Clan Macpherson
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | Clan Macpherson | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,940 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock | ||
| Owner | The Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd), London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 1 May 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-515 (Werner Henke) | ||
| Position | 7° 58'N, 14° 14'W - Grid ET 6128 | ||
| Complement | 140 (4 dead and 136 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TS-37 | ||
| Route | Calcutta - Durban - Takoradi (26 Apr) - Freetown - Trinidad - UK | ||
| Cargo | 8440 tons of general cargo, including 2750 tons of pig iron, linseed, tea, jute, mica and groundnuts | ||
| History | Completed in May 1929 | ||
| Notes on event | At 05.40 hours on 1 May 1943, U-515 attacked convoy TS-37 for a second time about 75 miles southwest of Freetown and fired three single torpedoes. The first hit the City of Singapore after 1 minute 8 seconds in the stern and the ship was observed to burn fiercely before she sank. The second torpedo hit the Mokambo after 1 minute 5 seconds and set her on fire. The third torpedo hit after 35 seconds the Clan Macpherson, which began to sink by the stern. The Clan Macpherson (Master Edward Gough) foundered later in 08°04N/14°12W. Four crew members were lost. The master, 126 crew members, seven gunners and two naval signalmen were picked up by HMS Arran (T 06) (T/Lt D.S. Hutton, RNR) and landed at Freetown the same day. | ||
| On board | We have details of 15 people who were on board. | ||
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