Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll

S.S. CLAN MacPHEE  -  WW2

S.S. Clan MacPhee was a 5,165 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 16 Aug 1940 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-30 at position 57° 30' N 17° 14' W. The Master and 66 crew were lost but 41 survivors were picked up by Kelet which was also sunk and a further 6 of the survivors from Clan MacPhee were lost.


Chief Engineer Officer John ROBERTSON
Merchant Navy
Died 16-8-1940, aged 55years
Son of John and Jane Ann Robertson
Husband of D. Robertson, of Sydney, New South Wales
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial - Panel 30
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll