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Clan MacNabatBrisbane in 1933
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Formerly | C. W. Cayzer & Company |
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Industry | Passenger and cargo shipping |
Founded | 1877 (1877)inLiverpool, England |
Founder | Charles Cayzer |
Defunct | 1987 |
Headquarters |
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Scotland
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Area served | Global |
Key people | Captain William Irvine, |
The Clan Line was a passenger and cargo shipping company that operated in one incarnation or another from the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth century.
The company that would become the Clan Line was first founded as C. W. Cayzer & CompanyinLiverpool in 1877 by Charles Cayzer (see Cayzer baronets). It was set up to operate passenger routes between Britain and Bombay, India via the Suez Canal. The next year, Captain William Irvine joined the company and it was renamed Cayzer, Irvine & Company.
In 1881 the company was joined by an influential Glasgow businessman and his firm of Thomas Dunlop & Sons, and the Clan Line Association of Steamers was established. The company opened a new head office at 109 Hope Street, Glasgow. Cayzer, Irvine built and managed ships for the association and Cayzer himself retained ownership of the original six Clan ships. At the same time, they expanded their operations to South Africa. In 1890 the company became The Clan Line of Steamers Limited with Cayzer holding the majority interest. The company again expanded its operations with the purchase of the Persian Gulf Steam Ship Company in 1894, bringing four more ships into the company. They used these new assets to expand their routes into the Persian Gulf and to North America, and to begin to carry cargo.
The company was incorporated in 1907 as Cayzer, Irvine & Company, Limited, with the Cayzer family retaining control. Charles Cayzer died in 1916, with his sons continuing to run the company. In 1918 they acquired and incorporated the assets of the Scottish Shire Line. Despite suffering losses in the First World War, the company had recovered by the 1930s to become the largest cargo carrying concern in the world.
Clan Line saw a large number of its ships either requisitioned by the British government, or otherwise used to ship vital supplies to Britain during the First and Second World Wars. Their ubiquitousness led to them being called the 'Scots Navy' (due to their officers' sleeve rings being identical to those of the Royal Navy) and they were often in dangerous environments, at risk from mines, air attacks or German U-boats.
During the Second World War, for example, three of the Line's Cameron class steamers were requisitioned in 1942 by the Royal Navy whilst still under construction at Greenock Dockyard and commissioned as HMS Athene (aircraft transporter), HMS Engadine (aircraft transporter) and HMS Bonaventure (submarine depot ship for X-craft). The Clan Line lost a total of 30 ships in the 1939-45 war.
After the end of the war, the Clan Line commissioned six vessels of the Clan MacLaren class (commonly known as the MacL's) to replace war losses and resume a level of pre-war services. Construction started in 1946 and all six had entered service by 1949. Meanwhile, the immediate shortage was alleviated by the acquisition of a number of wartime standard construction ships, such as the American Liberty ships. Most of these would continue to serve with the Clan Line fleet until 1962, by which time the first vessels of the Clan MacIver class were entering service. Meanwhile, management attempted to further alleviate the shortfall with the purchase of the Thompson Steam Shipping Co. in 1952 and the conversion to motor ships throughout the 1950s.
In 1956, under the impetus of Nicholas Cayzer the Clan Line joined with the Union-Castle Line, King Line and Bullard King & Company to form British & Commonwealth Shipping Limited. A number of transfers then took place between the component companies. They formed the Springbok Shipping Company in 1959 to take over the operations of their South African services, and several of the Clan Lines' ships were transferred to it. In 1961 the Springbok Shipping Company became part of Safmarine.
In the 1970s, British and Commonwealth began to diversify into financial services as passenger shipping declined and cargo shipping evolved into container shipping. By the mid-1980s, the business had evolved into one of the country's largest financial services companies. The Clan Line, now a subsidiary of British & Commonwealth, ceased trading in 1981 with the final voyage made by MV Clan Macgregor. By 1986 British & Commonwealth had disposed of their last ship.
With the move from the third to the fourth generation of the Cayzer family, the family shareholders were becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the reduction in control over British and Commonwealth, caused by its expansion using shares as currency. In 1987 they decided to sell their stake in British and Commonwealth and to concentrate their collective investment in Caledonia Investments, whose function until that time had primarily been as a holding company. This was a timely decision: the sale took place just prior to the Black Monday stock market crash and, two years later, British and Commonwealth went into receivership.
The ships of the Clan Line were usually distinguishable by their names, the vast majority of which had the prefix 'Clan'. Their funnel markings were black with two red bands divided by narrow black band, and they flew the house flag, which was a rectangular red flag bearing a white diamond with a red rampant lion in the centre.
