Clan MacVey

Torpedoed and Sunk - 1918

Clan MacVey

Left Newcastle

For Port Said

Lost 8 August 1918

Fate

Second Engineer

J Hogg

Lost

Fifth Engineer

A D Fraser

Lost

Torpeoed by U 57 and sunk in English Channel on her maiden voyage. Clan MacVey was a defensively armed merchant ship.

On 8 August 1918 when on route from Newcastle to Port Said via Falmouth with a cargo of 6700 tons of coal she was sunk ½ mile SE from Anvil Point. 7 lives were lost

Vessel	Built	Service	Tonnage
ClanMacVey	1918	1918 Torpedoed and sunk in English Channel on maiden voyage	5830

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

141884

Northumberland Shipbuilding

Howdon on Tyne

NE Marine Engineering

Wallsend

Triple Expansion Steam

50 NHP

3400 IHP

Master

From

Q C Pagan

1918

Sunk