Master
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From
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To
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L F Redford
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1917
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1918
Sunk
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Career Summary
O.N.137858, 5,960 gross tons, length 405ft x beam 50.5ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw, speed 11 knots.
Completed in Jan.1917 by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland (Yard No.657) for The Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine & Co, Ltd), Glasgow.
Vessel
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Built
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Tonnage
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Official No
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Ship Builder
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Engine Builder
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Engine Type
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HP
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Screws
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Clan Matheson (3)
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1917
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5960
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137858
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James Laing
Sunderland
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George Clark
Sunderland
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Triple Expansion Steam
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560 NHP
2900 IHP
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1
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She made her maiden voyage to Genoa with a cargo of coal.
On 23rd May 1918 she was sunk in a convoy collision with the American ship WESTERN FRONT in position 40.32N 49.10W while on voyage New Orleans & New York to Nantes with a cargo of barley, oats and steel.
[Register of Merchant Ships Completed in 1917 by Starke / Schell]