Ship | Built | GRT | Notes |
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SSArgyllshire | 1956 | 9,299 | 1960 transferred to Scottish Shire Line. 1975 sold to Gulf East Marine Ltd and renamed Schivago 1977 scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan.[1] |
SSAyrshire | 1956 | 9,360 | 1960 transferred to Scottish Shire Line. 1965 wrecked off Socotra.[2] |
SS Clan Allen | 1942 | 7,043 | ex-Empire Forest
1946 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Allen |
SSClan Alpine | 1878 | 2,112 | 1899 sold to Dene Steam Shipping Co, Newcastle, renamed Elmdene |
SS Clan Alpine | 1899 | 3,587 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Shetland Islands by U-60, with the loss of 8 lives[3] |
SS Clan Alpine | 1918 | 5,485 | 13 March 1943 sunk by escort ship HMS Scarborough after being torpedoed by German submarine U-107 off Cape Finisterre; loss of 28 lives[4] |
SS Clan Alpine | 1942 | 7,103 | ex-Empire Barrie
1945 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Alpine |
MVClan Alpine | 1967 | 8,713 | 1981 sold to Liberia, renamed African Diamond |
SSClan Angus | 1942 | 7,030 | ex-Empire Prince
1945 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Angus |
SSClan Brodie | 1940 | 7,473 | Completed for Admiralty as HMS Athene
1946 returned to Clan Line, renamed Clan Brodie |
SSClan Buchanan | 1882 | 2,968 | 1904 sold to Bombay owners, renamed Shah Allum |
SSClan Buchanan | 1907 | 5,212 | 1933 scrapped |
SSClan Buchanan | 1937 | 7,266 | 1941 sunk by German raider Pinguin off the Maldives after the crew had been taken prisoner, with the loss of 91 lives. 10 days later when HMS Cornwall intercepted and sank Pinguin, 107 Clan Buchanan crew members were killed. |
SSClan Buchanan | 1941 | 9,909 | Completed for Admiralty as HMS Engadine
1946 returned to Clan Line, renamed Clan Buchanan |
SSClan Cameron | 1882 | 2,448 | 1900 sold to Trinidad Shipping & Trading Co, Glasgow, renamed Maraval |
SSClan Cameron | 1900 | 3,595 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB-58 off Portland Bill; no loss of life[5] |
SSClan Cameron | 1937 | 7,243 | 1959 scrapped |
SSClan Campbell | 1882 | 2,434 | 22 September 1882 She ran aground and was wrecked at Baie du Cap, Mauritius |
SSClan Campbell | 1894 | 2,615 | 1914 sold to AdelaideSS Co., renamed Camira |
SSClan Campbell | 1914 | 5,988 | 1916 torpedoed, shelled and sunk off Tunisia[6] |
SS Clan Campbell | 1937 | 7,255 | 23 March 1942 bombed by Italian naval aircraft and sunk off Malta, with the loss of 7 lives |
SSClan Campbell | 1943 | 9,545 | 1961 transferred to King Line and scrapped |
SSClan Chattan | 1902 | 3,938 | 1930 scrapped |
SSClan Chattan | 1937 | 7,262 | 14 February 1942 bombed and caught fire while part of convoy MW 9A. She was eventually sunk by Convoy Escort off Crete. All 358 crew were saved. |
SSClan Chattan | 1943 | 9,585 | 1962 transferred to King Line and scrapped |
SSClan Chisholm | 1896 | 2,647 | 1925 sold to Japan, renamed Fukko Maru |
SS Clan Chisholm | 1937 | 7,256 | 17 October 1939 torpedoed and sunk by U-48 off Cape Finisterre, with the loss of 4 lives[7] |
SSClan Chisholm | 1944 | 9,581 | 1962 transferred to King Line and scrapped |
SSClan Colquhoun | 1899 | 5,856 | 1925 sold to Italy, renamed Nasco |
SSClan Colquhoun | 1918 | 7,912 | ex-Gallic
1933 purchased from White Star Line, renamed Clan Colquhoun |
SSClan Cumming | 1899 | 4,808 | 1917 torpedoed and damaged by UB-55 20 nautical miles (37 km) SW of Lizard Point[8] 1925 sold to Italy, renamed Ettore |
SSClan Cumming | 1937 | 7,264 | 14 April 1941 she struck a mine and sunk off the Greek island of Aegina |
SSClan Cumming | 1946 | 7,812 | 1962 scrapped |
SSClan Davidson | 1911 | 5,058 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Scilly Isles by UC-17 (48°16′N 08°36′W / 48.267°N 8.600°W / 48.267; -8.600); loss of 14 lives[9] |
SSClan Davidson | 1943 | 8,067 | Completed for Admiralty as HMS Bonaventure
1948 returned to Clan Line, renamed Clan Davidson |
