The wreck is not confirmed as present at this location.

Event and Historical Information:
The WHITE ROSE was built by E Finch & Co Ltd, Chepstow, in 1885. The tug's technical specification is given as 1 deck and 4 bulkheads. The plant and machinery were supplied by D B McCallum & Sons, Cardiff, and consisted of a single boiler and a compound engine producing 75 hp. The tug's official number was 89200. The tug foundered approximately 2 miles off Penarth, or 51 24 06N 003 08 30W, or bearing 104 degrees and 10 cables from Lavernock Point. It is possible that the wreck was dispersed in October 1943.

Sources include:

Larn and Larn shipwreck database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 April - 30 June 1924 p.8 (f)
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping 1 July 1919 - 30 June 1920, number 30570 in W
Maritime records transferred from English Heritage AMIE database, RCAHMW collections
UK Hydrographic Office Wrecks and Obstructions Database. ? Crown Copyright and database rights. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.ukho.gov.uk).
White Rose, Wreck Site EU

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, March 2009.

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