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Name: CLAN MACVEY
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 25/04/1918
Completed: 23/07/1918
Builder: Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Howdon
Yard Number: 245
Dimensions: 5830grt, 3710nrt, 400.0 x 53.0 x 26.1ft
Engines: T3cyl (27, 45 & 75 x 51ins), 570nhp
Engines by: North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 141884
History:
07/1918 The Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd), Glasgow
08/08/1918 Sank
Comments: 08/08/1918: Sank after being torpedoed by U-Boat UB57 just SE of
Anvil Point on a voyage from Newcastle to Port Said with a cargo of coal.
She was on her maiden voyage.