SS Empire Clansman

History
Name
  • Empire Clansman (1942–48)
  • Sheaf Field (1948–52)
  • Corfield (1952–64)
  • Spyros Amrenakis (1964–65)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1942–49)
  • Sheaf Steamship Company, Newcastle (1949–52)
  • William Cory & Son Ltd, London (1952–64)
  • M. Scufalos, Greece (1964–65)
Operator
  • Stephenson Clarke & Associated Companies Ltd (1942–49)
  • Sheaf Steamship Company, Newcastle (1949–52)
  • William Cory & Son Ltd, London (1952–64)
  • M. Scufalos, Greece (1964–65)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Grangemouth (1942-49)
  • United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne (1949-64)
  • Greece Greece (1964-65)
BuilderGrangemouth Dockyard Company
Yard number444
Launched10 October 1942
CompletedDecember 1942
Identification
  • Code Letters BFGJ (1942–64)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 169097 (1942–64)
FateWrecked on 13 February 1965
General characteristics
Class and typeCollier
Tonnage2,065 GRT
Length272 ft 0 in (82.91 m)
Beam40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
Depth17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × triple expansion steam engine (North Eastern Marine)
  • 204 hp (750 ihp)
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h)

SS Empire Clansman was a 2,065 ton collier which was built in 1942 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She saw service mainly in British coastal waters during the Second World War, before running aground and being badly damaged in 1945. She was subsequently salvaged and returned to service for several companies after the war, under the names Sheaf Field, Corfield and then Spyros Amrenakis, before being wrecked for a second and final time in 1965.