Clan Buchanan (3)

GJGL

Launched: 21st Dec. 1937

Completed: 28th April 1941

Fate:  

Whilst on voyage from U.K. to India via Durban intercepted by the raider "Pinguin" west of the Maldives on the 28th April 1941 and was sunk by gunfire.

The crew were taken prisoner, however the "Pinguin" herself was then sunk by H.M.S. "Cornwall" resulting in many of the rescued crew being killed.

Sunk by German Raider Pinguin in The Indian Ocean - 1941

Clan Buchanan

Left UK

For India via Durban

Lost 28 April 1941

Fate

Master

D Davenport-Jones

Lost

Chief Officer


Survived

Apprentice

A E Brown

Lost


K C Andrews

Lost


G Bell

Lost


A G Carment

Lost


J M Dodds

Lost


R W Foulds

Lost


S Gordon

Lost


D Gray

Lost


P V Kinder

Lost


J Mair

Lost


T G Maylor

Lost


J Park

Lost


A H Poole

Lost


J M Stewart

Lost

The German Raider Pinguin

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Clan Buchanan (3)

1937

1941 Sunk by German raider Pinguin

7266

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

165929

Greenock Dockyard

Grenock

John Kincaid

Greenock

2 Triple Expansion Steam

9500 IHP

2

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