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Wednesday, 4 February 2026

 Norwegian cargo ship ss Primula sunk after striking a mine on 4 December 1939

An item reported that the Norwegian 1,024 tons cargo ship ss Primula strike a German mine and sunk 100 miles east of Buchan Ness, Scotland. There were 9 men resuced of which 3 badly wounded.(1)

Note

1. Built by De Haan&Oerlemans, Heusden, Netherlands in 1918. Torpedoed and sunk by a submarine.

Sources

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-1 Weekly Résumé (No. 14) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon 30 November to 12 noon 7 December 1939.

Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. 

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