Clan Farquhar (1)

26.2.1917 torpedoed and sunk 80 miles North of Benghazi by the German submarine UB43 whilst on a voyage from Calcutta to London with general cargo.

Forty nine members of the crew were lost and the second engineer was taken prisoner..

Clan Farquhar Left Calcutta For London Lost 26 February 1917		Fate
Master	G Hayward	Lost
Chief Officer	C C Parfitt	Survived
Fourth Officer	G S Welsh	Lost
Apprentice	S M Williams	Lost
Wireless Operator	J A Duff	Lost
Chief Engineer	L McLeod	Lost
Second Engineer		Taken Prisoner
Fifth Engineer	A Logan	Lost
Chief Steward	W Martindale	Lost

Vessel	Built	Service	Tonnage
Clan Farquhar (1)	1899	1917 Torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean	5858

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

111209

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Steam 3 Cyl

477 NHP

3080 IHP