SS Clan Matheson (1905)
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Clan Matheson |
Owner | Clan Line Steamers Ltd |
Operator | Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd |
Builder | Furness, Withy & Co. |
Launched | 27 November 1905 |
Christened | Clan Matheson |
Commissioned | March 1906 |
Homeport | Glasgow |
Identification |
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Fate | Sunk, 14 September 1914 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 400 ft 0 in (121.92 m) |
Beam | 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) |
Depth | 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) |
Installed power | 448 Nhp[1] |
Propulsion | triple expansion |
Speed | 13.0 knots |
Clan Matheson was a steam ship built in 1905 by the Furness, Withy & Co. of Hartlepool. She was the second ship named Clan Matheson in service with the Clan Line used on their Oriental routes.
Design and construction
In 1905
Operational history
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In early 1900s, the
Upon delivery to Clan Line in March 1906, Clan Matheson was loaded and departed from Birkenhead on 22 March 1906 on her maiden voyage. She arrived at Port Said on 13 April,[5] passed through the Suez Canal and took course to India. After stopping at many Indian ports, she departed on her return trip home from Chittagong via ports on 6 June 1906.[6] The ship passed through the Suez Canal on July 3, and arrived back in London on 17 July 1906.[7]
On her second trip Clan Matheson departed from
In 1907 Clan Matheson made two trips to India. During the first one, she departed
The ship immediately departed
The ship was then chartered by the American & Australian Line to deliver cargo from New York City to Australia. Clan Matheson departed from Swansea on 6 June 1908,[27] arriving in New York on 19 June.[28] After loading general cargo, including 1,400 bundles and 2,959 coils of wire, 1,400 rolls of barbed wire and 5,525 steel rails among other things,[29] the ship departed New York on 25 July 1908.[30] The ship called at Albany on 19 September to coal and continued to Melbourne where she arrived on 27 September.[31] Clan Matheson continued to Sydney reaching it on 4 October.[32] After spending two weeks there, the ship departed for New Zealand reaching Auckland on 26 October.[33] After stopping off at Dunedin on 11 November,[34] the vessel continued on to Port Pirie where she arrived on 21 November.[35] From Port Pirie Clan Matheson continued on to Sydney where she loaded 10,148 bales of wool for Europe plus 702 bales for transhipment and some other cargo such as 77 tons of tallow[36] and Melbourne where she loaded on 5,002 bales of wool for Europe.[37] After departing Melbourne on 19 December, the ship sailed to Adelaide, and from there departed for Europe on 8 January 1909.[38] On 23 January the vessel passed through the Suez Canal and arrived at Dunkirk on 8 February 1909.[39]
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Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Lloyd's Register, Steamships and Motorships. London: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. 1906–1907.
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, September 24, 1914, p.6
- ^ Practical Engineer, p.985 (1905)
- ^ Page's Engineering Weekly, Volume 7, p.1207
- ^ London Standard, April 14, 1906, p.3
- ^ London Standard, June 8, 1906, p.3
- ^ London Standard, July 18, 1906, p.3
- ^ London Standard, August 14, 1906, p.3
- ^ London Standard, September 8, 1906, p.3
- ^ London Standard, September 27, 1906, p.10
- ^ London Standard, October 17, 1906, p.3
- ^ Port Pirie Recorder & North Western Mail, November 14, 1906, p.2
- ^ The Advertiser, November 16, 1906, p.4
- ^ Daily Commercial News & Shipping, April 20, 1907, p.3
- ^ Chronicle, December 22, 1906, p.25
- ^ The Register, December 11, 1906, p.9
- ^ London Standard, January 15, 1907, p.3
- ^ London Standard, June 1, 1907, p.3
- ^ London Standard, July 23, 1907, p.4
- ^ London Standard, October 17, 1907, p.3
- ^ London Standard, November 23, 1907, p.3
- ^ London Standard, December 24, 1907, p.3
- ^ London Standard, January 3, 1908, p.3
- ^ London Standard, February 15, 1908, p.3
- ^ London Standard, April 3, 1908, p.3
- ^ London Standard, May 2, 1908, p.3
- ^ London Standard, June 11, 1908, p.3
- ^ New York Tribune, June 20, 1908, p.10
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, October 5, 1908, p.8
- ^ London Standard, August 7, 1908, p.3
- ^ Kalgoorlie Miner, September 28, 1908, p.5
- ^ Daily Commercial & Shipping List, October 6, 1908, p.16
- ^ London Standard, October 27, 1908, p.3
- ^ London Standard, November 13, 1908, p.3
- ^ Kalgoorlie Miner, November 24, 1908, p.3
- ^ Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, December 22, 1908, p.14
- ^ Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, January 5, 1909, p.3
- ^ London Standard, January 11, 1909, p.3
- ^ London Standard,February 9, 1909, p.3