19 July 1917 sunk in collision off Gibraltar; loss of 6 lives.


Under the command of Captain J E McLean she was run down by the Italian steamer EUROPA when 60 miles SW of Cape Spartel on passage Cardiff for Gibraltar.


As it was wartime both ships were sailing without lights.


Her third engineer Mr N Peacock was killed by the collision and five Lascar seamen drowned.

Master

Date

Left

Destination

D W Cameron

1900 - 1900



H S Sumner

1900 - 1901



F W Barber

1901 - 1903



J Clark

1903 -1906



J N Gray

1906 - 1911



W P Rodger

1911 - 1914



J E McLean

1914 - 1917




10/1914

Glasgow

Calcutta


7/1917

Cardiff

Gibraltar

Sunk

Sunk after Collision - 1917

Career Summary

1915 Requisitioned as transport for Indian Expeditionary Force

1917 Sunk near Gibraltar after collision

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Clan MacLachlan (1)

1900

4729

111252

Alexander Stephen

Glasgow

Alexander Stephen

Glasgow

Triple Expansion Steam

398 NHP

1

Clan MacLachlan (1)

RNSJ

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