Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Wednesday, April 1, 1914 @ 1600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
CLAN FORBES (1903-1918 Cargo Liner 360 feet long turret-deck steamer of Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN FORBES left Liverpool April 1 for Cape Town

Ship's locationLeft Liverpool April 1 for Cape TownPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage2,509
Gross Tonnage3,946

Bill McKellar writes : From the excellent Clan Line book :On 9th June 1918 CLAN FORBES was on passage from Newport (south Wales) to Port Said carrying a cargo of coal when she was sunk 115 miles west of Alexandria (Egypt) by the German submarine U-105 and two crewmen were lost.