SS Clan Macneil (1921)
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For the Scottish clan by the same name, see Clan MacNeil
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Clan Macneil |
| Operator: | Clan Line Steamers Ltd, London |
| Builder: |
Ayrshire Dockyard, Irvine, North Ayrshire Engines by Dunsmuir & Jackson, Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 489 |
| Launched: | 1 December 1921 |
| Completed: | February 1922 |
| Homeport: | Glasgow |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1952 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Steam merchant ship |
| Tonnage: | 6,111 grt |
| Length: | 610 feet 6 inches (186.08 m) |
| Beam: | 53 feet 4 inches (16.26 m) |
| Draught: | 33 feet 3 inches (10.13 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Triple expansion steam engine producing 560nhp Bauer-Wach LP Exhaust Turbine fitted in 1930 producing 691nhp |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
The SS Clan Macneil was a British cargo steamer of the Clan Line.
She was built by the Ayrshire Dockyard, Irvine, North Ayrshire and launched on 1 December 1921. As with the majority of the ships of the Clan Line, she was named after a Scottish clan, in this case Clan MacNeil. She served during the Second World War, and was scrapped at Port Glasgow in May 1952.
References
- Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets: 1939. The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- ""1146281"" (subscription required). Miramar Ship Index. R.B. Haworth. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- Gary, Lucas. "ss CLAN MACNEIL". Clydebuilt Ships Database. clydesite.co.uk. http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=20481. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
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