Ship Event
Wednesday, December 7, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
DAHOMEY PALM (1949-1959 General cargo ship of Palm Line, London) |
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DAHOMEY PALM closes at London for receiving cargo for West Africa |
| | Port of Registry | London (UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 4,876 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 7, 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) |
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JONATHAN HOLT closes at Rotterdam for receiving cargo for West Africa |
| | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 4,963 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 7, 1955 @ 1700
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LYCAON ( 1954 - 1976 General cargo liner 487 feet of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) |
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Alfred Holt's LYCAON closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports |
| | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 7, 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) |
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P & O's SURAT closes at Antwerp for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports |
Ship's location | Antwerp (Belgium) | Port of Registry | London |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 8,925 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 11,105 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 7, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
BENDIGO (1954-1968 General cargo liner 527 feet long of P & O Line, London) |
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P & O's BENDIGO closes at Marseilles for receiving cargo for Adelaide, Geelong, Melbourne and Sydney |
| | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 8,777 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 7, 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) |
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P & O's cargo ship SURAT closes at Antwerp for receiving cargo for the Far East |
| | Port of Registry | London |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 8,925 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 11,105 |
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Sailing
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1600
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ARUNDEL CASTLE (1921-1958 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London) |
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Union Castle's ARUNDEL CASTLE leaves Southampton for South Africa |
Sailing for | South Africa | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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Sailed from berth | Southampton (England, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 19,023 |
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Ship Event
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1700
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RICHARD DE LARRINAGA (1955-1970 General cargo ship of Larrinaga Steamship Company, Liverpool) |
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RICHARD DE LARRINAGA on Brocklebank charter closes for cargo at Glasgow |
Ship's location | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Sailing for | Red Sea and Indian Ports | Net Tonnage | 3,031 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 5,841 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 10,000 |
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Ship Event
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1700
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CLAN MACTAGGART (1949-1971 General cargo ship 507 feet overall of Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd / Clan Line) |
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CLAN MACTAGGART closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa |
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Ship Event
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1700
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PAMPAS (1944-1946 Infantry Landing Ship : 1946-1964 Returned as general cargo ship to owners Royal Mail Lines, London) |
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Royal Mail Lines PAMPAS closes at London for receiving cargo for the Spanish Main |
| | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 5,576 |
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Ship Event
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
AKITA MARU (1952- 1973 General cargo ship : Scrapped 1980) |
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N.Y.K. (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) AKITA MARU closes at Rotterdam for receiving cargo for Japan |
| | Port of Registry | Tokyo (Japan) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,599 |
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News Event
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
COURSEULLES (1948-1959 General cargo ship of Messageries Maritimes (Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, France ) |
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COURSEULLES closes at London for receiving cargo for Messageries Maritimes service to Eastern Ports |
Ships agent | Messageries Maritimes, 73 / 75 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3. Tel. Royal 5107 / 9 | Port of Registry | France |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,212 |
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Ship Event
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CARTHAGE (1931-1961 Passenger / cargo liner of Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company / P&O Line, London) |
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P & O's CARTHAGE closes at Southampton for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports |
Ship's location | Southampton (England, U.K.) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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Ship Event
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CANNANORE (1948-1972 General cargo ship of P & O Line, London) |
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CANNANORE closes at London for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports |
| | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,065 |
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Ship Event
Thursday, December 8, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CARTHAGE (1931-1961 Passenger / cargo liner of Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company / P&O Line, London) |
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P & O's CARTHAGE closes at Southampton for Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore and Hong Kong |
| | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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