An interesting “bow on” picture of Clan Chattan. Shows the nature of the hull form of the Turret Ships

Master

From

To

A Weir

1903

1905

F Makepeace

1905

1910

D S Smith

1910

1911

R Pill

1911

1918

T Brocklebank

1918


W G Holman

9/1923


Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Clan Chattan (1)

1902

3938

115711

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Triple Expansion Steam

394 NHP

2080 IHP

1

Career Summary

109.7 metres long, 359.8 ft. Built for 'The Clan Line of Steamers Limited' ('Clan'), of Glasgow, Cayzer, Irvine & Co., of Glasgow, the managers & majority owners.

I read that the vessel was requisitioned in 1917 by the British Government for service during WW1.

Was returned to her owners in 1919.

In 1930, the vessel was sold to P. & W. MacLellan Ltd., ship breakers of Bo'ness, River Forth/Firth of Forth, Scotland.

The vessel was broken up at Bo'ness in Dec. 1930.

Clan Chattan (1)

TQKH

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