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Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
PENTAKOTA (1946-1961 General cargo ship of British India Line, London) |
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PENTAKOTA closes at Rotterdam for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports |
| | Port of Registry | London (UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 6,704 |
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Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
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ANUNCIADA |
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ANUNCIADA closes at Bremen for receiving cargo for South and South East Africa |
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Ship Event
Friday, December 23, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
PENTAKOTA (1946-1961 General cargo ship of British India Line, London) |
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PENTAKOTA closes at Antwerp for Port Said, Port Sudan, Jeddah, Massawa, Aden and Eastern ports |
| | Port of Registry | London (UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 6,704 |
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News Event
Saturday, December 24, 1955 @ 0748
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CLYTONEUS (1948-1972 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 Scrapped) |
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Alfred Holt's CLYTONEUS arrives in Glasgow to discharge oil and load general cargo for the Far East |
Arrived from | Shanghai (China) via Newport (South Wales, UK) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England) |
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Arrived in berth | 2 King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Govan, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 7,620 |
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Sailing for | Birkenhead (England, UK) to complete loading then for Penang (Malaysia) | | |
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Sailed from berth | 2 King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Govan, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 17 feet 2 inches | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 23 feet 4 inches | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | Oil (inwards) and general cargo (outwards) | | |
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Commened loading outward cargo | 24 December at 0800 | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo | | |
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Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores, King George V Dock, Glasgow | | |
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Completed loading outward cargo | 30 December at 1000 | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 19 feet 1 inch | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 24 feet 4 inches | | |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891 | | |
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Sailed | 1120 on 30 December for Birkenhead (England, UK) to complete loading then for Penang (Malaysia) | | |
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Ship Event
Saturday, December 24, 1955 @ 1700
THIS DATE IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date |
SUNROSE ( 1954 - 1962 General cargo ship 412 feet long of Wilhelmsen, Norway) |
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Saguenay's chartered SUNROSE closes at Rotterdam for receiving cargo for Caribbean Ports |
Ship's location | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | Port of Registry | Norway |
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Ship Event
Saturday, December 24, 1955 @ 1700
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INDIAN PIONEER (1947-1972 General cargo ship 456 feet long of India Steamship Company, Calcutta : 1978 broken up in Bombay) |
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INDIAN PIONEER closes at Rotterdam for receiving cargo for Aden, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta |
Ship's location | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | Port of Registry | Calcutta (India) |
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Sailing for | Aden, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta | | |
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Ship Event
Saturday, December 24, 1955 @ 1700
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST (1954-1971 General and refrigerated cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London : Scrapped 1974) |
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Furness Withy's PACIFIC NORTHWEST closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Canada and USA |
| | Port of Registry | London (U.K.) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 5,529 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 9,442 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 11,410 |
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Sailing
Saturday, December 24, 1955 @ 1700
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HAWAII MARU (General cargo ship of Osaka Shosen Kaisha O.S.K., Tokyo, Japan) |
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O.S.K. Line HAWAII MARU leaves Rotterdam for Far Eastern Ports |
| | Port of Registry | Tokyo (Japan) |
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Ship Event
Monday, December 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) |
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P & O's SURAT closes at Genoa for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports |
Ship's location | Genoa (Italy) | 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
Monday, December 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
PEMBA (1945-1960 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London) |
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PEMBA closes at Marseilles for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports |
| | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,449 |
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Ship Event
Monday, December 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) |
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CHINKOA closes at London for cargo for Malta, Port Said, Aden, Colombo, Madras and Calcutta |
| | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,102 |
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Ship Event
Monday, December 26, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
PEMBA (1945-1960 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London) |
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PEMBA closes at Marseilles for cargo for Aden, Bombay and Karachi |
| | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,449 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 28, 1955 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
FLANDRE (1952-1967 Passenger liner 600 feet (183 metres) of French Line, Le Havre) |
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FLANDRE leaves Southampton for West Indies |
Ship's location | Southampton (England, UK) | Port of Registry | Le Havre (France) |
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Sailing for | West Indies | | |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 28, 1955 @ 1700
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PELAYO (1947-1960 General cargo ship of Macandrews & Co Ltd., London) |
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Macandrews PELAYO closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for Mediterranean Ports |
Ship's location | Liverpool (England, UK) | Port of Registry | London (UK) |
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Sailing for | Mediterranean Ports | Gross Tonnage | 1,196 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 28, 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) |
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Saguenay's chartered CORONA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Caribbean Ports |
Ship's location | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Haugesund (Norway) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 2,891 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 5,136 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 9,010 |
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