Clan Mactaggart
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Clan Mactaggart | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.622 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Ayrshire Dockyard Co Ltd, Irvine | ||
| Owner | The Clan Line Steamers Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-92 (Adolf Oelrich) | ||
| Position | 36.08N, 07.23W - Grid CG 9457 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 172 (3 dead and 169 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | MKS-1X | ||
| Route | Gibraltar (15 Nov) - Clyde | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.49 hours on 16 Nov, 1942, the Clan Mactaggart (Master Joseph Henry Crellin) in convoy MKS-1X was torpedoed and sunk by U-92 50 miles southwest of Cadiz. Two crew members and one naval personnel were lost. The master, 97 crew members, 17 gunners and 54 naval personnel were picked up by HMS Coreopsis (K 32) (Lt. A.H. Davies). The survivors were distributed by the corvette to HMS Landguard (Y 56) (LtCdr T.S.L. Fox Pitt) and HMS Lulworth (Y 60) (LtCdr C. Gwinner DSO) and landed at Londonderry. 34 lascars on HMS Lulworth (Y 60) were later transferred to the Havildar, sailing in the same convoy. | ||
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