SS Binnendijk 1939
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | SS Binnendijk | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1939 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | ship, shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Netherlands | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | English Channel | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | England | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 12 km from land |
| Position | 50.5333, -2.3333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Binnendijk was a Holland America Line (NASM) cargo steamship. She was one of NASM's "B" class ships: the company's first cargo ships to be powered by steam turbines. Binnendijk was built in South Holland in 1921, and sunk by a mine in the English Channel in 1939. She was the first ship that NASM lost in the Second World War. Her wreck off the coast of Dorset, England is now a wreck diving site, nicknamed "The Benny".
Some sources anglicise the ship's name to Binnendyk. However, Lloyd's Register always recorded her as Binnendijk.
Diving & visiting
Binnendijk's wreck is on Lulworth Banks at a depth of 75 to 89 feet (23 to 27 m). The wreck is now much broken up, but parts stand 23 to 26 feet (7 to 8 m) above the seabed. As of 2012, many of her frames and hull plates were still intact. The most intact part was the stern. Enough of her engine room was extant for penetration diving. Parts of her cargo were still visible, including tyres, and copper wire. The wreck provides habitat for lobster, spider crabs, conger eel, pouting, pollock, and tompot blenny. The site is relatively sheltered by Portland Bill, but is near Portland Race, so can be subject to strong currents.
Location
- Recorded position: 50.5333, -2.3333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: English Channel
- Nearest coast: England
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Binnendijk (revision 1340955408), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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