Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, July 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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.)

News Event

Saturday, July 30, 1955 @ 1300
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		KING GEORGE V (1926-1975 Excursion Passenger steamer 260 feet long of David MacBrayne / Caledonian MacBrayne) Own Page

Postcard of Western Isles of Scotland and David MacBrayne's KING GEORGE V at Isle of Staffa
Ship's locationOff Isle of Staffa in the Western Isles of Scotland, UKPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers Gross Tonnage985

Staffa
Scottish Gaelic name Stafa
Old Norse name stafi-oy
Meaning of name Old Norse for 'stave or pillar island'.
Aerial view of Staffa, with The Colonnade in the foreground and Am Buchaille to the right
Aerial view of Staffa, with The Colonnade in the foreground and Am Buchaille to the right
Location
Staffa is located in Argyll and Bute
Staffa
Staffa
Staffa shown within Argyll and Bute

Ship Event

Saturday, July 30, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ORSOVA (1954-1974 Passenger Liner of Orient Line / P & O Line, London) Own Page

Orient Line's ORSORVA leaves on a 13-day cruise to Norway, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Amsterdam
Port of RegistryLondon

 

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Ship Event

Saturday, July 30, 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 South Wales for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports and Bombay
Ships agentAnchor Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1.Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage5,869

Sailing

Monday, August 1, 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.

News Event

Monday, August 1, 1955 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		Own Page

1955 Advert by Ellerman Lines for their services from Chalna (Khulna)

Sailing

Monday, August 1, 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

Wednesday, August 3, 1955 @ 0840 		PACIFIC NORTHWEST (1954-1971 General and refrigerated cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London : Scrapped 1974) Own Page

PACIFIC NORTHWEST leaves Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with general cargo for Manchester
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

Wednesday, August 3, 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, August 4, 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