SS Clan Macwhirter (1918)
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
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| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Builder | Lloyd Royal Belge (Great Britain) Ltd, Whiteinch, Glasgow |
| Launched | 26 April 1918 |
| Completed | July 1918 |
| Out of service | 27 August 1942 |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 424.4 feet (129.4 m) |
| Beam | 55.8 feet (17.0 m) |
| Draught | 26 feet 7 inches (8.10 m) |
| Depth | 28.8 feet (8.8 m) |
| Installed power | 549 NHP |
| Propulsion | steam triple expansion engine |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Crew | 77, plus (in wartime) 9 DEMS gunners |
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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.