Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CILICIA (1938-40 Anchor Line passenger/cargo ship : 1940-44 Armed Merchant Cruiser : 1944-46 Troopship : 1946 Returned to owners : 1966-80 training ship / Hostel in Rotterdam : 1980 scrapped Bilbao) Own Page

Anchor Line's CILICIA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports and Bombay
Ships agentAnchor Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1.Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage11,136

News Event

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1700
THIS DATE AND TIME IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date and time 		SEATTLE STAR (1954-1961 General cargo ship 456 feet long of Blue Star Line, London : 1961 scrapped) Own Page

SEATTLE STAR closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Pacific Coast ports of North America
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,761

Ship Event

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		SCYTHIA (1921-1958 Passenger liner of Cunard Steamship Company, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard passenger liner SCYTHIA leaves Southampton for Le Havre (France) to Quebec (Canada)
Sailing forvia Le Havre (France) to Quebec (Canada)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berthSouthampton (UK)Gross Tonnage19,930
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargo

Arrival

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1705
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) Own Page

MAID OF CUMBRAE arrives at Largs on her return cruise to Dunoon, Kirn and Hunter's Quay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1710
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) Own Page

MAID OF CUMBRAE leaves Largs on her return cruise to Dunoon, Kirn and Hunter's Quay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Arrival

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1750
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) Own Page

MAID OF CUMBRAE arrives at Dunoon on her return cruise to Kirn and Hunter's Quay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1751
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) Own Page

MAID OF CUMBRAE leaves Dunoon on her return cruise to Kirn and Hunter's Quay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Arrival

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1755
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) Own Page

MAID OF CUMBRAE arrives at Kirn on her return cruise to Hunter's Quay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1757
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) Own Page

MAID OF CUMBRAE leaves Kirn on her return cruise to Hunter's Quay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Arrival

Friday, July 15, 1955 @ 1800
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) Own Page

MAID OF CUMBRAE arrives at Hunter's Quay after an afternoon cruise to Rothesay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship Event

Saturday, July 16, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ORCADES (1948-1962 Passenger liner of Orient Line, then 1962-1973 of P & O Line, London) Own Page

Orient Line's ORCADES leaves on a 13-day cruise to the Mediterranean
Port of RegistryLondon

 

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Sailing

Monday, July 18, 1955 @ 0920 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

Paddle steamer WAVERLEY leaves Gourock on an excursion cruise to Brodick and Whiting Bay
Ship's locationFirth of Clyde (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargoPassengersGross Tonnage693
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock, Scotland, U.K.

Sailing

Monday, July 18, 1955 @ 1005 		CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) Own Page

Paddle steamer CALEDONIA leaves Ardrossan on an excursion cruise to Millport, Dunoon and Arrochar
Ship's locationFirth of Clyde (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Outward cargoPassengersGross Tonnage623
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock, Scotland, U.K.Deadweght Tonnage161

Sailing

Tuesday, July 19, 1955 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ASCANIA (1925- 1939 and 1947-1957 Passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard passenger liner ASCANIA leaves Liverpool for Quebec and Montreal (Canada)
Sailing forQuebec and Montreal (Canada)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berthLiverpool (UK)Gross Tonnage14,013
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargo

Sailing

Wednesday, July 20, 1955 @ 0920 		DUCHESS OF HAMILTON ( 1932-1971 Passenger excursion steamer 272 feet long with triple screws of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

DUCHESS OF HAMILTON leaves Gourock on an excursion cruise to Brodick and Whiting Bay
Ship's locationFirth of Clyde (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Outward cargoPassengersNet Tonnage297
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock, Scotland, U.K.Gross Tonnage801
Deadweght Tonnage155