SSClan Drummond | 1882 | 2,922 | 1898 foundered in heavy weather in Bay of Biscay, with the loss of 37 lives |
SSClan Farquhar | 1899 | 5,858 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Benghazi by UB-43, with the loss of 49 lives[10] |
SS Clan Farquhar | 1918 | 8,006 | ex-Delphic
1933 purchased from White Star Line, renamed Clan Farquhar |
MVClan Farquharson | 1962 | 9,292 | 1968 sold to Iran, renamed Arya Sep |
SSClan Ferguson | 1898 | 4,808 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB-49 15 nautical miles (28 km) NW of Cap Spartel, Morocco (35°50′N 06°10′W / 35.833°N 6.167°W / 35.833; -6.167); loss of 10 lives[11] |
SSClan Ferguson | 1938 | 7,347 | 12 August 1942 both bombed by German Ju 88 aircraft and torpedoed by the Italian submarine Alagi, sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) N of Zembra Island. She was taking part in Operation Pedestal. |
MVClan Fergusson | 1961 | 9,242 | 1965 sold to Scindia Steam Navigation Company, Bombay, renamed Jalapankhi |
MVClan Finlay | 1962 | 9,292 | 1968 sold to Iran, renamed Arya Far |
SSClan Forbes | 1882 | 2,461 | 1903 sold to Furness, Withy & Co., renamed London City (3) |
SSClan Forbes | 1903 | 3,946 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean by UB-103 (31°55′N 27°50′E / 31.917°N 27.833°E / 31.917; 27.833), with the loss of 2 lives[12] |
SS Clan Forbes | 1938 | 7,529 | 1959 scrapped |
MVClan Forbes | 1961 | 9,292 | 1968 sold to Iran, renamed Arya Man |
SSClan Fraser | 1878 | 2,092 | 1895 sold to Dene Steamship Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, renamed Oakdene |
SSClan Fraser | 1900 | 3,588 | 1919 sold to Greece, renamed Aghia Paraskevi |
SS Clan Fraser | 1938 | 7,529 | 1941 bombed at Piraeus while unloading ammunition and exploded |
MVClan Fraser | 1961 | 9,292 | 1965 sold to Scindia Steam Navigation Company, Bombay, renamed Jalapalaka |
SSClan Gordon | 1879 | 2,091 | 1897 wrecked Mozambique |
SSClan Gordon | 1900 | 3,589 | 1919 capsized and sank off Cape Hatteras, with no loss of life |
SSClan Graham | 1882 | 2,926 | 1905 sold to Bombay & Persia Steam Navigation Company, renamed Majdi |
SSClan Graham | 1907 | 5,213 | 1918 Badly damaged in an attack by German submarine UC-74 15 nautical miles (28 km) SSE of Cape Sidero[13] 1921 sold for scrap after collision and fire in River Scheldt |
SSClan Graham | 1912 | 5,785 | ex-Cambrian Princess
1929 purchased from William Thomas Shipping Company, Cardiff, renamed Clan Graham |
MVClan Graham | 1962 | 9,308 | 1971 transferred to King Line
1977 reverted to Clan Line |
SSClan Grant | 1883 | 3,580 | 1900 sold to Russia and became whaling supply ship Michail |
SSClan Grant | 1902 | 3,948 | 16 October 1914 captured and sunk by German raider Emden off the Maldives |
SSClan Grant | 1912 | 5,817 | ex-Cambrian Marchioness
1929 purchased from R.J. Thomas, Cardiff, renamed Clan Grant |
MVClan Grant | 1962 | 9,322 | 1971 transferred to King Line
1977 reverted to Clan Line |
SSClan Keith | 1914 | 4,306 | ex-Etonian
1918 purchased from Cambrian Steam Navigation Company, renamed Clan Keith |
SSClan Keith | 1942 | 7,129 | ex-Ocean Verity
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Keith |
SSClan Kennedy | 1907 | 5,086 | ex-Ardgaroch
1918 purchased from Lang & Fulton, Greenock, renamed Clan Kennedy |
SSClan Kennedy | 1942 | 7,143 | ex-Ocean Viscount
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Kennedy |
SSClan Kenneth | 1909 | 5,100 | ex-Ardgryfe
1918 purchased from Lang & Fulton, Greenock, renamed Clan Kenneth |
SSClan Kenneth | 1942 | 7,132 | ex-Ocean Viceroy
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Kenneth |
SSClan Lamont | 1879 | 2,091 | 3 May 1891 wrecked Vindiloas Point, Batticaloa, Ceylon |
SSClan Lamont | 1900 | 3,594 | 1928 scrapped |
SSClan Lamont | 1939 | 7,673 | 1940–48 used by Admiralty as Landing ship and later as troop ferry 1948 returned to Clan Line. 1961 scrapped. |
SSClan Leslie | 1902 | 3,973 | 1916 torpedoed and sunk by UB-43 200 nautical miles (370 km) E of Malta (33°56′N 18°37′E / 33.933°N 18.617°E / 33.933; 18.617), with the loss of 3 lives[14] |
