Nymphaea

14 July 1914     57 22.593N 01 52.957W    12 metres

Built: 1882 by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Construction: iron, 1,969 grt, length 286.7 ft (87.4m), beam 37.1 ft (11.3m), draught 21.7 ft (6.6m)

Propulsion: 187 nhp 2-cylinder compound steam engine, machinery by NE Marine Eng Co Ltd, Sunderland

Registered: North Shields

The Stag Line Ltd steamship Nymphaea was en-route in ballast from North Shields to Cienfuegos in Cuba when she was wrecked at Studie Point, about 1 mile south of Whinnyfold.  She was quickly broken up by heavy seas and her remains are now mixed in with those of the City of Osaka.  Not much of her remains.