History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Clan Macfadyen |
Owner | Clan Line Steamers Ltd |
Operator | Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd |
Port of registry | Glasgow |
Builder | Ayrshire Dockyard Co Ltd, Irvine |
Yard number | 490 |
Launched | 15 February 1923 |
Completed | May 1923 |
Identification |
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Fate | Torpedoed 26 November 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clan Macnab-class cargo liner |
Tonnage | |
Length | 418.2 ft (127.5 m) |
Beam | 53.4 ft (16.3 m) |
Draught | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
Depth | 33.6 ft (10.2 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
Crew | 84 plus eight DEMS gunners |
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Notes | sister ships: Clan Macnab, Clan Macnair, Clan Macnaughton, Clan Macneil, Clan Macfarlane |
SS Clan Macfadyen was a UK steam cargo liner. She was launched in 1923 and spent her entire career with Clan Line. A U-boat sank her in 1942 with the loss of 82 lives.
She was the second of three Clan Lines ship to be called Clan Macfadyen. The first was a steamship that was built in 1899 and sold in 1921. The third was a ship bought from the Ministry of Transport in 1947 and sold in 1958.