SSClan Lindsay | 1896 | 2,668 | 1898 wrecked Cape Colony |
SSClan Lindsay | 1902 | 3,935 | 1931 scrapped |
SSClan Macalister | 1891 | 2,265 | 1902 sold to Furness Withy, renamed Loyalist |
SS Clan Macalister | 1903 | 4,835 | 1916 torpedoed and sunk by U-35 120 nautical miles (220 km) SxE of Cape Martello, Crete. There was no loss of life[15] |
SS Clan Macalister | 1930 | 6,787 | 29 May 1940 bombed and sunk during Dunkirk evacuation with the loss of 12 lives |
SSClan Macarthur | 1883 | 3,984 | 1904 sold to Shah Steam Navigation Company, India, renamed Shah Jehan |
SSClan Macarthur | 1912 | 7,382 | 1920 transferred to Scottish Shire Line, renamed Berwickshire 20 August 1944 torpedoed and sunk 200 nautical miles (370 km) E of DurbanbyU-861, with the loss of 8 lives[16] |
SSClan Macarthur | 1936 | 10,528 | 12 August 1943 torpedoed and sunk by U-181 E of Madagascar, with the loss of 53 lives[17] |
SSClan Macaulay | 1899 | 2,834 | 1929 scrapped |
SSClan Macaulay | 1936 | 10,492 | 1961 transferred to Houston Line 1963 scrapped |
SSClan MacBean | 1917 | 5,052 | 1947 sold to Goulandris Brothers, renamed Korthion |
SSClan MacBean | 1942 | 7,129 | ex-Ocean Courier
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Macbean |
SSClan MacBeolan | 1912 | 4,652 | ex-Lord Cromer
1918 purchased from J. Herron, Liverpool, renamed Clan Macbeolan |
SSClan Macbeth | 1913 | 4,650 | 1937 sold to Nailsea Steamship Company, Cardiff, renamed Nailsea Vale |
SSClan Macbeth | 1942 | 7,130 | ex-Ocean Glory
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Macbeth |
SSClan Macbrayne | 1916 | 4,818 | 1943 transferred to Houston Line 1948 sold to Panama, renamed San Georgio |
SSClan Macbrayne | 1942 | 7,129 | ex-Ocean Messenger
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Macbrayne |
SSClan Macbride | 1912 | 4,886 | 1937 sold to McGowan & Gross, renamed Heathcot |
SSClan Macbride | 1942 | 7,128 | ex-Ocean Gypsy 1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Macbride 1958 sold to Hong Kong, renamed Alice |
SSClan Maccorquodale | 1913 | 5,121 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB-51 in Mediterranean 165 nautical miles (306 km) NWxN of Alexandria[18] |
SSClan Macdonald | 1882 | 2,642 | 1897 sold to Dene Steamship Company, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, renamed Briardene |
SSClan Macdonald | 1897 | 4,839 | 1922 sold to Japan, renamed Hokuyo Maru |
MVClan Macdonald | 1928 | 6,022 | 1929 transferred to Scottish Shire Line, renamed Stirlingshire 2 December 1940 She was part of Convoy HX-90 when she was torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic (55°36′N 16°22′W / 55.600°N 16.367°W / 55.600; -16.367) by U-94, with no loss of life[19] |
MVClan Macdonald | 1939 | 9,653 | 1960 transferred to Houston Line 1970 scrapped |
SSClan MacDougall | 1904 | 4,710 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk by UB-49 off Sardinia, with the loss of 33 lives[20] |
MVClan MacDougall | 1929 | 6,843 | 31 May 1941 torpedoed and sunk by U-106 near Cape Verde Islands, with the loss of 2 lives[21] |
MVClan MacDougall | 1943 | 9,710 | 1960 transferred to Houston Line 1971 sold to Cyprus renamed Vyrsi |
SSClan Macduff | 1870 | 2,319 | ex-City of Oxford
1881 purchased from George Smith & Sons, renamed Clan Macduff |
SSClan Macewen | 1912 | 5,140 | 1920 transferred to Scottish Shire Line, renamed Buteshire
1932 transferred to Houston Line |
SSClan Macfadyen | 1899 | 2,816 | 1921 sold to Japan, renamed Shunka Maru |
SS Clan Macfadyen | 1923 | 6,224 | 27 November 1942 The unescorted vessel was torpedoed and sunk by U-508 east of Trinidad, with the loss of 82 lives[22] |
SSClan Macfadyen | 1944 | exSamderwent, Managed for MOWT
1947 renamed Clan Macfadyen | |
SSClan Macfarlane | 1898 | 4,823 | 1915 torpedoed and sunk by U-38 off Crete, with the loss of 52 lives[23] |
SSClan Macfarlane | 1922 | 6,222 | 1940 sank after collision in Red Sea, with the loss of 41 lives |
