Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Friday, November 25, 1955 @ 1700 		ST ESSYLT (1948-1965 General cargo ship of South American Saint Line, London) Own Page

ST ESSYLT closes at Hamburg for receiving cargo for Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires
Ships agentAug. Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger, Admiralitatstratsse, 36, HamburgPort of RegistryLondon (UK)

Sailing

Friday, November 25, 1955 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		WILLOWBANK (1947-1956 General cargo ship of Andrew Weir's Bank Line, London) Own Page

Bank Line cargo ship WILLOWBANK sailed from Geelong on Nov 25 for Melbourne
Ship's locationGeelong (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage7,288

Sailing

Friday, November 25, 1955 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		EDITH BORTHEN Own Page

EDITH BORTHEN sailed from Geelong on Nov 25 for Brisbane
Ship's locationGeelong (Australia)

Sailing

Friday, November 25, 1955 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CARPENTARIA (1949-1973 General cargo ship of British India Line / P & O, London : 1974 Scrapped) Own Page

P & O cargo ship CARPENTARIA sailed from Melbourne on Nov 25 for Singapore
Ship's locationMelbourne (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage7,268

Sailing

Friday, November 25, 1955 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CALTEX LIVERPOOL (1952-1967 Oil Tanker of Overseas Tankship Ltd, London, 1964 transferred to Australian registry, managed by Howard Smith Ltd, 1967 sold to Texaco Ltd, London renamed Texaco Glasgow.) Own Page

Tanker CALTEX LIVERPOOL sailed from Melbourne on Nov 25 for Bahrein
Ship's locationMelbourne (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK) .. in 1964 transferred to Australian registry
Gross Tonnage11,814

Sailing

Friday, November 25, 1955 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ERVIKEN Own Page

ERVIKEN sailed from Melbourne on Nov 25 for Port Pirie
Ship's locationMelbourne (Australia)

Sailing

Friday, November 25, 1955 @ 1930 		ELSE NIELSEN (1950-1964 General cargo ship of D/S A/S Progress / O. Amsinck, Copenhagen) Own Page

ELSE NIELSEN leaves Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow for Antwerp (Belgium) via Rothesay Dock, Clydebank
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

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 0900 		Own Page

December 1955 Sailing Notice for N.Y.K. (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) services to Far East and Japan

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700 		PORT TOWNSVILLE (1951-1972 General cargo liner of Port Line, London : Scrapped in 1972) Own Page

Port Line's PORT TOWNSVILLE closes for receiving cargo at Antwerp for Australian Ports
Ship's locationAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forAustralia Gross Tonnage8,070

 

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

 

 

  

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700 		GOLDENFELS (1954-1968 General cargo ship of Hansa Line / Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa", Bremen) Own Page

Hansa Line GOLDENFELS closes at Bremen for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports
Port of RegistryBremen (Germany)
Gross Tonnage6,886

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SEKONDI (1947-1965 General cargo ship of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

SEKONDI closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Freetown, Takoradi and Apapa
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Gross Tonnage4,811

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ROBERT L HOLT (1946-1962 General cargo ship of Guinea Gulf Line, Liverpool : 1962 scrapped in Belgium) Own Page

ROBERT L HOLT closes at Swansea for receiving cargo for West Africa
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage3,821

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		KANBE (1948-1962 General cargo ship 446 feet long of British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. - P. Henderson & Co., Glasgow / Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool)  Own Page

KANBE closes at London for receiving cargo for Apapa
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage4,878

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		JONATHAN HOLT (1943-1962 General cargo ship of John Holt & Co. Guinea Gulf Line, Liverpool : 1968 Scrapped) Own Page

JONATHAN HOLT closes at Antwerp for receiving cargo for West Africa
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Gross Tonnage 4,963

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700 		LYCAON ( 1954 - 1976 General cargo liner 487 feet of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's LYCAON closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports
Port of RegistryLiverpool