Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, January 1, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BENALDER (1949-1968 General cargo liner 475 feet long of Ben Line / William Thomson & Company, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENALDER left Singapore 1 January for Hong Kong
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage4,665
Gross Tonnage7,877

Sailing

Friday, January 1, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		PHRYGIA (1955-1965 General cargo liner 348 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

PHRYGIA left Halifax N.S. 1 January for Liverpool
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage3,534

Ship Event

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		TRANSVAAL CASTLE (Union Castle) Own Page

TRANSVAAL CASTLE at Port Elizabeth 2 January for Durban
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ATHENIC (1946-1969 Refrigerated cargo liner of Shaw Savill Line, London) Own Page

ATHENIC at London 2 January from Auckland
Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage15,187

Ship Event

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CITY OF HULL (1947-1967 General cargo liner 500 feet overall of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF HULL at Hull 2 January from Lourenco Marques
Port of RegistryLondon

News Event

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1000 		ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) Own Page

1965 Advertisment by Cable Ship ALERT at Glasgow for Seamen with A.B. or E.D.H. certificates
Port of RegistrySouthampton (England)
Gross Tonnage6,413
Deadweght Tonnage4,765

Sailing

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BENNEVIS (1959-1973 General cargo liner of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENNEVIS left Southampton 2 January for Famagusta
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Gross Tonnage7,591

Sailing

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CYMRIC (1953-1973 Refrigerated cargo ship 512 feet long of Shaw Savill Line, London : 1975 scrapped) Own Page

CYMRIC left Suez 2 January for Brisbane
Port of RegistrySouthampton (England)

Sailing

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		PORT SYDNEY (1955-1972 Refrigerated cargo liner of Port Line, London) Own Page

PORT SYDNEY left Port Said 2 January for Liverpool
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage11,683
Deadweght Tonnage14,164

Sailing

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		PORT MELBOURNE (1955-1972 Cargo Liner of Port Line, London) Own Page

PORT MELBOURNE left Gravesend 2 January for Auckland
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage10,470

Sailing

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BENDIGO (1954-1968 General cargo liner 527 feet long of P & O Line, London) Own Page

BENDIGO left Hull 2 January for London
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage8,777

Sailing

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BENVALLA (1962-1972 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENVALLA left London 2 January for Hamburg
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

News Event

Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BENNEVIS (1959-1973 General cargo liner of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Why would Ben Line's BENNEVIS call at Famagusta (Cyprus) in 1965 ???
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Gross Tonnage7,591

28 February 2019   Jim Murray (Edinburgh, Scotland) writes :

 

Why would BENNEVIS call at Cyprus in 1965 ?

 

   I was surprised to read your reference to Ben Line’s BENNEVIS leaving Southampton for Famagusta (Cyprus) in January 1965.

   I had never heard of a Ben ship calling at Cyprus and would be interested if anyone can tell why BENNEVIS would call there ???

Ship Event

Sunday, January 3, 1965 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CATHAY (1961-1970 Passenger / cargo liner formerly BAUDOUINVILLE 555 feet 170m overall of P & O, London) Own Page

CATHAY at London (England, U.K.) from Manila (Philippines)
Ship's locationLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived fromManila (Philippines)

Ship Event

Sunday, January 3, 1965 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		KENYA CASTLE (1951-1967 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

KENYA CASTLE at Gibraltar for London (England, UK)
Ship's locationGibraltarPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forLondon (England, UK)Gross Tonnage17,040