SS Clan Mackenzie (1942) explained

Clan Mackenzie was a cargo ship which was built in 1942 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Cato. In 1948 she was sold to Clan Line and renamed Clan Mackenzie, serving until 1960 when she was scrapped.

Description

The ship was built by William Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool. She was launched on 10 November 1942 and completed in December.[1]

The ship was 431feet long, with a beam of 56feet and a depth of 35feet. She had a GRT of 7,039 and a NRT of 4,851.[2]

She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of NaNinches, 30inches and 70inches diameter by 48inches stroke. The engine was built by the Central Marine Engine Works, West Hartlepool.

History

Empire Castle was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of the Hain Steamship Co Ltd. She was allocated the United Kingdom Official Number 168949. The Code Letters BFLC were allocated and her port of registry was West Hartlepool.[2]

Empire Cato was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.

ON 169Convoy ON 169 departed Liverpool on 22 February 1943 and arrived at New York on 21 March. Empire Cato was in ballast.[3]
KMS 58GConvoy KMS 58G detached from Convoy OS 84 on 1 August 1944. Convoy OS 84 had departed from Liverpool on 21 July and arrived at Freetown, Sierra Leone on 10 August.[4] Empire Cato was towing LCT 1319 and LCT 7020, bound for Augusta, Italy.[5]
KMS 90Convoy KMS 90 detached from Convoy OS 116.[5] Convoy OS 116 had departed from Liverpool on 13 March 1945. Convoy KMS 90 arrived at Gibraltar on 21 March.[6]

In 1948, Empire Cato was sold to Clan Line Steamers Ltd and renamed Clan Mackenzie.[1] She was the fourth Clan Line ship to bear that name.[7] Clan Mackenzie served until 1960. She arrived at Hong Kong on 14 October 1960 for scrapping.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A. 1995. The Empire Ships. Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong. 1-85044-275-4.
  2. Web site: LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS . Plimsoll Ship Data . 14 March 2010.
  3. Web site: CONVOY ON (S) 169 . Warsailors . 14 March 2010.
  4. Web site: Großbritannien - Gibraltar - Sierra Leone, 1944 . Seekreig . de . 14 March 2010.
  5. Web site: KMS Convoys – 1942-1945, Convoy KMS 51 through KMS 98 . Warsailors . 14 March 2010.
  6. Web site: Großbritannien - Gibraltar - Sierra Leone, 1945 . Seekreig . de . 14 March 2010.
  7. Web site: C.W. Cayzer & Company / Cayzer, Irvine & Company / Clan Line of Steamers Limited / Clan Line . The Ships List . 14 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090707053650/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/clan.html . 7 July 2009 . dmy-all .

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