SS Clan Campbell (1937)
Clan Campbell being launched at Greenock in 1937 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Clan Campbell |
| Namesake | Clan Campbell |
| Owner | Clan Line Steamers Ltd |
| Operator | Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Builder | Greenock Dockyard Co, Scotland |
| Yard number | 427 |
| Launched | 14 January 1937 |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by bombing, 23 March 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cameron-class cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 463.7 feet (141.3 m) p/p |
| Beam | 63.0 feet (19.2 m) |
| Depth | 29.9 feet (9.1 m) |
| Installed power | 1,362 NHP |
| Propulsion | two 3-cylinder triple-expansion engines; two low-pressure exhaust steam turbines; twin screw |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (32 km/h) |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament | DEMS |
| Notes | sister 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.