Seen here slowly sinking after a torpedo attack by UC-17.

The vessel scuttled with explosives, once the crew had rowed clear.

The Clan Davidson sank with a valuable cargo of metal ingots - 500 tons of copper and 100 tons of lead.

When the wreck was located in 1976 by the salvage firm Risdon Beazley she was completely shrouded in fishing nets, these were first removed before 350 tons of ingots were lifted by grab.

This still leaves a small fortune to be salvaged.....

Torpedoed and Sunk - 1917

Master

From

To

W N Oliver

1912

1914

J N Gray

1914

1916

R K Cowie

1916

6/1917

Sunk

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Clan Davidson (1)

1911

5058

133017

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Triple Expansion Steam

670 NHP

3600 IHP

1

Clan Davidson (1)

HVLB

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