Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Thursday, January 20, 1927 @ 2200
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BRESLAU (In 1927 Cargo / passenger ship of Currie Line) Own Page

Sailing Notice for Currie Line's BRESLAU leaving Leith for Copenhagen 20 January 1927
Ship's locationLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forCopenhagen (Denmark)

Ship Event

Friday, January 21, 1927 @ 1300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		STETTIN (In 1927 cargo ship of Currie Line) Own Page

Sailing Notice for Currie Line's STETTIN leaving Leith for Bremen 21 January 1927
Ship's locationLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forBremen (Germany)

Ship Event

Friday, January 21, 1927 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MAJORCA (In 1927 Cargo ship of Currie Line) Own Page

Sailing Notice for Currie Line's MAJORCA leaving Leith for Newfairwater 21 January 1927
Ship's locationLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forNewfairwater

Ship Event

Tuesday, January 25, 1927 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		HAARLEM (In 1927 cargo ship of Currie Line) Own Page

Sailing Notice for Currie Line's HAARLEM leaving Grangemouth for Hamburg 25 January 1927
Ship's locationGrangemouth (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forHamburg (Germany)

Ship Event

Wednesday, January 26, 1927 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		HELDER (In 1927 cargo ship of Currie Line) Own Page

Sailing Notice for Currie Line's HELDER leaving Glasgow for Bremen 26 January 1927
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forBremen (Germany)

News Event

Tuesday, February 1, 1927 @ 1100
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		PROCRIS (1924-1950 General cargo ship of Hutchison Line / Moss Hutchison Line Own Page

Moss Hutchison's cargo ship PROCRIS
Port of RegistryU.K.

News Event

Saturday, December 10, 1927 @ 1300 		TARANAKI (1928-1964 Refrigerated cargo ship 500 feet overall of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London : Scrapped in 1964) Own Page

Invitation to the launch of Shaw Savill & Albion TARANAKI at Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, Glasgow
Ship's locationFairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Limited, Govan, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage8,286

Sailing

Friday, February 17, 1928 @ 1700 		Nascopie Own Page
Gross Tonnage2600

Sailed for St Johns Canada

News Event

Sunday, April 1, 1928 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		Own Page

1928 Advert by David MacBrayne Ltd for their Steamer, Road and Rail pleasure day trips

Contributed by Hugh MacDonald  (Glasgow)

News Event

Wednesday, May 9, 1928 @ 0000 		CRAGMOOR (1947-1962 General cargo ship 445 feet long of Walter Runciman / Moor Line, Newcastle: 1966 wrecked near Calcutta) Own Page

Chief Officer's Log Book for CRAGMOOR from Montevideo and arriving Buenos Aires
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Net Tonnage2,909
Gross Tonnage5,253
Deadweght Tonnage9,104

News Event

Wednesday, May 30, 1928 @ 1000
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		COLUMBA (1878-1936 Passenger / mails paddle steamer 301ft / 91m long of David MacBeayne Ltd., Glasgow : scrapped 1936) Own Page

David MacBrayne's steamer COLUMBA at Broomielaw, Glasgow
Ship's locationBroomielaw (River Clyde, Glasgow)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage543

COLUMBA is at the Broomielaw berth on the River Clyde, in the centre of Glasgow.

   On the right side of the image is the north span of King George V road bridge,  and in the middle background is the head office of Clyde Navigation Trust building with it’s cupola tower.

News Event

Wednesday, May 30, 1928 @ 1500
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		Own Page

Aerial view from Finnieston Crane, Glasgow of railway engines awaiting being loaded onto a ship
Ship's locationFinnieston Quay, Glasgow

 

Railway locomotives and tenders were built at the Springburn Works in Glasgow then brought on heavy road trailers to Finnieston Quay, Glasgow, where the massive 175 ton crane would lift them onto ships which carried them to India, South Africa, etc.

 

A quaint indication of the times is at the top of the image where a driver is driving a horse-driven waggon along the quayside.

News Event

Friday, June 1, 1928 @ 1100
THIS DATE IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date 		RIVER CLYDE VEHICULAR FERRY (around 1928 of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

River Clyde vehicular ferry probably photographed around 1928
Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)

Ship Event

Friday, September 28, 1928 @ 1000 		Olivia Own Page

Oil Tanker "Olivia" ashore on Arran

Oil tanker "Olivia" ashore on Arran

News Event

Monday, October 29, 1928 @ 1215 		STAFFORDSHIRE (1929-1940 Passenger / cargo ship of Bibby Bros. & Co., Liverpool : 1940-1949 Troopship : 1949-1959 returned to owners for commercial service : 1959 scrapped) Own Page

Invitation by Fairfield Shipyard, Glasgow to witness the launch of the Bibby Liner STAFFORDSHIRE
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage10,654