SSClan Macfarlane | 1943 | 7,176 | exSambrian. Managed for MOWT
1947 renamed Clan Macfarlane |
SSClan Macgillivray | 1911 | 5,023 | 1948 sold to Hong Kong, renamed Maclock |
MVClan Macgillivray | 1962 | 9,039 | 1969 transferred to King Line 1981 sold to Hong Kong renamed Clan Macboyd |
MVClan MacGowan | 1962 | 9,039 | 1969 transferred to King Line 1970 sold to India SS Co., renamed Indian Tribune |
SSClan MacGregor | 1882 | 3,003 | 1899 sunk in collision off Portugal |
SSClan Macgregor]] | 1901 | 4,511 | 1 June 1902 She ran aground and was wrecked at Atlas Reef, South Africa on her maiden voyage |
MVClan MacGregor | 1962 | 9,039 | 1969 transferred to King Line
1977 reverted to Clan Line |
SSClan Macilwraith | 1924 | 4,958 | 1950 sold to F. Vinnen, Bremen, renamed Magdalene Vinnen |
MVClan Macilwraith | 1960 | 7,419 | 1979 sold to Singapore, renamed Golden City |
SSClan Macindoe | 1920 | 4,635 | 1943 burnt out at Alexandria |
MVClan Macindoe | 1959 | 7,395 | 1979 sold to Gulf Shipping Lines, renamed Gulf Heron |
SSClan Macinnes | 1907 | 3,755 | ex-Roanoke
1907 purchased from Chesapeake & Ohio Steamship Company, renamed Clan Macinnes |
SSClan MacInnes | 1920 | 4,672 | 1947 sold to Noemijulia Steamship Company, London, renamed San George |
MVClan MacInnes | 1952 | 6,559 | 1978 sold to Lebanon, renamed Athoub |
SSClan Macintosh | 1883 | 4,053 | 1905 sold to M. Jebson, Hamburg, renamed Totti |
SSClan Macintosh | 1905 | 4,774 | 1932 scrapped |
MVClan Macintosh | 1951 | 6,556 | 1978 sold to Hong Kong, renamed Sanil |
SSClan Macintyre | 1891 | 2,515 | 1902 sold to Ellerman Lines, renamed Bulgarian |
SSClan Macintyre | 1903 | 4,807 | 1928 sold to Italy, renamed Norma |
MVClan Macintyre | 1951 | 6,556 | 1976 sold to Panama, renamed Eastern Express |
SSClan Maciver | 1907 | 3,760 | ex-Rapidan
1907 purchased from Chesapeake & Ohio Steamship Company, renamed Clan Maciver |
SSClan Maciver | 1921 | 4,606 | 1951 sold to Costa Rica, renamed Carrena |
MVClan Maciver | 1958 | 7,413 | 1979 sold to Panama, renamed Trinity Pride |
SSClan Mackay | 1882 | 2,171 | 1891 wrecked Ceylon |
SSClan Mackay | 1894 | 2,600 | 1913 sold to Adelaide Steamship Company, renamed Ceduna
1924 Tung Duck |
SSClan Mackay | 1916 | 5,040 | 1918 sank after collision SW of the Scilly Isles |
SSClan Mackay | 1913 | 5,182 | ex-Sudmark, Hamburg America Line
1914 captured by Royal Navy, renamed Huntscraft |
SSClan Mackay | 1945 | 7,389 | ex-Empire Gunfleet
1946 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Mackay |
SSClan Mackellar | 1912 | 6,382 | 1937 sold to McGowan & Gross, renamed Moorcot |
SSClan Mackellar | 1944 | 7,051 | ex-Empire Lankester
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Mackellar |
SSClan Mackendrick | 1943 | ex-Empire Pickwick
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Mackendrick | |
SSClan Mackenzie | 1882 | 2,987 | 1904 sold to Shah Steam Navigation Company, India, renamed Shah Ameer |
SSClan Mackenzie | 1911 | 5,018 | 1912 She was wrecked when she ran aground near Torre Nueva, near Cadiz |
SSClan Mackenzie | 1917 | 6,544 | 1918 torpedoed and damaged by German submarine UB-30 S of the Isle of Wight[24] 1937 beached after collision in Liverpool Bay, total loss |
SS Clan Mackenzie | 1942 | 7,025 | ex-Empire Cato 1947 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Mackenzie, 1960 scrapped |
SSClan Mackinlay | 1918 | 6,418 | 6 November 1940 She was bombed by a German He 115 seaplane and sunk off Noss, Scotland, with the loss of 5 lives |
SS Clan Mackinlay | 1945 | 7,392 | ex-Empire Fawley 1946 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Mackinlay, 1962 scrapped |
SSClan Mackinnon | 1891 | 2,268 | 1902 sold to Furness Withy, renamed Evangeline |
SSClan Mackinnon | 1902 | 4,788 | 1927 sold to Finland, renamed Herakles |
SSClan Mackinnon | 1945 | 7,373 | ex-Empire Dunnet
1946 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Mackinnon |
