Clan MacKinnon (3)

GKLX

Life After Clan Line

Master

Date

Left

Destination

S R Woods

1951 - 1951



C M Powell

1951- 1953



J L Jones

1953 - 1956



R N Mayo

1956 - 8/1959




8/1958

London

S Africa

F Harris

9/1959

Liverpool

Ceylon


2/1960

London

Mauritius

H F Thorn

8/1960

Liverpool

Colombo

Operation Refugee - 1958

Review - August 1958

Career Summary

The ship was built in 1945 by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham. She was yard number 1177.

The ship was 431 feet (131 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet (17 m). She was assessed at 7,373 GRT, 4,611 NRT. Her DWT was 10,100.

The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine.

Empire Dunnet was launched on 10 July 1945 and completed in September. The United Kingdom Official Number 180086 was allocated. She was placed under the management of Common Bros Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne.

In 1946, Empire Dunnet was sold to Clan Line Steamers Ltd and was renamed Clan Mackinnon, the third Clan Line ship to bear this name.

In 1955, Clan Line was transferred to the Houston Line.

In 1961, Clan Mackinnon was sold to Mullion & Co Ltd, Hong Kong, and was renamed Ardross.

In 1963, she was sold to Kinabatangan Shipping SA, of Panama, and was renamed Labuan Bay.

On 20 March 1967, Labuan Bay ran aground at Bancoran Island, Borneo (7°58′N 118°04′E) and caught fire. She was refloated four days later and towed to Manila, Philippines. On 11 July, a further fire occurred. Labuan Bay was scrapped in November 1967 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

In 1963, she was sold to Kinabatangan Shipping SA, of Panama, and was renamed Labuan Bay.

On 20 March 1967, Labuan Bay ran aground at Bancoran Island, Borneo (7°58′N 118°04′E) and caught fire.

She was refloated four days later and towed to Manila, Philippines.

On 11 July, a further fire occurred.

Labuan Bay was scrapped in November 1967 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Clan MacKinnon (3)

1945

7373

180086

Wm Gray

West Hartlepool

Central Marine Engineering

West Hartlepool

Triple Expansion Steam


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