SS Primrose Hill
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 Hills 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. Propulsion Primrose Hill had six corrugated furnaces that heated two 225 lbf/in2 single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of . The boilers raised steam for a 443 NHP triple-expansion engine that had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by David Rowan & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Sinking On 16 October 1942 Primrose Hill sailed from Glasgow with a mixed cargo including 3,000 tons