SS Clan Macfadyen (1923)
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 & 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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| 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.