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HMAT A46 Clan McGillivray

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History
Name

HMAT A46 Clan McGillivray

Builder/Built 1911
Displacement 5,0023 tons
Speed 14 knots


Remarks

Owned by the Cayser, Irvin and Co of Glasgow (Clan Line), leased to the Commonwealth until 16 Aug 1917. During 29 Dec 1914 and 23 Jan 1915 she was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock for troop transportation. made at least three trips from Australia, two of them from Brisbane.

Sol in 1948 to Hong Kong interests, and renamed Maclock.

Soldiers carried

Melbourne to Port Suez 22 February - ? March 1915

Leslie James Godfrey

Brisbane to Port Suez 1 May - ? June 1916

Ernest James Brandon Bettenay

Port Suez to Fremantle 10 July - 6 August 1916

Walter Raymond Farnham

Fremantle to Port Suez 18 September - 2 November 1916

Cecil Walter Challis
Leslie James Godfrey
John (Senior) Shepherd