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![]() Clan Buchanan (1937)
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Class overview | |
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Operators | ![]() |
Built | 1935–42 |
In service | 1936–70 |
Completed | 20 |
Lost | 9 |
Scrapped | 11 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 7,178 – 10,700 GRT |
Length | 425–488 ft (130–149 m) |
Beam | 57–63 ft (17–19 m) |
Draft | 27–30 ft (8.2–9.1 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16–17.5 knots (18.4–20.1 mph; 29.6–32.4 km/h) |
Complement | 78 |
The Cameron-class steamships were a class of UK cargo twin- screw steamships. They were designed for Clan Line and were also used by Scottish Shire Line and the Royal Navy.
The Greenock Dockyard Company built all members of the class.
Most members of the class had two triple-expansion engines, each coupled to a low-pressure exhaust steam turbine. The exception was Lanarkshire, which was built with six turbines and no reciprocating engines, [1]
Clan line owned 16 Cameron-class ships. Ten were sunk in the Second World War.
Two members of the class were built for Scottish Shire Line, which was closely associated with Clan Line:
Three members of the class were launched and owned as Empire ships.
The Admiralty requisitioned three members of the class for the Royal Navy in 1942 while they were being built:
![]() | This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (October 2020) |
![]() Clan Buchanan (1937)
| |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Operators | ![]() |
Built | 1935–42 |
In service | 1936–70 |
Completed | 20 |
Lost | 9 |
Scrapped | 11 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 7,178 – 10,700 GRT |
Length | 425–488 ft (130–149 m) |
Beam | 57–63 ft (17–19 m) |
Draft | 27–30 ft (8.2–9.1 m) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 16–17.5 knots (18.4–20.1 mph; 29.6–32.4 km/h) |
Complement | 78 |
The Cameron-class steamships were a class of UK cargo twin- screw steamships. They were designed for Clan Line and were also used by Scottish Shire Line and the Royal Navy.
The Greenock Dockyard Company built all members of the class.
Most members of the class had two triple-expansion engines, each coupled to a low-pressure exhaust steam turbine. The exception was Lanarkshire, which was built with six turbines and no reciprocating engines, [1]
Clan line owned 16 Cameron-class ships. Ten were sunk in the Second World War.
Two members of the class were built for Scottish Shire Line, which was closely associated with Clan Line:
Three members of the class were launched and owned as Empire ships.
The Admiralty requisitioned three members of the class for the Royal Navy in 1942 while they were being built: