SS Clan Macneil (1921)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Clan Macneil |
| Namesake | Clan MacNeil |
| Owner | Clan Line Steamers Ltd, London |
| Operator | Cayzer, Irvine & Co, Ltd |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Builder | Ayrshire Dockyard, Irvine |
| Yard number | 489 |
| Launched | 1 December 1921 |
| Completed | February 1922 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in 1952 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clan Macnab-class cargo liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 410 ft 6 in (125.12 m) |
| Beam | 53.3 ft (16.25 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Depth | 33.4 ft (10.18 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Sensors and processing systems | wireless direction finding |
| Notes | sister ships: Clan Macnab, Clan Macnair, Clan Macnaughton, Clan Macfarlane, Clan Macfadyen |
SS Clan Macneil was a UK steam cargo liner. She was launched in 1921, survived the Second World War and scrapped in 1952. She spent her entire career with Clan Line.
Details
[edit]The Ayrshire Dockyard Co Ltd of Irvine, Ayrshire, built a class of six sister ships for Clan Line. Clan Macnab was launched in 1921 and gave her name to the class.[1] Clan Macnair, Clan Macnaughton and Clan Macneil were launched in 1921, ClanMacfarlane was launched in 1922 and Clan Macfadyen was launched in 1923.[2]
Clan Macneil was launched on 1 December 1921, completed in February 1922 and passed her sea trials on 14 February.[3]
Clan Line named its ships after Scottish clans. Clan MacNeil is a clan centred on the island of Barra.
Clan Macneil was 410 ft 6 in (125.12 m) long, had a beam of 53.3 ft (16.25 m) and draught of 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m). Her tonnages were 6,111 GRT and 3,788 NRT.[4]
Dunsmuir and Jackson of Glasgow built Clan Macneil's triple-expansion steam engine, which developed 560 NHP. In October 1929 Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau added a Bauer-Wach exhaust steam turbine, which increased her total power to 691 NHP[4] and was designed to increase her fuel economy and speed.
Clan Macneil's UK official number was 146281. Her code letters were KLRC[4] until 1933–34, when they were superseded by the call sign GFWP.[5]
Career
[edit]Clan Line operated cargo liner services between Britain, India, South Africa and East Africa,[6] and also Australia and the USA.[7]
On 8 August 1937 Clan Macneil collided with the Belgian cargo ship Princess Marie Jose in the North Sea off Dunkirk, France. Five of Princess Marie Jose's passengers were seriously injured.[3] Princess Marie Jose beached herself there to avoid sinking, and was refloated on 10 August.[8]
The UK Government requisitioned Clan Macneil on 23 March 1940. The Ministry of War Transport returned her to her owners on 11 MArch 1946.[3] Of the six Clan Macnab-class ships, she was one of only two that survived the Second World War.[1]
Clan Macneil arrived in Port Glasgow on 1 May 1952[3] to be scrapped by Smith and Houston.[9] Demolition work started the next day.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Clarkson, Fenton & Munro 2007, p. 135.
- ^ Clarkson, Fenton & Munro 2007, pp. 136–139.
- ^ a b c d e Clarkson, Fenton & Munro 2007, p. 137.
- ^ a b c "Steamers and Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Steamers and Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Harnack 1938, p. 446.
- ^ Talbot-Booth 1936, p. 437.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 47760. London. 11 August 1937. col F-G, p. 6.
- ^ "Clan Macneil". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- Clarkson, John; Fenton, Roy; Munro, Archie (2007). Clan Line Illustrated Fleet History. Preston: Ships in Focus. ISBN 978-1-901703-47-4.
- Harnack, Edwin P (1938) [1903]. All About Ships & Shipping (7th ed.). London: Faber and Faber.
- Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets: 1939. The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- Talbot-Booth, EC (1936). Ships and the Sea (Third ed.). London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd.
External links
[edit]- "1146281". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
