War Clover
Ship Number
521
Vessel Type
A Type Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
August 16, 1917
Delivered
September 20, 1917
Owner
Shipping Controller - Thomas Dixon & Son
Weight
5174 grt
BP Length
400 feet
Breadth
52 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
Official No.
140353
Registered
London
Fate
Torpedoed
 War Clover

[Harland and Wolff Collection]

Completed for the Shipping Controller, managed by T. Dixon & Sons.
 
On 19th Oct.1917 she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-64 in the Mediterranean while 25 miles ENE of Pantellaria in position 37.00N 12.35E on voyage Barry to Malta* with a cargo of coal. 14 lives lost. [British
 
Merchant Ships Sunk by U-Boats in the 1914-1918 War by A. J. Tennent]