Life after Clan Line

Clan Allan Officers - Christmas 1956

Master

Date

Left

Destination

J West

1/1955

Newport

India

G B Owen

1956 - 1957



L G Pitts

4/1957



G I Hughes

11/1959

London

Africa

R Wise

6/1961

London

Mauritius

Career Summary

The ship was built in 1942 by John Readhead and Sons Ltd, South Shields, County Durham as Empire Forest for the MoWT.[4] She was yard number 526.[3] She was launched on 13 January 1942 and completed in March.[4] The United Kingdom Official Number 168653 and Code Letters BDFF were allocated. Her port of registry was South Shields.

The ship was 430 ft 9 in (131.29 m) long between perpendiculars (446 ft 4 in (136.04 m) overall), with a beam of 56 feet 2 inches (17.12 m). She had a depth of 35 feet 2 inches (10.72 m) and a draught of 26 feet 9 inches (8.15 m). She was assessed at 7,043 GRT, 4,957 NRT.

The ship was propelled by a 510 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 241⁄2 inches (62 cm), 39 inches (99 cm) and 70 inches (180 cm) diameter by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke.

The engines were built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd. It drove a single screw propeller. The engine could propel the ship at a speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).

She was sold to Clan Line in 1946 and renamed Clan Allan.

Sold in 1958 to Bullard, King & Co Ltd and renamed Umtali (3), she was sold back to Clan Line the following year and renamed Clan Allan.

She was sold to Mullion & Co Ltd, Hong Kong in 1961 and renamed Ardsirod, serving until 1966 when she was scrapped.

As Ardsirod

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Clan Allan

1942

7043

168653

John Redhead

South Shields

John Redhead

South Shields

Triple Expansion Steam


1

Clan Allan

GUFP

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