Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SURAT (1948-1968 General cargo ship of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O's SURAT closes at Hamburg / Bremen for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports
Ship's locationHamburg / Bremen (Germany)Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage8,925
Deadweght Tonnage11,105

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CHINKOA (1952-1972 Cargo ship of British India Line, London : Scrapped 1972) Own Page

CHINKOA closes at London for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,102

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SURAT (1948-1968 General cargo ship of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O's cargo ship SURAT closes at Hamburg / Bremen for receiving cargo for the Far East
Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage8,925
Deadweght Tonnage11,105

News Event

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

PORT TOWNSVILLE closes at Antwerp for receiving cargo for Australia via Cape of Good Hope
Ship's locationAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forAdelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and BrisbaneGross Tonnage8,070
Ships agentPort Line Ltd., Cunard House, 88 Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.3 tel. AVEnue 1270

Ship Event

Saturday, November 26, 1955 @ 1700 		OCEAN DINNY (in 1955 General cargo freighter 140m overall) Own Page

OCEAN DINNY closes at London for receiving cargo for Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville
Ship's locationLondonPort of RegistryUSA
Sailing forCharleston, Savannah, Jacksonville and other ports Gross Tonnage6,214
Ships agentUnited States Lines, Freight Office, 38 Leadenhall Street, London E.C.3. Tel. ROYal 6677Deadweght Tonnage8,615

News Event

Sunday, November 27, 1955 @ 1000 		Own Page

December 1955 Sailing Notice for Messageries Maritimes service from London to Eastern Ports

Ship Event

Monday, November 28, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CITY OF LIVERPOOL (1948-1967 General cargo liner of Ellerman Lines, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY LIVERPOOL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Ship Event

Monday, November 28, 1955 @ 1700 		CITY OF LIVERPOOL (1948-1967 General cargo liner of Ellerman Lines, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF LIVERPOOL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Ship Event

Monday, November 28, 1955 @ 1700 		ST ESSYLT (1948-1965 General cargo ship of South American Saint Line, London) Own Page

ST ESSYLT closes at London for receiving cargo for Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Ship Event

Monday, November 28, 1955 @ 1700 		ST ESSYLT (1948-1965 General cargo ship of South American Saint Line, London) Own Page

ST ESSYLT closes at London for receiving cargo for Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires
Ships agentThe South American Saint Line Ltd., 81 / 82 Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.3.Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Ship Event

Monday, November 28, 1955 @ 1700 		AMERICAN FORWARDER (1946-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Lines, New York : Scrapped 1972) Own Page

AMERICAN FORWARDER closes at Liverpool for cargo for New York and other US East Coast ports
Ship's locationNorth East, No. 2 Gladstone Dock, LiverpoolPort of RegistryNew York, USA
Sailing forManchester and Dublin, then New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Hampton RoadsGross Tonnage8,228
Ships agentUnited States Lines, Wellington Buildings, 7 The Strand, Liverpool 2. Tel. CENtral 1931

News Event

Tuesday, November 29, 1955 @ 1600 		PRETORIA CASTLE (1948-1966 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's PRETORIA CASTLE closes at Southampton for receiving cargo for South Africa
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage28,705

Ship Event

Tuesday, November 29, 1955 @ 1700 		ANTILOCHUS (1949-1976 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd / Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line and associated Companies, Liverpool : 1978 scrapped in Pakistan) Own Page

Alfred Holt's ANTILOCHUS closes for receiving cargo at Birkenhead for Far East and Indonesia
Ship's locationBirkenhead (River Mersey, England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Net Tonnage4,472
Gross Tonnage7,702
Deadweght Tonnage9,240

 

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

Tuesday, November 29, 1955 @ 1700 		LEENA NURMINEN Own Page

LEENA NURMINEN closes at Hull for receiving cargo for ports in Finland
Ship's locationWilliam Wright Dock, Hull (England, U.K.)
Sailing forFinland
Ships agentB Atle Ltd., Danish Buildings, 45 High Street, Hull Telephone Hull 15473

Sailing

Tuesday, November 29, 1955 @ 1700 		PHILIPPINE MARU (General cargo ship of Osaka Shosen K.K. / Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line, Tokyo, Japan) Own Page

O.S.K. Line PHILIPPINE MARU leaves Hamburg for U.S.A. Ports and Yokohama (Japan)
Port of RegistryTokyo (Japan)