| Summary : 1918 wreck of English cargo vessel which foundered 2 miles NW of Gurnard's Head after being torpedoed en route from Swansea for Rouen with coal. Constructed of steel in 1899, she was a steam-driven vessel, and, originally owned in Germany, she was interned by the British during the First World War and requisitioned as a collier under the British flag. Her possible remains may be those recorded at 832080, while 832079 nearby was formerly thought to be the remains of the DENEBOLA, but is now regarded as the site of the SAXON BRITON. |
More information : Built as DENEBOLA for her German owners (1) Holm & Molzen (2), 1481 tons, 73.7m x 11m. (1)
17-AUG-1918: Torpedoed by submarine 2 miles NW of Gurnard Head. (1)
Listed as among the 'enemy steamers' taken over as British colliers - consistent with her use when lost - as DERIABOLA. (3)
17-AUG-1918: DENEBOLA, British vessel of 1481 tons, torpedoed and sunk by submarine 2 miles N x W of Gurnard's Head, en route from Swansea for Rouen. (4)(5)(6). Position also described as 5.5 miles SW of St. Ives. (6) Two crew lost (5)(6)
Vessel was defensively armed. (5)
17-AUG-1918: DENEBOLA, British, 1481 tons, torpedoed and sunk by UB-86 (Hans Trenk) 2 miles N x W of Gurnard's Head, or 50 13N 005 37W, en route from Swansea for Rouen with coal. Two lives lost. (7)
Struck by two torpedoes abreast of the second and third hatches on the starboard side, causing the vessel to list and sink at once. The identity of the submarine was never established. The crew took at once to the boat and rafts and were picked up by a patrol vessel and landed at St. Ives. The 2nd engineer and 1 AB were lost. (8) (9) largely based on this information.
The ship's confidential papers, codes, and log, were sunk by the master. (9)
Built: 1899 (1)(7)(9)
Builder: Neptun AG (1)(7); Act. Ges. Neptune (9)
Where Built: Rostock (1)(7)(9)
Official Number: 136760 (British sequence) (2)
Propulsion: Screw-driven, 3-cylinder triple expansion engine (9)
HP: 133 (9)
Construction: poop-deck 25ft; bridge 37ft; forecastle 29ft (9)
Armament: 1 x 12pdr 12cwt (9)
Master: J C Colling (9)
Crew Lost: 2 (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
Owner: Everett and Newbigin, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (6); operated by Everett and Newbigin, as an Admiralty requisition (7); ex. Holm & Molzen (2); ex. German, detained by Admiralty (3)(9)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
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