Departing Cape Town circa 1964

              By Ronnie McClune

Ellerman’s City of Glasgow in the background

As Arya Man

Review - October 1968

Name:

CLAN FORBES

Type:

Cargo Ship

Launched:

02/03/1961

Completed:

06/1961

Builder:

Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd

Yard:

Wallsend

Yard Number:

1919

Dimensions:

9292grt, 4992nrt, 11920dwt, 496.7 x 62.4 x 28.2ft

Engines:

Oil engine, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 6cyl (760 x 1550mm), 7700bhp

Engines by:

Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend

Propulsion:

1 x Screw, 16.0knots