STANFORD 1928-1936
Description
Cargo Ship with diesel engine
Construction
Steel with two decks
Size
4803 tons length 118.2m beam 16.5mdraft 7.9m
Built
1928 by Helsingors Jenskibs-og Maskinbyggeri, Denmark
Owner
J.B. Stang Master: Carl Bech
Sunk
1936/06/24
Location
African Reef south of Geraldton, 12 mile South of Moore Point
Latitude/Longitude
(-28.968, 114.619666667)
Sinking
En route from Fremantle to Geraldton with cargo of Cement and Coal. Crew of 31
Underwater
The wreck of the Stanford is located on the central reef of the three reefs comprising the African Reef complex. It lies scattered in 5m of water, mainly on the seaward side of the reef. The reef is subject to dangerous breaking swells, NOTE: This wreck was used for target practice during World War II, and still may contain unexploded bombs.