Clan Chattan (1)

An interesting “bow on” picture of Clan Chattan. Shows the nature of the hull form of the Turret Ships

Master	From	To
A Weir	1903	1905
F Makepeace	1905	1910
D S Smith	1910	1911
R Pill	1911	1918
T Brocklebank	1918
W G Holman	9/1923

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

Clan Chattan (1)

1902

3938

115711

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Wm Doxford

Sunderland

Triple Expansion Steam

394 NHP

2080 IHP

Career Summary

109.7 metres long, 359.8 ft. Built for 'The Clan Line of Steamers Limited' ('Clan'), of Glasgow, Cayzer, Irvine & Co., of Glasgow, the managers & majority owners.

I read that the vessel was requisitioned in 1917 by the British Government for service during WW1.

Was returned to her owners in 1919.

In 1930, the vessel was sold to P. & W. MacLellan Ltd., ship breakers of Bo'ness, River Forth/Firth of Forth, Scotland.

The vessel was broken up at Bo'ness in Dec. 1930.

Clan Chattan (1)

TQKH