News Event
Wednesday, July 6, 1955 @ 1000
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July and August 1955 Anchor Line Sailing Notice for services to New York and Eastern Ports to India |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, July 6, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
EGIDIA ( 1945 - 1962 General cargo liner 496 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) |
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Anchor Line's EGIDIA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for New York |
| Ships agent | Anchor Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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Sailing
Thursday, July 7, 1955 @ 1005
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CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) |
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Paddle steamer CALEDONIA leaves Ardrossan on excursion cruise to Millport, Rothesay, Tighnabruaich |
| Ship's location | Firth of Clyde (Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Outward cargo | Passengers | Gross Tonnage | 623 |
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| Ships agent | Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock, Scotland, U.K. | Deadweght Tonnage | 161 |
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Sailing
Thursday, July 7, 1955 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
QUEEN ELIZABETH (1940-1946 Troopship then 1946-1968 passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool) |
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Cunard passenger liner QUEEN ELIZABETH leaves Southampton for Cherbourg (France) to New York |
| Sailing for | via Cherbourg (France) to New York | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Southampton (UK) | Gross Tonnage | 83,673 |
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| Outward cargo | Passengers and general cargo | | |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
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Ross & Marshall ship manager's daily "Clyde Puffer" diary for 8 July 1955 |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) |
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MOONLIGHT at Portree (Isle of Skye) discharging a bulk cargo of anthracite from Troon |
| Ship's location | Portree (Isle of Skye, Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived from | Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) | Gross Tonnage | 164 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Anthracite (had loaded two railway waggon loads at Troon) | Deadweght Tonnage | 188 |
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| Ships agent | Ross & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294 | | |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
WARLIGHT (1919-1964 Steam engined general cargo Crinan Canal size Clyde puffer 86 feet long of Light Shipping / Ross & Marshall, Greenock) |
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WARLIGHT on passage from Larne (Northern Ireland) with a cargo of red oxide for Paisley (Scotland) |
| Sailing for | Paisley (a large town in Scotland, near Glasgow) | Port of Registry | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Larne (Northern Ireland, U.K.) | Net Tonnage | 60 |
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| Outward cargo | Red Oxide, for account of Thomas Jack & Co. Ltd. | Gross Tonnage | 135 |
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| Ships agent | Ross & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294 | | |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
RAYLIGHT (1938- General cargo steam Clyde Puffer lighter 66 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow) |
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RAYLIGHT at Dunoon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) discharging a cargo of coal and briquettes |
| Ship's location | Coal Pier, Dunoon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, UK) |
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| Arrived from | Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Net Tonnage | 38 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Coal 85 tons 11 cwts for account of A Blackwood : Briquettes 5 tons 7 cwts for account of J White Ltd. | Gross Tonnage | 96 |
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| Ships agent | Ross & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294 | | |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
POLARLIGHT (1948-1974 Clyde steam puffer lighter 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall ) |
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POLARLIGHT at Lochaline (village in Morvern area, Scottish Highlands) discharging a cargo of coal |
| Ship's location | Lochaline (Main village in Morvern area, Scottish Highlands / Sound of Mull, Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Greenock (Scotland, UK) |
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| Arrived from | Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Reg Tonnage | 40 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Coal 104 tons 9 cwts for account of D Cowan & Company | | |
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| Ships agent | Ross & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294 | | |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
LIMELIGHT (1948-1963 steam general cargo puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall, Greenock : scrapped at Dalmuir 1966) |
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LIMELIGHT at Glasgow loading 96 tons 8 cwts of coal for the Gas Works in Campbeltown |
| Ship's location | Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. | Port of Registry | Greenock (UK) |
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| Sailing for | Campbeltown (Kintyre, Scotland, U.K.) | Gross Tonnage | 96 |
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| Outward cargo | Coal (96 tons 8 hundredweights for account of the Gas Works) | Deadweght Tonnage | 140 |
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| Ships agent | Ross & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294 | | |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
STARLIGHT (1937 - 1967 Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock : 1967 scrapped at Bowling)) |
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STARLIGHT on hire to G.P.O. (General Post Office) cable ship IRIS |
| Ship's location | On hire to G.P.O. (General Post Office) cable ship IRIS | Port of Registry | Greenock |
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| Ships agent | Ross & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294 | Gross Tonnage | 91 |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
SKYLIGHT (1936-1967 steam engined Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock) |
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SKYLIGHT discharging coal at Ardkinglas : sailed p.m. for Ardrishaig, then ordered to Troon |
| Ship's location | Ardkinglas (an Estate near the village of Cairndow, on the eastern side of Loch Fyne, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived from | Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Net Tonnage | 40 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Coal 109 tons 10 cwts for account of J Noble | Gross Tonnage | 90 |
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| Ships agent | Ross & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294 | | |
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News Event
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
KAFFIR (1944 - 1974 General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1974 wrecked at Ayr) |
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Puffer KAFFIR at Dunoon discharging coal for the Town Gas Works |
| Ship's location | Coal Pier, Dunoon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Coal for account of the town Gas Works | Gross Tonnage | 96 |
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| Outward cargo | Coal (96 tons 8 hundredweights for account of the Gas Works) | | |
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| Ships agent | Ross & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294 | | |
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KAFFIR was chartered by Ross & Marshall from puffer owners J Hay & Sons, Glasgow, who would receive 2 1/2 % (2.5 %) commission of the freight paid by the Gas Works. |
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Ship Movement
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 1230
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HANNINGTON COURT (1954-1963 General cargo ship 476 feet overall : Official Number 186168 : of Court Line, managed by Haldin & Co. Ltd., London : 1976 scrapped at Bombay, India) |
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HANNINGTON COURT leaves berth 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for Number 3 Govan Drydock, Glasgow |
| Sailing for | Number 3 Govan Drydock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Net Tonnage | 3,467 |
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| Outward cargo | Light ship = no cargo on board | Gross Tonnage | 6,266 |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 9 feet 6 inches | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 12 feet | | |
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| Sailed | 1230 on 8 July left Meadowside Quay for Number 3 Govan Drydock, Glasgow | | |
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Sailing
Friday, July 8, 1955 @ 1400
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable |
MAID OF CUMBRAE (1953-1971 Passenger ferry 161 feet (49m) long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock, Scotland : Scrapped 2006) |
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MAID OF CUMBRAE leaves Hunter's Quay on an afternoon cruise to Kirn, Dunoon, Largs and Rothesay |
| Ships agent | British Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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