Ships hit during WWI

Clan Cameron

NameClan Cameron
TypeSteamer
GRT3,595 tons
Country  British
Built1900
BuilderW. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorCayzer, Irvine & Co., Glasgow
HistoryTurret hull design.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Clan Cameron


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
122 Dec 1917UB 58 (Werner Fürbringer)Sunk23 miles SWxS1/2S of Portland Bill

Chittagong - London
tea & jute
0

Clan Cameron had sailed from Freetown, Sierra Leone on 7 December 1917 in convoy HL15. Earlier on in the 22nd she was in collision with H.M.S. Acasta, one of the escorts, but was able to proceed independently.


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