Clan MacKinnon (3)

GKLX

Life After Clan Line

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

Service

Tonnage

Clan MacKinnon (3)

1945

Ex Empire Dunnet

1946 Purchased from MOWT and renamed Clan MacKinnon

1961 Sold to Hong Kong owners and renamed Ardross

7373

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

180086

Wm Gray

West Hartlepool

Central Marine Engineering

West Hartlepool

Triple Expansion Steam


1

Master

Date

Left

Destination

S R Woods

1951



C M Powell

1951



J L Jones

1953



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

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