Clan Macpherson - brief notes

Masters: 1908 S Beer: 1909 Peter Thompson: 1909 JA McPherson: 1915-17 C Shapland.

Crew May 1909:

Andersen, J, able seaman, 28, Sweden; Auld, JD, apprentice, 15, Glasgow; Baardsen, F, able seaman, 33, Sweden; Burio, Antonio, able seaman, 28, Furne; Cameron, R, boatswain, 53, Leith; Cowan, PD, apprentice, 18, Edinburgh; Franklin, RE, apprentice, 19, Manchester; Forrest, William, cook, 20, Peterhead; Highlander, M, able seaman, 23, Sweden; Jacobsen, YM, steward, 26, Norway; Jardine, G, apprentice, 19, Carlisle; Johansen, J, able seaman, 55, Sweden; John, TM, 1^st mate, 33, Swansea; Larsen, W, able seaman, 22, Norway; Max, RG, apprentice, 21, St Ives; McInnes, R, able seaman, 56, Southmist; McKennar, A, able seaman, 28, Tobermorey; McKenzie, A, able seaman, 28, Stornaway; McLean, D, able seaman, 48, Oban; Miller, William, sails, 34, Govan; Parkin, LJ, 3^rd mate, 20, Hull; Simpson, John, apprentice, 18, Ayr; Thompson, Peter, master, Liverpool; Williamson, J, able seaman, 22, Shetland.

Voyages: Sailed from Glasgow arriving at Sydney on 19 May 1909:

On a voyage from Malta for Colon with a cargo of government stores on 4 March 1918 Clan Macpherson left Bizerta in convoy. At about 10pm she was torpedoed by German submarine (U-27 Otto Gerke) & sank 24 miles north of Cape Serrat. The master ordered the boats to be lowered but the seas were very heavy. One boat was smashed by the fall of the foremast & 18 men were killed. The master was picked up after swimming around for nearly two hours. 18 lives lost.

Lives lost March 1918:

Cunningham, William, 5^th engineer, 26, Mansewood, Glasgow; Marshall, James Currie, 2^nd engineer (King’s commendation for bravery) aged 39, Glasgow; Nash, Frederick Barrett, 4^th officer, 18, b. South Africa; Rasidullah Qayimullah, donkeyman; Simpson, John, 3^rd engineer, 27, b. Orkney; Stevens, Henry, bombardier (Royal Marine Artillery) aged 40, Sussex.

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