Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Saturday, December 17, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		IBERIA (1954-1973 Passenger liner of P & O, London : Scrapped in 1973) Own Page

P & O's IBERIA closes at Tilbury for receiving cargo for Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney (Australia)
Ship's location31 Tilbury Dock, LondonPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage29,614

Ship Event

Saturday, December 17, 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 London for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports
Ship's locationLondon Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage8,925
Deadweght Tonnage11,105

Ship Event

Saturday, December 17, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		COROMANDEL (1949-1969 Refrigerated / General cargo ship 484 feet long of P & O Line, London) Own Page

COROMANDEL closes at London for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage4,026
Gross Tonnage7,065
Deadweght Tonnage9,730

Ship Event

Saturday, December 17, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		IBERIA (1954-1973 Passenger liner of P & O, London : Scrapped in 1973) Own Page

P & O's IBERIA closes at London for receiving cargo for Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage29,614

Sailing

Saturday, December 17, 1955 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SANTANDER (1946-1967 General cargo ship of Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool) Own Page

Pacific Steam's SANTANDER leaves Antwerp for South American ports via London
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage6,648

Sailing

Saturday, December 17, 1955 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ALBEMARLE (1955-1957 General cargo liner of Prince Line / Furness Withy Group) Own Page

ALBEMARLE leaves Liverpool for South American ports
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage3,364
Deadweght Tonnage4,625

Ship Event

Sunday, December 18, 1955 @ 1700 		INDIAN PIONEER (1947-1972 General cargo ship 456 feet long of India Steamship Company, Calcutta : 1978 broken up in Bombay) Own Page

INDIAN PIONEER closes at Hamburg for receiving cargo for Aden, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta
Ship's locationHamburg (Germany)Port of RegistryCalcutta (India)
Sailing forAden, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta

News Event

Monday, December 19, 1955 @ 1000 		Own Page

1955 Advertisment by Ellerman & Bucknall for their Sydney and Brisbane service to U.K. and Continent

Ship Event

Monday, December 19, 1955 @ 1700 		DURBAN CASTLE (1938-1962 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's DURBAN CASTLE closes for cargo at London for South and East Africa
Ship's locationLondon (UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forSouth and East AfricaGross Tonnage17,382

Ship Event

Monday, December 19, 1955 @ 1700 		NEW ZEALAND STAR (1935-1967 General cargo ship of Blue Star Line, London : Scrapped 1967) Own Page

Blue Star Line's NEW ZEALAND STAR at London closes for cargo for Wellington
Ship's locationTilbury Docks, LondonPort of RegistryLondon
Sailing forWellington Gross Tonnage12,436
Ships agentJ B Westray & Co. Ltd., 138 Leadenhall Street, London E.C.3 Telephone AVEnue 5220

Ship Event

Monday, December 19, 1955 @ 1700 		CLAN DAVIDSON ( 1948 - 1963 General cargo liner 488 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN DAVIDSON closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8,067

Ship Event

Monday, December 19, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		STRATHMORE (1935-1963 Passenger Liner of P & O, London) Own Page

P & O's STRATHMORE closes at Tilbury for receiving cargo for Melbourne and Sydney (Australia)
Ship's location32 Tilbury Dock, LondonPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage23,580

Ship Event

Monday, December 19, 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 Southampton for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports
Ship's locationSouthampton (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage8,925
Deadweght Tonnage11,105

Ship Event

Tuesday, December 20, 1955 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MANCHESTER MERCHANT (1951-1967 General cargo liner of Manchester Liners, Manchester) Own Page

MANCHESTER MERCHANT closes at Manchester for receiving cargo for Halifax and Saint John
Port of RegistryManchester (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,651

Ship Event

Tuesday, December 20, 1955 @ 1700 		INDIAN NAVIGATOR (General cargo ship of India Steamship Company, Own Page

INDIAN NAVIGATOR closes at London for receiving cargo for Bombay, Madras and Calcutta
Ship's locationLondon (UK)
Sailing forBombay, Madras and Calcutta