SS Clan Macneil (1921)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NameClan Macneil
Namesake Clan MacNeil
Owner Clan Line Steamers Ltd, London
OperatorCayzer, Irvine & Co, Ltd
Port of registry Glasgow
BuilderAyrshire Dockyard, Irvine
Yard number489
Launched1 December 1921
CompletedFebruary 1922
Identification
FateScrapped in 1952
General characteristics
Class and typeClan Macnab-class cargo liner
Tonnage
Length410 ft 6 in (125.12 m)
Beam53.3 ft (16.25 m)
Draught27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Depth33.4 ft (10.18 m)
Decks2
Installed power
  • 560 NHP as built,
  • 691 NHP after 1929
Propulsion
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)
Sensors and
processing systems
wireless direction finding
Notes sister ships: Clan Macnab, Clan Macnair, Clan Macnaughton, Clan Macfarlane, Clan Macfadyen

SS Clan Macneil was a UK steam cargo liner. She was launched in 1921, survived the Second World War and scrapped in 1952. She spent her entire career with Clan Line.

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The Ayrshire Dockyard Co Ltd of Irvine, Ayrshire, built a class of six sister ships for Clan Line. Clan Macnab was launched in 1921 and gave her name to the class. [1] Clan Macnair, Clan Macnaughton and Clan Macneil were launched in 1921, ClanMacfarlane was launched in 1922 and Clan Macfadyen was launched in 1923. [2]

Clan Macneil was launched on 1 December 1921, completed in February 1922 and passed her sea trials on 14 February. [3]

Clan Line named its ships after Scottish clans. Clan MacNeil is a clan centred on the island of Barra.

Clan Macneil was 410 ft 6 in (125.12 m) long, had a beam of 53.3 ft (16.25 m) and draught of 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m). Her tonnages were 6,111  GRT and 3,788  NRT. [4]

Dunsmuir and Jackson of Glasgow built Clan Macneil's triple-expansion steam engine, which developed 560 NHP. In October 1929 Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau added a Bauer-Wach exhaust steam turbine, which increased her total power to 691 NHP [4] and was designed to increase her fuel economy and speed.

Clan Macneil's UK official number was 146281. Her code letters were KLRC [4] until 1933–34, when they were superseded by the call sign GFWP. [5]

Career

Clan Line operated cargo liner services between Britain, India, South Africa and East Africa, [6] and also Australia and the USA. [7]

On 8 August 1937 Clan Macneil collided with the Belgian cargo ship Princess Marie Jose in the North Sea off Dunkirk, France. Five of Princess Marie Jose's passengers were seriously injured. [3] Princess Marie Jose beached herself there to avoid sinking, and was refloated on 10 August. [8]

The UK Government requisitioned Clan Macneil on 23 March 1940. The Ministry of War Transport returned her to her owners on 11 MArch 1946. [3] Of the six Clan Macnab-class ships, she was one of only two that survived the Second World War. [1]

Clan Macneil arrived in Port Glasgow on 1 May 1952 [3] to be scrapped by Smith and Houston. [9] Demolition work started the next day. [3]

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  2. Clarkson, Fenton & Munro 2007, pp. 136–139.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Clarkson, Fenton & Munro 2007, p. 137.
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