This is the information page about the shipwreck Primrose, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 10.693 N,2 33.444 W (56.3829, -2.4623833333333)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Anu (probably)
2. Asta (probably)
3. Avondale park (possibly)
4. Bay fisher
5. Clan shaw (part of)
6. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
7. Cyclops
8. Denmore
9. Einar jarl (probably)
10. Fylgia
11. Halland (probably)
12. Hms columba (probably)
13. Hms embley
14. Hms northumbria
15. Hms success
16. Isla may
17. Island magee
18. Maggie smith (possibly)
19. Mallard
20. Munchen
21. Nobelese
22. Phaeacian
23. Primrose
24. Protecor
25. Ptarmigan
26. River garry
27. Rolfsborg
28. Royal fusilier
29. Sabbia
30. Scotia
31. Sneland 1
32. Stella
33. Stjernvik
34. Storjen
35. Strathisla
36. U 74
37. Uc 41
38. Ugie (possibly)

 

Name: PRIMROSE

Length 25 meter, width: 5.5 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 91 ton

Cause: ran aground on south ness, isle of may, and sank. owned by the scottish steam & herring fish co.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H7188/25 INS NDW (PA) (1918) IN 561030N, 023400W. BR STD. 7.11.72 AMEND TO USCPA 11FMS. BR STD. 31.8.73 AMEND TO USCPA 20MTRS. NC 734. H1311/88/52 26.10.88 WK DIVED ON 24.9.88 IN 561039N, 023334W USING DECCA. WRECKAGE CONFINED TO SMALL AREA WITH RIBS AND TIMBER DECKING EVIDENT. BOILER STANDS 3 MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. A LARGE QUANTITY OF COAL SEEN WITHIN THE REMAINS. (W MURNEY, 18.10.88). AMEND TO WK 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 3408/88. HH100/351/05 7.8.92 DIVED ON 26.7.92 IN 561035N, 023333W. BELL ENGRAVED 'PRIMROSE' RECOVERED. (ROY TAYLOR, 27.7.92). 2.1.93 SANK 0.5 MILE SW OF MAY ISLAND LIGHT. (R N BAIRD). HH100/351/06 8.2.93 NOW POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE PRIMROSE, MAKER'S PLATE RECOVERED INSCRIBED: MACKIE & THOMPSON, N.304., SHIPBUILDERS, GLASGOW. (R TAYLOR, 17.1.93). HH100/351/06 3.6.93 DIVED ON MAY 1992 IN 561042N, 023327W USING DECCA. STANDS 3 MTRS HIGH. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). NCA. HH090/605/01 19.1.94 NOT FOUND. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 605). NCA. 26.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC: WK IN 5610.693N, 0233.444W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.2MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 3.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 305. NFS. (DS32 ISLE OF MAY, BGS SURVEY 2012). AMEND DW 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP REMAINS (NFS)

Position: 56 10.693 N,2 33.444 W

 

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