SS Primrose Hill
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Primrose Hill |
| Owner | Putney Hill Steamship Co Ltd |
| Operator | Counties Ship Management Co Ltd, London |
| Builder | William Hamilton & Co, Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 448 |
| Launched | 25 June 1941 |
| Completed | September 1941 |
| Out of service | 29 October 1942 |
| Homeport | London |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo & shellfire |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 421.1 ft (128.4 m) p/p |
| Beam | 60.4 ft (18.4 m) |
| Depth | 35.8 ft (10.9 m) |
| Installed power | 443 NHP |
| Propulsion | 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine |
| Crew | 41 Merchant Navy plus eight DEMS gunners |
| Aircraft carried | 1 Hawker Sea Hurricane |
| Aviation facilities | aircraft catapult |
| Notes | sister ships: SS Kingston Hill, SS Lulworth Hill, SS Marietta E, SS Michael E |
SS Primrose Hill was a British CAM ship that saw action in World War II, armed with a catapult on her bow to launch a Hawker Sea Hurricane. She was completed by William Hamilton & Co in Port Glasgow on the Firth of Clyde in September 1941.
Primrose Hill was managed by Counties Ship Management Ltd of London (CSM), an offshoot of the Rethymnis & Kulukundis shipbroking company. Primrose Hill was CSM's second CAM ship, in effect replacing Michael E that had been torpedoed and sunk three months previously on her maiden voyage.
Primrose Hill's navigation equipment included an echo sounding device and a gyrocompass. Primrose Hill SS was a British Cargo Steamer of 7,628 tons built in 1941 by William Hamilton's & Co, Port Glasgow, Yard no 448 for Ruthi, Kuluku.