SSClan Maclachlan | 1900 | 4,729 | 1917 sank following being run down by Italian steamer Europa when 60 nautical miles (110 km) SW of Cape Spartel off Morocco. Both ships were travelling without lights due to wartime. 6 lives were lost |
SSClan Maclachlan | 1946 | 6,365 | 1971 scrapped |
SSClan Maclaren | 1899 | 2,832 | 1924 sold to Japan, renamed Muroran Maru |
SSClan Maclaren | 1946 | 6,389 | 1976 transferred to Houston Line in 1959
1961 reverted to Clan Line |
SSClan Maclay | 1948 | 6,389 | 1976 sold to Panama, renamed Climax Amethyst |
SSClan Maclean | 1870 | 2,329 | ex-City of Cambridge
1881 purchased from George Smith & Son, renamed Clan Maclean |
SSClan Maclean | 1905 | 4,676 | 1919 wrecked on Comoros Islands, with no loss of life |
MVClan Maclean | 1947 | 6,017 | 1976 sold to Singapore, renamed Sentosa Island |
SSClan Maclennan | 1947 | 6,366 | 1971 scrapped |
SSClan Macleod | 1871 | 2,290 | ex-City of Mecca
1881 purchased from George Smith & Son, renamed Clan Macleod |
SSClan Macleod | 1891 | 2,507 | 1902 sold to Ellerman Lines, renamed Bosnian |
SSClan Macleod | 1903 | 4,796 | 1915 shelled and sunk by U-33 at position 35°39′N 16°43′E / 35.650°N 16.717°E / 35.650; 16.717 E of Malta, with the loss of 12 lives[25] |
MVClan Macleod | 1948 | 6,073 | 1976 sold to Cyprus, renamed Papaji |
SSClan Macmaster | 1917 | 6,563 | 30 September 1923 She was wrecked on Thousla Rock, Calf of Man, on voyage from ClydebanktoLiverpool with a general cargo |
SSClan Macmillan | 1901 | 4,525 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB-39 in English Channel at 50°41′N 00°01′W / 50.683°N 0.017°W / 50.683; -0.017[26] |
SSClan Macmillan | 1918 | 6,608 | 1924 wrecked in Bay of Bengal, with no loss of life |
SSClan Macnab | 1891 | 2,266 | 1903 sold to Furness Withy, renamed St. John City |
SSClan Macnab | 1904 | 4,675 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk by U-113 off Land's End at 50°20′N 05°55′W / 50.333°N 5.917°W / 50.333; -5.917, with the loss of 22 lives[27] |
SSClan Macnab | 1920 | 6,114 | 1941 sank after collision near Cape Verde Islands |
MVClan Macnab | 1961 | 9,428 | 1980 sold to Panama, renamed New Eagle |
SSClan Macnair | 1921 | 6,094 | 1952 scrapped |
MVClan Macnair | 1962 | 9,401 | 1980 sold to Singapore, renamed Lichiang |
SSClan Macnaughton | 1911 | 4,985 | 1915 disappeared at sea in Atlantic while serving as Armed Merchant Cruiser - presumed mined, with the loss of 281 lives |
SSClan Macnaughton | 1921 | 6,110 | 1 August 1942 the unescorted vessel was torpedoed and sunk E of TrinidadbyU-155, with the loss of 5 lives[28] |
SSClan Macneil | 1891 | 2,421 | 1902 sold to Ellerman Lines, renamed Belgravian |
SSClan Macneil | 1903 | 3,939 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk by UC-34 off Alexandria at 31°21′N 29°47′E / 31.350°N 29.783°E / 31.350; 29.783[29] |
SS Clan Macneil | 1921 | 6,111 | 1952 scrapped |
SSClan Macphee | 1911 | 5,177 | 16 August 1940 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic by U-30, with the loss of 67 lives[30] |
SSClan Macpherson | 1883 | 3,989 | 1905 sold to M. Jebson, Hamburg, renamed Hanna |
SSClan Macpherson | 1905 | 4,779 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk by UC-27 off North Africa at 37°47′N 09°05′E / 37.783°N 9.083°E / 37.783; 9.083, with the loss of 20 lives[31] |
SSClan Macpherson | 1929 | 6,940 | 1 May 1943 torpedoed and sunk by U-515 off Freetown, with the loss of 4 lives[32] |
SSClan Macquarrie | 1913 | 5,060 | 13 June 1942 sunk by Leonardo da Vinciat05°30′N 23°30′W / 5.500°N 23.500°W / 5.500; -23.500 west of Freetown |
SSClan Macquarrie | 1942 | 7,131 | ex-Ocean Wayfarer
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Macquarrie |
SSClan Macqueen | 1942 | 7,131 | ex-Ocean Vesper
1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed Clan Macqueen |
SSClan Macrae | 1892 | 2,510 | ex-Shatt el Arab
1894 taken over with Persian Gulf Steamship Company, renamed Clan Macrae |
SSClan Macrae | 1911 | 5,058 | 1921 transferred to Scottish Shire Line, renamed Banffshire
1932 transferred to Houston Line |
SSClan Macrae | 1942 | 9,209 | ex-Empire Might
1946 purchased from Ministry of War Transport, renamed Clan Macrae |
SSClan Mactaggart | 1920 | 7,603 | 1935 transferred to Scottish Shire Line 16 November 1942 torpedoed and sunk by U-92 NW of Gibraltar, with the loss of 3 lives[34] |
SSClan Mactaggart | 1949 | 8,035 | 1971 scrapped |
SSClan Mactavish | 1912 | 5,816 | 1916 shelled and sunk by German raider SMS Möwe off Madeira, with the loss of 18 lives |
SSClan Mactavish | 1920 | 7,619 | 8 October 1942 torpedoed and sunk by U-159 in Indian Ocean, with the loss of 61 lives[35] |
SSClan MacTavish | 1949 | 8,035 | 1971 scrapped |
SSClan Macvey | 1918 | 5,830 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk in English Channel on maiden voyage by UB-57[36] |
SSClan MacVicar | 1918 | 5,815 | 1936 sold to Counties Ship Management, London, renamed Dover Hill On 9 June 1944 during the Normandy landings she was scuttled off Sword Beach as a Corncob block ship for a Gooseberry Harbour. |
SS Clan Macwhirter | 1918 | 7,062 | ex-Ypresville
1919 purchased from Lloyd Royal Belge by Houston Line, renamed Halizones |
SSClan Macwilliam | 1918 | 7,234 | 1927 burnt out at Vavau, Friendly Islands |
SSClan Malcolm | 1916 | 5,994 | 26 September 1935 She struck Tregwin Rocks in thick fog and was wrecked near Lizard Point |
MVClan Malcolm | 1957 | 7,686 | 1979 sold to Panama, renamed Trinity Fair |
SSClan Matheson | 1883 | 3,917 | 1905 sold to M. Jebson, Hamburg, renamed Mariechen |
SS Clan Matheson | 1905 | 4,775 | 14 September 1914 captured and sunk by German raider Emden in the Bay of Bengal |
SS Clan Matheson | 1917 | 5,960 | 1918 sank after collision in mid Atlantic |
SS Clan Matheson | 1919 | 5,613 | 1948 transferred to Houston Line, renamed Harmodius
1951 sold to Heron Steamship Co, London, renamed Claire T |
MVClan Matheson | 1957 | 7,585 | 1978 scrapped |
SSClan Menzies | 1896 | 2,669 | 1925 sold to A. Ardito, Genoa, renamed Nostra Signora di Coronata |
SSClan Menzies | 1938 | 7,556 | 27 July 1940 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland by U-99 with the loss of 6 lives[38] |
MVClan Menzies | 1958 | 8,000 | 1979 sold to Panama, renamed Trinity Splendour |
SSClan Monroe | 1881 | 2,197 | 1897 sold to Dene Steamship Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, renamed Cedardene |
SSClan Monroe | 1897 | 4,853 | 1905 wrecked near Cape Town |
SSClan Monroe | 1918 | 5,919 | 1940 she struck mine off Harwich whilst acting as auxiliary transport. She was taken in tow and beached in Hollesley Bay. She was declared a total loss, with the loss of 13 lives |
SSClan Morrison | 1918 | 5,931 | 24 February 1940 She struck a mine en route from SouthamptontoBlyth, Northumberland and sank in the North Sea |
SSClan Murdoch | 1919 | 5,930 | 1948 transferred to Houston Line, renamed Halesius 1952 sold to Panama, renamed Jan Kiki |
SSClan Murdoch | 1946 | 7,375 | Completed as Hesperia for Houston Line
1960 transferred to Clan Line, renamed Clan Murdoch |
SSClan Murray | 1881 | 2,108 | ex-Muriel
1882 purchased from W. Ritchie, Aberdeen, renamed Clan Murray |
SSClan Murray | 1897 | 4,835 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk by UC-55 off Fastnet (50°57′N 10°21′W / 50.950°N 10.350°W / 50.950; -10.350), with the loss of 64 lives[39] |
SSClan Murray | 1918 | 5,926 | 1949 transferred to Houston Line, renamed Halizones 1952 scrapped |
SSClan Murray | 1946 | 7,301 | Completed as Hesperides for Houston Line
1960 transferred to Clan Line, renamed Clan Murray |
SSClan Ogilvie | 1882 | 2,425 | Wrecked off Corsica, 7 January 1888.[40] |
SSClan Ogilvy | 1896 | 2,641 | 1913 sold to Japan, renamed Taiyo Maru |
SSClan Ogilvy | 1914 | 5,802 | 1938 transferred to Houston Line
30 June 1940 As part of Convoy SL-36, she was attacked and damaged by U-65. She was repaired and returned to service in October 1940 |
MVClan Ramsay | 1965 | 10,542 | 1977 transferred to Union-Castle Line, renamed Winchester Castle |
