''Clan Mackinlay'' was a

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that was built as ''Empire Fawley'' in 1945 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd,

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for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed ''Clan Mackinlay''. She was in service until 1962 when she was scrapped.

Description

The ship was a

built in 1945 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd,

, United Kingdom. She was yard number 545. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was assessed at , , 10,120 DWT. The ship was propelled by a

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, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Vickers Armstrongs Ltd,

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. It drove a single screw

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. The engine could propel the ship at a speed of .

History

The ship was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd,

, United Kingdom. She was launched on 25 April 1945 and completed in May. Built for the MOWT, she was placed under the management of J A Billmeir & Co Ltd. The United Kingdom

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180221 and

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GJTC were allocated. Her port of registry was

. ''Empire Fawley'' was sold in 1946 to Clan Line Ltd and was renamed ''Clan Mackinlay''. She was operated under the management of Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd. Her port of registry was

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. In January 1959, Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd were prosecuted at

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over alleged emissions of smoke from ''Clan Mackinlay'' at

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, Essex on 2 October 1958, in breach of the

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. The company was fined £25, with 10 guineas costs. The cause was stated to be a fault developing in a boiler necessitating another to be fired up at short notice, the fuel not burning efficiently as the oil was cold. She arrived at

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on 2 November 1962 for scrapping, which was done by the Peninsular Shipbreaking Co.

References

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