SS Clan Macwhirter (1918)
British cargo steamship sunk during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SS Clan Macwhirter was a British cargo steamship. She was built in 1918 as Ypresville in the First World War and sunk by enemy action in 1942 in the Second World War. In her 24-year career she also carried the names Halizones and Willcasino.
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Port of registry | Glasgow[1] |
Builder | Lloyd Royal Belge (Great Britain) Ltd, Whiteinch, Glasgow[1] |
Launched | 26 April 1918[2] |
Completed | July 1918[1] |
Out of service | 27 August 1942[2] |
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Fate | Sunk by torpedo[2] |
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Class and type | cargo steamship[1] |
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Length | 424.4 feet (129.4 m)[1] |
Beam | 55.8 feet (17.0 m)[1] |
Draught | 26 feet 7 inches (8.10 m)[1] |
Depth | 28.8 feet (8.8 m)[1] |
Installed power | 549 NHP[1] |
Propulsion | steam triple expansion engine[1] |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h)[2] |
Crew | 77, plus (in wartime) 9 DEMS gunners[4] |
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