SS Clan Campbell (1937)

Clan Campbell in port
History
United Kingdom
NameClan Campbell
NamesakeClan Campbell
OwnerClan Line Steamers Ltd[1]
OperatorCayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd[1]
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Glasgow[1]
BuilderGreenock Dockyard Co,[1] Scotland
Yard number427[2]
Launched14 January 1937[2]
Completed1937[1]
Identification
FateSunk by bombing, 23 March 1942[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeCameron-class cargo steamship
Tonnage
Length463.7 feet (141.3 m)[1] p/p
Beam63.0 feet (19.2 m)[1]
Depth29.9 feet (9.1 m)[1]
Installed power1,362 NHP[1]
Propulsiontwo 3-cylinder triple-expansion engines; two low-pressure exhaust steam turbines; twin screw[1]
Speed17.5 knots (32.4 km/h)[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
ArmamentDEMS
Notessister ships: Clan Buchanan, Clan Cameron, Clan Chattan, Clan Cumming, Clan Ferguson, Clan Forbes, Clan Fraser, Clan Lamont, Clan Menzies, HMS Engadine

SS Clan Campbell was a British cargo steamship. She was built for Clan Line Steamers Ltd as one of its Cameron-class steamships. She was launched at Greenock in 1937, served in the Second World War and was sunk in the Mediterranean in 1942.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1940. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Cameron, Stuart; Biddulph, Bruce. "Clan Campbell". Clyde-built Ship Database. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

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