SSClan Ranald | 1878 | 2,048 | 1899 sold to Ranald Steamship Co, Glasgow, renamed Ranald |
SS Clan Ranald | 1900 | 3,596 | 1909 capsized and sank off the SE coast of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
SSClan Ranald | 1917 | 5,503 | 1943 transferred to Houston Line 1947 sold to Malta, renamed Valletta City |
MVClan Ranald | 1964 | 10,541 | 1976 transferred to Union-Castle Line, renamed Dover Castle |
SSClan Robertson | 1897 | 4,826 | 1922 sold to Japan, renamed Kyosei Maru |
SSClan Robertson | 1919 | 7,976 | ex-Otaki
1934 purchased from New Zealand Shipping Company, renamed Clan Robertson |
SSClan Robertson | 1954 | 7,878 | 1959 transferred to Bullard King & Co., renamed Umzinto
1960 transferred to Springbok Line, renamed Rooibok |
MVClan Robertson | 1965 | 10,541 | 1976 transferred to Union-Castle Line, renamed Balmoral Castle 1982 renamed Balmoral Universal 1982 sold and renamed Psara Reefer 19 Jun 1984 scrapped[42] |
SSClan Ross | 1894 | 2,604 | 1914 sold to Adelaide Steamship Company, renamed Cantara |
SSClan Ross | 1914 | 5,897 | 1918 torpedoed and damaged in an attack by UB-48 28 nautical miles (52 km) E of Cape Camerat, France[43]
1938 transferred to Houston Line |
SSClan Ross | 1956 | 7,698 | 1960 transferred to Houston Line
1961 transferred to Safmarine, renamed South African Scientist |
MVClan Ross | 1966 | 10,542 | 1976 transferred to Union-Castle Line, renamed Kinpurnie Castle |
SSClan Shaw | 1896 | 3,442 | ex-Imperialist
1896 purchased from Angier Bros, London, renamed Clan Shaw |
SSClan Shaw | 1902 | 3,943 | 1917 mined by UC-29. She was beached and declared a total loss 8 nautical miles (15 km) NE of St.Andrews, near Dundee, with the loss of 2 lives[44] |
SSClan Shaw | 1950 | 8,101 | 1960 transferred to Springbok Line, renamed Steenbok
1961 transferred to Safmarine, renamed South African Seafarer |
SSClan Sinclair | 1882 | 2,961 | 1905 sold to Bombay & Persia SN Co., renamed Rahmani |
SSClan Sinclair | 1907 | 5,215 | 1933 scrapped |
SSClan Sinclair | 1950 | 8,386 | 1960 transferred to Springbok Line, renamed Bosbok
1961 transferred to Safmarine, renamed South African Statesman |
SSClan Skene | 1918 | 5,257 | 1920 transferred to Houston Line, renamed Halocrates
1923 reverted to Clan Skene |
SSClan Stewart | 1954 | 8,163 | 1961 transferred to Safmarine, renamed South African Sculptor 1962 transferred to Union-Castle Line, renamed Kinpurnie Castle |
SSClan Stuart | 1879 | 2,115 | 1900 sold to India, renamed Rander Reunion |
SSClan Stuart' | 1900 | 3,594 | 21 November 1914 She ran aground and was wrecked after her anchors dragged in a SE storm at Simons Bay, South Africa on Government Transport work. All crew survived, but the ship was a total loss. |
SSClan Stuart | 1916 | 5,755 | 1940 sank after collision off Start Point |
SSClan Sutherland | 1896 | 2,820 | 17 April 1917 She was torpedoed and damaged by UC-66 18 nautical miles (33 km) SE of Start Point[46] 1921 sold to Japan, renamed Shinshu Maru |
SSClan Sutherland | 1950 | 8,436 | 1971 sold to China National Machinery Import & Export Corp, China and arrived 10 November 1971 at Hsinkang for scrapping |
SSClan Urquhart | 1899 | 5,855 | 1929 sold to Retzlaff, Rostock, renamed Generaldirektor Sonnenschein |
SSClan Urquhart | 1911 | 9,564 | ex-Argyllshire
1917 taken with Scottish Shire Line |
SSClan Urquhart | 1943 | 9,726 | 1960 transferred to Houston Line 1966 scrapped |
It was one of the shipping companies commemorated by the Merchant Navy classofSouthern Railway locomotives. Locomotive number 35028 built in 1948 carries the name "Clan Line" and is currently maintained in fully operational condition for hauling excursion trains on the UK's national railway system.
Clan Line company used on its ships a general flag with a red lion on a white rhombus on a red background and second flag with a rhombus and lion on tartan belonging to the clan after which the ship was named. Tartan flags were used until the mid-1960s and were flown at the bow.[48]
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