The SS Clan Alpine was a turret deck steamship constructed in 1899 by William Doxford & Sons of Pallion, serving the Clan Line primarily on routes between the United Kingdom and Asia. She was the second vessel to bear the name Clan Alpine within the fleet. Launched on 22 September 1899, with Miss Greta Doxford as sponsor, the ship was completed by November of that year. The vessel measured 355.0 feet (108.2 meters) in length between perpendiculars and had a beam of 45.6 feet (13.9 meters), with a depth of 24.7 feet (7.5 meters). Her gross register tonnage was 3,587 GRT, and her net tonnage was 2,285 NRT. The ship featured a steel hull and was powered by a single triple-expansion steam engine, with cylinders measuring 25½ inches, 42 inches, and 69 inches in diameter, and a 48-inch stroke, rated at 330 nhp. This machinery drove a single screw propeller, enabling her to reach a speed of approximately 12 knots. Designed as a turret deck ship, Clan Alpine was built to operate on two main routes operated by the Clan Line in the early 1900s. One route connected the UK through Gibraltar and the Suez Canal to Indian and Ceylonese ports, while the other involved sailing along the western coast of Africa to South African ports, then onward to Ceylon and India, occasionally reaching Australia. After her completion, Clan Alpine traveled from Middlesbrough to Glasgow for loading, then departed on her maiden voyage to Bombay on 12 December 1899, passing through the Suez Canal on 30 December, and arriving in Bombay on 13 January 1900. Her subsequent voyages included calls at Indian ports like Madras and Colombo, with return trips passing through the Suez Canal and back to Britain, often stopping at ports such as Greenock, Liverpool, and London. Throughout her service, Clan Alpine continued operating on these routes, including a notable 1908 charter to carry wheat from South Australia to Europe. Her career was abruptly ended when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-60 on 10 June 1917, off the Shetland Islands, resulting in the loss of eight crew members. The SS Clan Alpine remains a notable example of early 20th-century turret deck merchant ships, serving vital routes connecting the UK with the Far East and Africa.

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