Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		Own Page

December 1955 Sailing Notice for Pacific Steam Navigation Company of Liverpool

News Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1000 		Own Page

December 1955 Sailing Notice for P & O / British India Freight and Passenger Services

News Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1200 		NO, 7 (Steam Hopper of Dublin Port & Docks Board, Dublin) Own Page

Dublin Port & Docks Board offer their Steam Hopper "No. 7" for sale
Port of RegistryDublin (Ireland)

Sailing

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1600 		PRETORIA CASTLE (1948-1966 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's PRETORIA CASTLE leaves Southampton for South Africa
Sailing forSouth AfricaPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthSouthampton (England, UK)Gross Tonnage28,705

News Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		RYNDAM (or RIJNDAM) (1951-1966 Passenger / cargo Liner 153m 503ft of Holland America Line "Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij", Rotterdam : Sank 2003 on way to Breakers) Own Page

Holland America Liner RYNDAM (or RIJNDAM) leaves Southampton for New York via Halifax
Sailing forNew York (USA) via HalifaxPort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Gross Tonnage15,015

Ship Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1700 		KIM (In 1955 General cargo ship) Own Page

Saguenay's chartered KIM closes at Rotterdam for receiving cargo for Caribbean Ports
Ship's locationRotterdam (Netherlands)

Ship Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1700 		TARANTIA (1948-1959 General cargo ship 444 feet long of Anchor Line. Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's TARANTIA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports
Sailing forPort Said, Suez, Aden, Port Okha, Bedi Bunder, BombayPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthYorkhill Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage7,265
Ships agentAnchor Line, Glasgow

Ship Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1700 		DENBIGHSHIRE (1938-1967 General cargo ship of Glen & Shire Line, London : Scrapped 1969) Own Page

Glen & Shire Line's DENBIGHSHIRE closes at London for receiving cargo for the Far East
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage8,983

Ship Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1700 		CLAN URQUHART (1946-1966 General cargo liner 500 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine / Houston Line, Glasgow : 1966 scrapped at Taipei, Taiwan) Own Page

CLAN URQUHART closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Port of RegistryGlasgow

News Event

Thursday, December 1, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ROSLIN CASTLE (1935-1967 Refrigerated cargo ship of Union Castle Line, London : Scrapped 1967) Own Page

Union Castle's ROSLIN CASTLE closes at Antwerp for cargo for Ascension, St Helena and African Ports
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,016

Ship Event

Thursday, December 1, 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 London for Port Said, Port Sudan, Aden, Bombay and Karachi
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage6,793

Ship Event

Friday, December 2, 1955 @ 1000 		MANCHESTER PROGRESS (1938-1966 General cargo ship of Manchester Liners, Manchester, England :1966 Scrapped at Split, Yugoslavia) Own Page

MANCHESTER PROGRESS closes at Manchester for receiving cargo for Halifax and Saint John
Port of RegistryManchester (England, UK
Gross Tonnage5,620

Ship Event

Friday, December 2, 1955 @ 1700 		MELAMPUS (1950-1957 General cargo liner of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's MELAMPUS closes for receiving cargo at Birkenhead for the Far East and Indonesia
Ship's locationBirkenhead (River Mersey, England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Gross Tonnage6,321

 

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

Friday, December 2, 1955 @ 1700 		RATHLIN HEAD (1953-1970 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast) Own Page

RATHLIN HEAD on charter to Canadian Pacific closes at Liverpool for cargo for West Saint John
Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland)
Sailing forWest Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)Gross Tonnage7,378
Ships agentCanadian Pacific Steamships, Liverpool

Ship Event

Friday, December 2, 1955 @ 1700 		PACHECO (1927-1958 General cargo ship of Macandrews & Co. Ltd., London) Own Page

Macandrews PACHECO closes at London for receiving cargo for North African Ports
Ship's locationLondon (UK)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forNorth African PortsGross Tonnage1,346