Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 0800
Own Page

Advert for Compagnie de Navigation Paquet services from Marseilles to Africa and Las Palmas

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 0800
Own Page

Advert by Greek Line for services from Southampton, Bremerhaven and Cherbourg to North America

Sailing

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
PORT MELBOURNE (1955-1972 Cargo Liner of Port Line, London) Own Page

PORT MELBOURNE leaves Aden for Port Said

Sailing forPort Said (Egypt)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthAden (Yemen - a port at the southern entrance to the Red Sea)Gross Tonnage10,470

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
HEMSEFJELL Own Page

HEMSEFJELL arrives at Detroit (USA) from Chicago (USA)

Arrived fromChicago (USA)
Arrived in berthDetroit (USA)

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 0900
Own Page

Advert by Constantine Lines for their services to Mediterranean Ports

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CAPE SABLE (1939-1958 General cargo ship of Lyle Shipping Company, Glasgow : Scrapped 1968) Own Page

Lyle Shippings CAPE SABLE grounds in Suez Roads

Ship's locationSuez RoadsPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage4,398 

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1000
Own Page

1955 Advertisment by Maersk Line for their services to the Far East

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1000
Own Page

Royal Mail Lines Sailing Notice for December 1955

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
EURYBATES (1928-1964 General cargo liner of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : Scrapped in 1964) Own Page

Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel EURYBATES receiving cargo at Glasgow for the Far East and Indonesia

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Gross Tonnage6,436

 

ALFRED  HOLT  &  Co.

BLUE  FUNNEL  LINE

 

GLASGOW,   BIRKENHEAD

and  SOUTH  WALES

to

FAR  EAST  and  INDONESIA

 

† EURYBATES  ….  Receiving now at Glasgow

Closing for cargo at Birkenhead Nov 24

for  PORT  SAID,    JEDDAH,   PENANG

PRAI,  PORT  SWETTENHAM,  

SINGAPORE,   BANGKOK,   LABUAN

 

†(R)  AUTOMEDON  ….  Closing for cargo at Birkenhead Nov 24

for  BELAWAN,   DJAKARTA,   TJIREBON,

SAMARANG,   SURABAYA,   BALIK  PAPAN,

*MACASSAR  via Amsterdam and Malayan Ports

 

†(R)  ANTILOCHUS  ….  Closing for cargo at Birkenhead Nov 29

for  PENANG,   PRAI,   PORT  SWETTENHAM,

SINGAPORE,   BANGKOK,   HONG  KONG,

*KEELUNG,   *KOBE,   *YOKOHAMA

 

MELAMPUS  ….  Closing for cargo at Birkenhead Dec 2

for  PENANG,   PRAI,   PORT  SWETTENHAM,

SINGAPORE,   *BANGKOK,   SUNGEI  GERONG

 

†Receiving now    (R) Refrigerator space

*With transhipment

 

Before despatch of goods Shippers must apply—

ALFRED HOLT & CO.,  Liverpool.

McGREGOR, GOW & HOLLAND LTD.,  London

or

BURGESS & CO. LTD.,  Swansea

T. H. COUCH LTD.,  Swansea

JONES, HEARD & CO. LTD.,  Newport

ROXBURGH, COLIN SCOTT,  Glasgow

 

Carriers’ option to proceed via other port

to load and discharge cargo

  

Ship Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
CRAGMOOR (1947-1962 General cargo ship 445 feet long of Walter Runciman / Moor Line, Newcastle: 1966 wrecked near Calcutta) Own Page

Runciman's CRAGMOOR chartered to Port Line closes for receiving cargo at London for New Zealand

Ship's location17/19 Royal Albert Dock, LondonPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forNew Zealand via Panama and SuvaNet Tonnage2,909
Gross Tonnage5,253
Deadweght Tonnage9,104

 

PORT   LINE

 

AUSTRALIA  via  CAPE

 

PORT HARDY  ….  Closing 8 King George V Dock, London Nov 22

for   ADELAIDE,   MELBOURNE,   SYDNEY,   BURNIE,

BEAUTY  POINT  and/or INSPECTION HEAD  and   HOBART

 

PORT TOWNSVILLE  …. 

Closing Hamburg Nov 24   Antwerp Nov 26  and

8 King George V Dock, London Dec 6

for  ADELAIDE,   MELBOURNE,   SYDNEY,   BRISBANE

 

NEW  ZEALAND  via  PANAMA

 

CRAGMOOR  ….  Closing 17/19 Royal Albert Dock, London Nov 21 for

PORT  CHALMERS  &/or  DUNEDIN  &  NEW  PLYMOUTH  (via  Suva)

 

PORT  LINE  LIMITED

CUNARD  HOUSE,  88  LEADENHALL  STREET,

LONDON     Phone   AVEnue 1290

 

 

  

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
RANGITATA (1936-1962 Passenger / cargo liner of New Zealand Shipping Company, London) Own Page

New Zealand Line's RANGITATA at London closes for cargo for Wellington and Lyttelton

Ship's location23 Shed, Royal Albert Dock, LondonPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forWellington and Lyttelton (both New Zealand)
Ships agentJ B Westray & Co. Ltd., 138 Leadenhall Street, London E.C.3 Telephone AVEnue 5220

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
DENBIGHSHIRE (1938-1967 General cargo ship of Glen & Shire Line, London : Scrapped 1969) Own Page

Glen & Shire Line's DENBIGHSHIRE closes at Rotterdam for receiving cargo for the Far East

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage8,983

Ship Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
PILCOMAYO (1945-1965 General cargo ship of Royal Mail Lines, London) Own Page

Royal Mail Lines PILCOMAYO closes at London for cargo to Cristobal

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage5,574

Ship Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
PILCOMAYO (1945-1965 General cargo ship of Royal Mail Lines, London) Own Page

Royal Mail Lines PILCOMAYO closes at London for cargo to North Pacific Coast

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage5,574

News Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CHINDWARA (1950-1970 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

British India Line's CHINDWARA closes at Genoa for Marseilles, Melbourne, Geelong and Sydney

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,525