Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Monday, January 2, 1956 @ 1700
WANSTEAD (1949-1957 then 1960-1963 then 1964-1965 Cargo ship 476 feet long of Watts Watts Line) Own Page

WANSTEAD closes at London for receiving cargo for Wellington and Lyttelton via Panama Canal

Ship's locationRoyal Albert Dock, LondonPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forWellington and Lyttelton (both New Zealand) via Panama CanalGross Tonnage5,393
Ships agentPort Line Ltd., Cunard House, 88 Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.3 tel. AVEnue 1270

Ship Event

Tuesday, January 3, 1956 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
DEVANHA (1947-1961 General cargo ship of P & O Line, London) Own Page

DEVANHA closes at Rotterdam for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage7,367

Ship Event

Wednesday, January 4, 1956 @ 1700
CLAN MACKELLAR (1948-1961 General cargo ship of Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN MACKELLAR closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports

Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage7,051

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1956 @ 1700
HELLENES (in 1955 Conventional general cargo ship ... at Madras, India and Chittagong) Own Page

HELLENES on Clan Line charter closes at Glasgow for cargo for Aden, Colombo, Madras and Chittagong

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1956 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
HISTORIAN (1948 - 1962 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison's HISTORIAN closes at South Wales for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Port of RegistryLiverpool

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1956 @ 1700
HISTORIAN (1948 - 1962 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's HISTORIAN closes at South Wales for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Port of RegistryLiverpool

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1956 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CORFU (1930-1939 Passenger / cargo liner 543 feet long of P & O Line, London: 1939-1947 Armed Merchant Cruiser: 1947-1961 returned to owners: 1961 scrapped) Own Page

P & O's CORFU closes at Southampton for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage14,251

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1956 @ 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) Own Page

PENTAKOTA closes at London for receiving cargo for Far Eastern Ports

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage6,704

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1956 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
DEVANHA (1947-1961 General cargo ship of P & O Line, London) Own Page

DEVANHA closes at Antwerp for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage7,367

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1956 @ 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) Own Page

PENTAKOTA closes at London for Port Said, Port Sudan, Jeddah, Massawa, Aden and Eastern ports

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage6,704

Ship Event

Monday, January 9, 1956 @ 1700
KENYA CASTLE (1951-1967 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's KENYA CASTLE closes for cargo at London for Red Sea and East Africa

Ship's locationLondon (UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forRed Sea and East AfricaGross Tonnage17,040

Ship Event

Tuesday, January 10, 1956 @ 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 Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

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

Ship Event

Tuesday, January 10, 1956 @ 1700
STATESMAN (1948-1962 General cargo ship 442 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

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

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

Ship Event

Thursday, January 12, 1956 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
HISTORIAN (1948 - 1962 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison's HISTORIAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Port of RegistryLiverpool

Ship Event

Thursday, January 12, 1956 @ 1700
HISTORIAN (1948 - 1962 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's HISTORIAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Port of RegistryLiverpool