Although it is now 31 years since the last 'Clan Boat' left Birkenhead, the company sign is still clearly visible on the transit shed at the Vittoria Dock, Birkenhead.
Although it is now 31 years since the last 'Clan boat' left Birkenhead, the 'Clan Line' sign is still clearly visible on the end of the cargo transit shed at Vittoria Dock, Birkenhead.
The Clan Line loading berth in Birkenhead. Built in the 1960s, this facility had room for six ships, three on each side. There were 16 quayside cranes, of which only two remain. These cranes had the ability to travel to the end of the quay to a turntable, then travel along the cross quay to another
FSB-01
A lesser known unit of the British & Commonwealth fleet she was a bulk carrier conversion to pipe storage to support the North Sea oil industry.
(See this thread : http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=31880)
A Basil Feilden photo bought at a second-hand shop.
Clan Ross
Built: 1914 Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Tonnage: 5,897grt
Owners: Clan Line Steamers Ltd
1918: May 5: Torpedoed by UB48, 28 miles off Cape Camaret, Gulf of Lyons, blowing a hole 27ftx50ft in her hull.
The Uboat, which had
A Basil Feilden postcard bought in a second-hand shop.
Clan Matheson
Built: 1919 Wm. Hamilton and Co, Port Glasgow
Tonnage: 5,613grt
Owners: Clan Line Steamers Ltd
1919: Launched as Clan Morgan, entered service as Clan Matheson
1943: December 5: Damaged and caught fire during a Japanese air attack o
A Basil Feilden photo, bought at second-hand collectables shop.
Clan Macfarlane
Built: 1922 Ayrshire Dockyard Co, Irvine
Tonnage: 6,222grt
Owners: Clan Line Steamers Ltd
1940: Lost in collision with 'Ganges'(Nourse) off Socotra Is, Red Sea. Over 41 lost, including20 native Askari soldiers. 47 surviv
A Basil Feilden postcard.
Clan Macbrayne
Built 1916 Ropner and Sons, Stockton on Tees
Tonnage: 4,818grt
Owners: Clan Line Steamers Ltd
1943: Transferred to Houston Line
1948: Sold to C.Galanos SSCo, Panama, r/n San Georgio
1950: Broken up by T.W. Ward at Barrow
A rare visit to NZ for Clan Line, early 1960's, although frequent visitors early 20th century. Taken at Auckland by the late F.Kemsley.
Clan Farquharson
Built: 1962 Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Tonnage: 9,292grt
Owners: Clan Line
1968: Sold to Arya National Shipping Lines, S.A. Banda