Craft · 1909–1913 · Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Paulina
Twenty-seven men left the stranded Paulina in two lifeboats, one under her master, Captain Rosales, and the other under the first mate. The mate brought his thirteen men ashore in Dally Bay at first light, while the captain's boat drifted for eight hours until the steamer Cairo picked them up.
A Spanish steamer of 2,672 tons gross, built at Middlesbrough by Raylton Dixon and Company in 1909, she had been carrying iron ore from Santander to Troon when dense fog closed in off Black Head and she ran ashore at the north end of the bay. Lloyd's agent at Stranraer reported her hull buckling over the following days, and she seems to have been given up as a total loss.
Salvage later removed much of her; what remains lies scattered among rocks and sand, her engine and boilers still standing clear of the seabed.
- Type
- CraftSpanish
- Year built
- 1909Raylton Dixon and Company in Middlesbrough
- Lost
- 1913
- Tonnage
- 2,672 GRTsteam
- Depth
- 14 m
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway, United KingdomNorth Channel
Deeper than 30 of the 185 wrecks on the map with a recorded depth.
History and LossLost 1913 · Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom.
Close to midnight on 10th February 1913, as she drew near the Scottish coast, thick fog hid Corsewall Light, the mark she relied on, near Black Head. Steaming on northward with her siren going, she struck the shore in Dally Bay at about half past midnight. At around 2am her twenty-seven crew abandoned her in two boats.
Built 1909 by Raylton Dixon and Company in Middlesbrough; 4 years in service. Lost 1913.
Condition of the WreckScattered.
Intactness
By 22nd February her plating was badly buckled and rippled and her bow leaned a little to starboard. Heavy salvage followed in later years. What is left sits in 8 to 14 metres off the northern point of Dally Bay, much broken and strewn over rock and sand.
Notable Features
- Boilers
- Bow section
- Cargo remains
- Triple expansion engine
Additional Details12 further fields held for this wreck and not shown above.
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Flag
- Spain
- Builder
- Raylton Dixon and Company in Middlesbrough
- Propulsion
- Steam
- Loss date
- 1913
- Latitude
- 54.9723° N
- Longitude
- 5.1842° W
- Water body
- North Channel
- War grave
- Not recorded
- Protected
- No
- Permit required
- No
- Condition
- Scattered
Sources and VerificationEvery fact on this page traces to a published source.
- Historic Environment Scotland (Canmore, NRHE)inspire.hes.scot · Official record6 facts
- UK Hydrographic Officedatahub.admiralty.co.uk · Official record3 facts
- Scottish Shipwrecksscottishshipwrecks.com · Secondary source11 facts
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A further 5 fields were derived from the wreck’s recorded position rather than taken from a source.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Paulina?
Paulina is the wreck of a craft, off Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom, at 14 metres. Paulina was lost in 1913.
How deep is the Paulina?
Paulina lies at approximately 14 metres, North Channel, Dumfries and Galloway.
How did the Paulina sink?
The cause of the loss of Paulina is not recorded in the sources held; the loss is dated 1913.