Charted as LADY STELLA 'notable debris' in the Marine zone.
Vessel remains:
Lies in position 51°06.60N, 001°20.80E at a depth of 16.1m in a general depth of 18m.
She was dispersed by explosives in 1959. (1, 9.9.59)
She is so heavily dispersed that 'her wreckage is well spread over the seabed and is only 2m high...'
Documentary evidence:
'Sank following a collision with British Royal Mail steamer PARDO.'
'Sank... in dense fog.'
'Collision (PARDO) 3 nautical miles WSW Dover 7.6.58 [Rochester-Par, ballast].'
Built: 1958
Where built: Groningen
Builder: C V Scheeps and Masch Botje and Company ; Botje Ensing
Tonnage: 5160 grt ; 516 (2) It is though that the tonnage given by source 2 could be the result of a typo, and that it
too should read 5160.
LBD: 45.45 x 7.69 x 2.87m ; 45.46M LOA x 7.69 x 3.05m
Propulsion: 6 cylinder 4SA screw driven oil engine
HP: 369
Speed: 9.5 knots
Machinery: By Maschinenbau Kiel G.m.b.
Owner: Thomas Watson (Shipping) Limited.
Source 5 shows two photographs of the vessel.