Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Thursday, December 22, 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 Rotterdam for South and East Africa

Ship's locationRotterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forSouth and East AfricaGross Tonnage17,382

Ship Event

Thursday, December 22, 1955 @ 1700
THIS DATE IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date
CORONA (1949-1964 General cargo vessel of A/S Corona ( H.W Wrangel Rederi A/S) Own Page

Saguenay's chartered CORONA closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for Caribbean Ports

Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryHaugesund (Norway)
Net Tonnage2,891
Gross Tonnage5,136
Deadweght Tonnage9,010

Ship Event

Thursday, December 22, 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 Antwerp for receiving cargo for Aden, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta

Ship's locationAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryCalcutta (India)
Sailing forAden, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta

Ship Event

Thursday, December 22, 1955 @ 1700
CLAN LAMONT (1939-44 Landing Ship Infantry : 1947-1961 Returned to Clan Line as general cargo ship : Scrapped 1961) Own Page

CLAN LAMONT closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Aden, Colombo, Madras and Calcutta

Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)

Ship Event

Thursday, December 22, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
STATESMAN (1948-1962 General cargo ship 442 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison's STATESMAN closes at Newport for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,259

Sailing

Thursday, December 22, 1955 @ 1700
HAWAII MARU (General cargo ship of Osaka Shosen Kaisha O.S.K., Tokyo, Japan) Own Page

O.S.K. Line HAWAII MARU leaves Bremen for Far Eastern Ports

Port of RegistryTokyo (Japan)

Ship Event

Thursday, December 22, 1955 @ 1700
STATESMAN (1948-1962 General cargo ship 442 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's STATESMAN closes at Newport for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,259

Ship Event

Thursday, December 22, 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 Port Said, Port Sudan, Aden, Colombo, Madras and Calcutta

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage4,026
Gross Tonnage7,065
Deadweght Tonnage9,730

Sailing

Thursday, December 22, 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 London for South American ports

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage6,648

Ship Event

Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
BEAVERGLEN (1946-1963 General cargo ship of Canadian Pacific Steamships, Liverpool) Own Page

BEAVERGLEN closes at London for receiving cargo for West Saint John

Ship's locationLondon (UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailing forWest Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)
Ships agentCanadian Pacific Steamships, London)

Ship Event

Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports

Sailing forPort Said, Aden, Karachi, BombayPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEast Quay, East Float, BirkenheadGross Tonnage11252
Ships agentAnchor Line, Liverpool

Ship Event

Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
CLAN MACKELLAR (1948-1961 General cargo ship of Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN MACKELLAR closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports

Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage7,051

Ship Event

Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
HIGHLAND PRINCESS (1932-1959 Passenger / cargo liner of Royal Mail Lines, London) Own Page

Royal Mail Lines HIGHLAND PRINCESS closes at London for cargo to South America

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage14,128

Ship Event

Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CITY OF NEW YORK (1946-1967 General cargo ship 500 feet overall of Ellerman Lines, London : 1969 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF NEW YORK closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)

Ship Event

Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
CITY OF NEW YORK (1946-1967 General cargo ship 500 feet overall of Ellerman Lines, London : 1969 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF NEW YORK closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)