Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1600 		SOUTHPORT (In 1955 General cargo coaster) Own Page

Steamer SOUTHPORT sinks off Gravesend after collision with Trinity House steamer READY
Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium)
Sailed from berthOff Gravesend, Thames Estuary, London

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1600 		READY (1947-1977 Pilot Tender of Trinity House, London) Own Page

Trinity House steamer READY in collision with coaster SOUTHPORT off Gravesend (London)
Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailed from berthOff Gravesend, Thames Estuary, London

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		OPOBO PALM (1949-1961 Palm oil / vegetable oil tanker of Palm Line, London) Own Page

Palm Line's OPOBO PALM closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for Apapa and Burutu
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1700 		EMPRESS OF FRANCE (1928-1939 Passenger / cargo liner 582 feet long of Canadian Pacific Line, Liverpool :1939-1947 Troopship : 1947-1960 returned to owners : Scrapped 1960) Own Page

EMPRESS OF FRANCE closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for West Saint John
Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailing forWest Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)Net Tonnage11,801
Ships agentCanadian Pacific Steamships, LiverpoolGross Tonnage20,123

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1700 		VIVES (1955-1970 General cargo ship of Macandrews & Co. Ltd., London) Own Page

Macandrews VIVES closes at London for North African Ports
Ship's locationLondon (UK)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forNorth African PortsGross Tonnage1,216

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1700 		DURANGO (1944-1966 General cargo ship of Royal Mail Lines, London) Own Page

Royal Mail Lines DURANGO closes at Antwerp for cargo to South America
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage9,806

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 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 Antwerp for Port Said, Port Sudan, Aden, Bombay and Karachi
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage6,793

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1700 		AMERICAN PRODUCER (1947-1969 General cargo freighter 140m long of United States Lines, New York : 1969 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

AMERICAN PRODUCER closes London for cargo for New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hampton Roads
Ship's location"D" Shed, Victoria Dock, LondonPort of RegistryNew York (USA)
Sailing forLe Havre, then New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Hampton RoadsGross Tonnage8,228
Ships agentUnited States Lines, Freight Office, 38 Leadenhall Street, London E.C.3. Tel. ROYal 6677Deadweght Tonnage9,150

News Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		HALMSTAD (1909-1957 General cargo ship of Bissmark Linie, Hamburg : Scrapped 1957)) Own Page

German steamer HALMSTAD aground near Neuwerk Island, Cuxhaven (Germany)
Ship's locationNeuwerk Island, Cuxhaven (Germany)Port of RegistryHamburg (Germany)
Arrived fromLeningrad (Russia)Gross Tonnage814
Sailing forAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Cargo carried on arrivalTimber

News Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 1900
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		SAMARIA (1922-1956 Passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard passenger liner SAMARIA left Quebec (Canada) for Le Havre (France)
Sailing forLe Havre (France)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berthQuebec (Canada)Gross Tonnage19,602
Outward cargoPassengers

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 2000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SAINT ENOCH (1918-1955 General cargo coaster 142 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

SAINT ENOCH goes aground off Magee Island, Northern Ireland
Ship's locationMuck Island, off Magee Island, County Antrim, Northern IrelandPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Sailing forBonawe (Scottish Highlands)Net Tonnage138
Sailed from berthBelfast, Northern IrelandGross Tonnage362
Deadweght Tonnage430

News Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 2300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SAINT ENOCH (1918-1955 General cargo coaster 142 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's coaster SAINT ENOCH aground on Magee Island (Northern Ireland)
Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Net Tonnage138
Gross Tonnage362
Deadweght Tonnage430

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 23, 1955 @ 2300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		FLYING PETREL ( 1951-1963 Harbour and coastal tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING PETREL goes to assist Gardner's coaster SAINT ENOCH aground on Magee Island
Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Movement

Thursday, November 24, 1955 @ 0715 		ELSE NIELSEN (1950-1964 General cargo ship of D/S A/S Progress / O. Amsinck, Copenhagen) Own Page

ELSE NIELSEN shifts from berth 59 to berth 57 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromGhent (Belgium) via BelfastPort of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Arrived in berth59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium) via Rothesay Dock, Clydebank (River Clyde)
Sailed from berth57 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 09"
Draught aft on arrival13' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo both inwards and outwards
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 23rd November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Shipping Company, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow
Completed discharge of inward cargo1200 on 24th November
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 24th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Shipping Company, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 25th November
Draught forward on sailing8' 09"
Draught aft on sailing13' 09"
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company Ltd., 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow, C.5. Telephone SOUth 2181

News Event

Thursday, November 24, 1955 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		Own Page

Late November 1955 in Portland, Geelong and Melbourne, Australia

Portland  (Victoria, Australia)

CLAN MACDOUGALL arrived Nov 24

 

Geelong  (Australia)

WILLOWBANK sailed Nov 25 for Melbourne 

EDITH BORTHEN sailed Nov 25 for Brisbane 

 

Melbourne  (Australia)

ARCADIA sailed Nov 24 for Sydney 

ERVIKEN sailed Nov 25 for Port Pirie

CARPENTARIA sailed Nov 25 for Singapore 

CALTEX LIVERPOOL sailed Nov 25 for Bahrein