Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Saturday, July 23, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ORION (1935-1963 Passenger liner of Orient Line / P & O Line, London) Own Page

Orient Line's ORION leaves on a 9-day cruise to Bergen, Oslo, Gothenburg and Amsterdam
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

 

VISIT   VIKING   CITIES

by

ORIENT   LINE

 

ORION  :  23 July 1955     9 days

1st Class Accommodation from £49

BERGEN,   OSLO,

GOTHENBURG,   AMSTERDAM

 

ORSOVA  :  30 July 1955     13 days

1st Class Accommodation from £89

BERGEN,   AANDALSNAES,   MEROK,

COPENHAGEN,   HAMBURG,   AMSTERDAM

 

Also   to

THE   MEDITERRANEAN

ORCADES  :  16 July 1955    13 days

Limited 1st Class Accommodation from £103

Your  Local  Travel  Agent  or

THE   ORIENT   LINE

24-26  Cockspur   Street,   London,   S.W.1

Trafalgar   7141

WILL  GIVE  YOU  FULL  DETAILS 

Sailing

Monday, July 25, 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 25, 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, Lochgoilhead
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 26, 1955 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CITY OF EXETER (1953-1971 Passenger (107) / General cargo liner of Ellerman Lines, London Own Page

Ellerman Lines CITY OF EXETER sails from London to South Africa, Lourenco Marques and Beira
Sailing forSouth Africa, Lourenco Marques and BeiraPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthLondon (England, UK)Gross Tonnage13,253
Ships agentEllerman LineDeadweght Tonnage11,400

LONDON   TO   SOUTH   AFRICA 

LOURENCO   MARQUES   and   BEIRA

 

CITY OF DURBAN     May 7

*CITY OF OTTAWA   May 14

CITY OF PRETORIA   May 17

CITY OF YORK        May 31

CITY OF HULL     June 14

CITY OF PORT ELIZABETH    June 25

CITY OF PARIS   July 12

CITY OF EXETER    July 26

CITY OF MANCHESTER   August 9

                                                                               CITY OF DURBAN    August 31

                                                                                       *From Liverpool

 

ELLERMAN   LINES

Passenger Office : 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2

104 Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.3

29 Cockspur Street, London, S.W.1

or Travel Agents

Sailing

Wednesday, July 27, 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

Sailing

Thursday, July 28, 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 excursion cruise to Millport, Rothesay, Tighnabruaich
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

News Event

Thursday, July 28, 1955 @ 2015 		PACIFIC NORTHWEST (1954-1971 General and refrigerated cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London : Scrapped 1974) Own Page

PACIFIC NORTHWEST arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with 650 tons of general cargo
Arrived fromVancouver (British Columbia, Canada) via Liverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Arrived in berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage5,529
Sailing forManchester (England, UK)Gross Tonnage9,442
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)Deadweght Tonnage11,410
Draught forward on arrival20 feet 3 inches
Draught aft on arrival21 feet 10 inches
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 650 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo30 July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, SW1 Tel. IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo2 August at 2100
Outward cargoPart of same inward general cargo
Draught forward on sailing19 feet
Draught aft on sailing21 feet 6 inches
Ships agentFurness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Tel. CENtral 8193
Sailed0940 on 3 August for Manchester (England, UK)

Sailing

Friday, July 29, 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) Own Page

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

Sailing

Friday, July 29, 1955 @ 1405
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 an afternoon cruise to Dunoon, Largs and Rothesay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Friday, July 29, 1955 @ 1415
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 an afternoon cruise to Largs and Rothesay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Friday, July 29, 1955 @ 1500
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 Pier on an afternoon cruise to Rothesay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Arrival

Friday, July 29, 1955 @ 1535
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 Rothesay on an afternoon cruise from Hunter's Quay, Kirn, Dunoon and Largs
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Friday, July 29, 1955 @ 1630
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 Rothesay on her return cruise to Largs, Dunoon, Kirn and Hunter's Quay
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Pier, Gourock, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship Event

Friday, July 29, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		TYRIA (1955-1959 General cargo ship of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's TYRIA closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports and Bombay
Ships agentAnchor Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1.Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage5,869

Arrival

Friday, July 29, 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.)