide
Nationality	British
Purpose	Fishing
Type	Small Fishing Boat
Date Built
Tonnage
Dimensions	5.2 x -- x -- (m)
Material	Composite
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	7th June 1995
Cause Lost	Foundered
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Riverston (stern portion)
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1945
Tonnage	7345  grt
Dimensions	132.9 x 17.7 x -- (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw, 4 boilers
Power	10  knots
Speed
Date Lost	23rd April 1945
Cause Lost	Torpedo
Casualties	3
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SV Saint Louis
Nationality	French
Purpose	Transport
Type	Schooner
Date Built	1913
Tonnage	184  grt
Dimensions
Material	Wood
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	26th November 1916
Cause Lost	Mine
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Samtampa
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1943
Tonnage	7219  grt
Dimensions	134.6 x 17.4 x 10.7 (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw, 2 single boilers, cruiser stern, 3 masts
Power	2500  i.h.p.
Speed	11  knots
Date Lost	23rd  April 1947
Cause Lost	Ran Aground (Wrecked)
Casualties	39
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SV St. Christopher
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Schooner
Date Built
Tonnage	203  nrt
Dimensions
Material	Wood
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	17th November 1916
Cause Lost	Ran Aground (Wrecked)
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Stalheim
Nationality	Norwegian
Purpose	Transport
Type	Cargo Ship
Date Built	1936
Tonnage	1298  grt
Dimensions	76.5 x 12.8 x 4.3 (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	1 x 4 cyl. Compound steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw, cruiser stern
Power	96  n.h.p.
Speed	12  knot
Date Lost	31st July 1940
Cause Lost	Mine
Casualties	5
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SS Strombus
Nationality	Norwegian
Purpose	Hunting
Type	Whale Factory
Date Built	1900
Tonnage	6549  grt
Dimensions	125 x 15.9 x 9.8 (m)
Material	Steel
Engine	1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw, 4 single boilers, 18 corrugated furnaces, GS 225, HS 10881, machinery aft, 3 masts
Power	654  n.h.p.
Speed	9  knot
Date Lost	26th October 1940
Cause Lost	Mine
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SV Triton
Nationality	German
Purpose	Transport
Type	Sailing Ship
Date Built
Tonnage
Dimensions
Material
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	31st August 1875
Cause Lost	Water Leakage (Flooding)
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite
SV Zoe
Nationality	British
Purpose	Transport
Type	Brigantine (2 masts)
Date Built
Tonnage	158  nrt
Dimensions	Wood
Material
Engine
Power
Speed
Date Lost	3rd October 1895
Cause Lost	Ran Aground (Wrecked)
Casualties
Wreck Location	credit - wrecksite