Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Tuesday, November 1, 1955 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate
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November 1955 Sailing Notice for Elder Dempster Lines for their services to West Africa

News Event

Tuesday, November 1, 1955 @ 1000
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1955 Advert by Ellerman & Bucknall Line for their services from Australian Ports

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
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Advertisment for Taikoo Dockyard, Hong Kong

Ship's locationHong Kong (at that time a British Colony)

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
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Advert in 1955 by Blundell & Crompton Ship Repairers, London

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
PARKGATE (1925-1955 Port Bunkering tanker of Esso Petroleum Company Ltd., London) Own Page

Esso Petroluem Company propose to change name of Bunkering tanker PARKGATE to ESSO PARKGATE

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Reg Tonnage24
Gross Tonnage52

Ship Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
ESSO PARKGATE (1955-1985 Port Bunkering tanker of Esso Petroleum Company Ltd., London) Own Page

Esso Petroluem Company propose to change name of Bunkering tanker PARKGATE to ESSO PARKGATE

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Reg Tonnage24
Gross Tonnage52

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
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Sailing Notice for Macandrew Line in November and December 1955

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
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Advertisment for Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith, Scotland

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
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Advertisment for Henry Robb Limited, Leith

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
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Advert for Dodero Lines service to River Plate ports

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
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Advertisment by Svea Line for their services from London to Sweden

News Event

Thursday, November 3, 1955 @ 1000
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Advertisment in 1955 for Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co Ltd, Kowloon, Hong Kong

News Event

Thursday, November 10, 1955 @ 0800
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Advert by Cofruna Line of Valencia, Spain for services from Spain to U.K.

News Event

Thursday, November 10, 1955 @ 0915
ELSE NIELSEN (1950-1964 General cargo ship of D/S A/S Progress / O. Amsinck, Copenhagen) Own Page

D/S A/S Progress cargo ship ELSE NIELSEN arrives at Glasgow to load for Antwerp and Ghent

Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium) via BelfastPort of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Arrived in berth59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow
Sailing forAntwerp and Ghent
Sailed from berthPlantation Quay, Glasgow (at Clyde Villa crane)
Draught forward on arrival8' 02"
Draught aft on arrival14' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0930 on 10th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Commened loading outward cargo1430 on 10th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo and two heavy lifts
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Heavy lifts loadedTwo heavy lifts of 18 tons and 12 tons
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 11th November
Draught forward on sailing8' 03"
Draught aft on sailing13' 09"
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company Limited, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow

Ship Movement

Friday, November 11, 1955 @ 0750
ELSE NIELSEN (1950-1964 General cargo ship of D/S A/S Progress / O. Amsinck, Copenhagen) Own Page

ELSE NIELSEN shifts from Mavisbank Quay to Clyde Villa crane, Glasgow to load 2 heavy lifts

Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium) via BelfastPort of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Arrived in berth59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow
Sailing forAntwerp and Ghent
Sailed from berthPlantation Quay, Glasgow (at Clyde Villa crane)
Draught forward on arrival8' 02"
Draught aft on arrival14' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0930 on 10th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Commened loading outward cargo1430 on 10th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo and two heavy lifts
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Heavy lifts loadedTwo heavy lifts of 18 tons and 12 tons
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 11th November
Draught forward on sailing8' 03"
Draught aft on sailing13' 09"
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company Limited, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow