Clan Menzies
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Clan Menzies | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,336 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock | ||
| Owner | The Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd), London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jul 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 54° 10'N, 12° 00'W - Grid AM 4977 | ||
| Complement | 94 (6 dead and 88 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Sydney NSW - Melbourne - Panama - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 4000 tons of wheat and grain, 2000 tons of dried fruit, 1500 tons of zinc and 840 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in September 1938 | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.15 hours on 29 July 1940 the unescorted Clan Menzies (Master William John Hughes) was hit aft by one G7e torpedo from U-99 sank sank by the stern after one hour about 150 miles west of Loop Head, Co. Clare. The ship had been spotted five hours earlier and missed with a first G7e torpedo at 02.03 hours. Six crew members were lost. The master and 87 crew members landed at Enniscrone, Co. Sligo. | ||
| On board | We have details of 7 people who were on board. | ||
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