Source Clan Line - Illustrated Fleet History

The SS Clan Leslie was built in 1902 and was sunk by an Austro-Hungarian torpedo November 4, 1916, about 200 miles Southeast of Malta. The ship was returning to London from Bombay (Mumbai), India. She was not carrying a military cargo. Three hands lost their lives.

The submarine that launched the attack was the German built UB-43 which was sold to the Austrians and renumbered the U-43.

As such, she sank 22 ships between her launch on April 8, 1916 and being decommissioned on July 21, 1917. She was one of six Austro Hungarian submarines Deployed to the Mediterranean.

The U-43 was ceded to France as war reparations and broken up by the French after the war.

Torpedoed and Sunk - 1916

Master

From

To

W N Oliver

1902

1904

C M Sommerfelt

1904

1904

W N Oliver

1904

1905

D Fletcher

1905

1908

J Goodwin

1908

1912

C W Henderson

1912

1916

Sunk

   Crew List

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Clan Leslie

1902

3973

115697

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Triple Expansion Steam

394 NHP

2080 IHP

1

Clan Leslie

TMVG

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