DEVON COAST SS

DEVON COAST (Depth 15m to bottom - 4.4 N/miles East from Newhaven)
Position: 50 44 25N; 00 08 50W
This is a 3 masted steamer that was 60m long with a beam of over 8m and weighing 668 tons. She sunk 4th November 1908 while in tow, after a collision in with another steamer the Jeanie. She sits on the sea bed with parts 2m proud. Her cargo of Cement give her the local name of the 'Stone boat'.

Diving:
Well broken up stands 2m high from the mud-sand, winches are still visible.

Nationality:
British
Type of wreck:
Cargo
Propulsion:
Steamer
Weight (tons):
668
Dimensions (m):
54,9x8,7x--
Cause Lost:
Collision
Date Lost:
04/11/1908 [dd/mm/yyyy]
Date Built:
1905
Builder:
W. Harkness & Sons Ltd., Middlesbrough
Owner:
F. H. Powell & Co., Liverpool
Depth (m):
15 max. / 13 min.