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Name: CLAN MACKAY
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 17/07/1916
Completed: 01/1917
Builder: Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Howdon
Yard Number: 229
Dimensions: 6580grt, 4190nrt, 420.0 x 53.4 x 36.3ft
Engines: T3cyl (29, 49 & 80 x 54ins), 662nhp
Engines by: North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 12.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 137829
History:
22/12/1916 The Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd), Glasgow
11/05/1918 Sank
Comments: 08/1917: Requisitioned by the British Government
11/05/1918: Sank after a collision with EURYPYLUS 280 miles WxN of La Coruna, Spain
On a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta carrying coal & general cargo