Clan Murdoch (1)

GQML

21st February 1942, sailed ex Rangoon with 1,200 Tons of Bombs and some 1,200 servicemen (mainly RAF) although only accommodation for twelve !

Then called at Akyab and took on board four crashed aircraft, 100 tons of spares anad a further 250 servicemen.- finally making it to Calcutta on the 26th February.

Then returned to Akyab on 4th February, discharging 900 Tons of bombs and taking aboard 2,400 tons of rice and around 1,000 evacuees who were safely delivered to Colombo but may have been damaged in the aerial bombing of that harbour of 5th February 1942

("The Fourth Service")

Emergency Trooping Duties - 1942

Master

From

To

W Sumner

1919


H T Booth

7/1940


W R Woodriffe

7/1942


Career Summary

1948 transferred to Houston Line, renamed Halesius (2)

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Clan Murdoch (1)

1919

5930

141911

Ayrshire Dockyard

Irvine

Dunsmuir & Jackson

Glasgow

Triple Expansion Steam

413 NHP

3000 IHP

1

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