Torpedoed and Sunk - 1918

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 on her maiden voyage with a cargo of 6700 tons of coal she was sunk ½ mile SE from Anvil Point. 7 lives were lost

Master

From

To

Q C Pagan

1918

1918

Sunk
   Crew List

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

ClanMacVey

1918

5830

141884

Northumberland Shipbuilding

Howdon on Tyne

NE Marine Engineering

Wallsend

Triple Expansion Steam

50 NHP

3400 IHP

1

Clan MacVey

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