Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
IKAUNA (1941-1958 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, London) Own Page

IKAUNA closes at Rotterdam for Port Said, Port Sudan, Aden, Bombay and Karachi

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage6,793

Ship Event

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1700
SOUTHPORT (1944-1958 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Lines, New York) Own Page

SOUTHPORT closes at London for receiving cargo for Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville

Ship's locationD Shed, North Quay, West India Dock, LondonPort of RegistryU.S.A.
Sailing forCharleston, Savannah, Jacksonville and other ports Gross Tonnage8,133
Ships agentUnited States Lines, Freight Office, 38 Leadenhall Street, London E.C.3. Tel. ROYal 6677

Sailing

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CLAN MACLENNAN (1947-1971 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line, Glasgow : 1971 scrapped at Shanghai, China)) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACLENNAN left CochinĀ for London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Immingham and Liverpool

Sailed from berthCochin (India)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage6,366

Clan Line's CLAN MACLENNAN left Cochin for London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Immingham and Liverpool

Sailing

Monday, November 21, 1955 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BORNEO (1948-1963 General cargo ship 496 feet long of N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Nederland', Amsterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Nederland', Amsterdam cargo ship BORNEO left Cochin for Djibouti

Sailed from berthCochin (India)Port of RegistryAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Net Tonnage5,803
Gross Tonnage9,506
Deadweght Tonnage11,999

 

News Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 0045
SIFTER (Suction Hopper Dredger of William Cooper & Sons, Limited) Own Page

Sand dredger SIFTER and Everard coaster ANGULARITY in collision in River Mersey

Ship's locationRiver Mersey off Canning Dock, LiverpoolPort of RegistryU.K.
Vessel MasterJohn R Smith

Ship Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 0045
ANGULARITY (Coaster of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard coaster ANGULARITY in collision with sand dredger SIFTER in River Mersey

Ship's locationRiver Mersey off Canning Dock, LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon (UK)

News Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
TREWIDDEN ( 1945-1959 General cargo ship of Hain Steamship Company, London) Own Page

TREWIDDEN of the Hain Steamship Company at Eureka, California reports a fractured piston rod

Ship's locationEureka (Principal City of Humbolt County, California and 270 miles North of San Francisco, U.S.A.)Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage7,273

   The general cargo ship TREWIDDEN of the Hain Steamship Company, London and part of the P & O Group, was at Eureka, California, U.S.A. and reported a fractured No 2 upper piston rod.

   The cause of the fracture was undetermined until the piston is disassembled.

   The owners are flying a replacement part from the builders.

  

News Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
PRINS CASIMIR (1955 - 1967 general cargo ship 258 feet long of Oranje Line, Rotterdam : 1992 scrapped) Own Page

PRINS CASIMIR arrives at Detroit (USA)

Arrived in berthDetroit (USA)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)

News Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 1000
Own Page

Advertisment in 1955 for North Channel Pilots (Sunk to Gravesend) for Trinity House Pilotage Service

Sailing

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 1555
PHRYGIA (1955-1965 General cargo liner 348 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard cargo ship PHRYGIA leaves Springfield Quay, Glasgow for Mediterranean Ports via Liverpool

Arrived fromMediterranean Ports via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived in berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (assisted by tugs of Clyde Shipping Company)Gross Tonnage3,534
Sailing forMediterranean Ports via Liverpool
Sailed from berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (assisted by tugs of Clyde Shipping Company)
Draught forward on arrival10' 09"
Draught aft on arrival17' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalDried fruit
Commened loading outward cargo1700 on 21 November
Outward cargoPart General cargo (outwards)
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 22 November
Draught forward on sailing10' 04"
Draught aft on sailing15' 08"

News Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 1700
PORT HARDY (1954-1961 General cargo ship of Port Line, London) Own Page

PORT HARDY closes at London for receiving cargo for Australia via Cape

Sailing forVia Cape to Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Burnie, Beauty Point/and or Inspection Head and HobartPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailed from berth8 King George V Dock, LondonGross Tonnage8,320
Ships agentPort Line Ltd., Cunard House, 88 Leadenhall Street, London E.C.3. Phone AVEnue 1270

News Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 1700
RANEE (1950-1971 General cargo ship 443ft (135m) long of Asiatic Steam Navigation Company Ltd, London : Scrapped 1973) Own Page

RANEE on Brocklebank charter closes for cargo at Birkenhead for Red Sea and Indian Ports

Ship's locationBirkenhead (River Mersey, England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forRed Sea and Indian PortsNet Tonnage3,361
Gross Tonnage5,791
Deadweght Tonnage8,300

News Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 1700
WILLE (1947-1960 General cargo ship of Finnlines, Helsingfors) Own Page

WILLE of Finnlines closes at Hull for receiving cargo for ports in Finland

Ship's locationWilliam Wright Dock, Hull (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryFinland
Sailing forFinland
Ships agentB Atle Ltd., Danish Buildings, 45 High Street, Hull Telephone Hull 15473

Ship Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 1700
LOCH GARTH (1947-1968 A 12-Passenger / refrigerated cargo liner 498 feet long of Royal Mail Line, London) Own Page

Royal Mail Lines LOCH GARTH closes at Middlesbrough for receiving cargo for the Spanish Main

Port of RegistryLondon (England)
Gross Tonnage8,617

News Event

Tuesday, November 22, 1955 @ 1700
ST ESSYLT (1948-1965 General cargo ship of South American Saint Line, London) Own Page

ST ESSYLT closes at Antwerp for receiving cargo for Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)