Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BENVORLICH (1946-1971 General cargo ship of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Ben Line's BENVORLICH at Yokohama March 31 for U.K.
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Gross Tonnage9,767

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		UNITED STATES (1952-1969 Passenger liner 990 feet long (302 metres) of United States Lines, New York) Own Page

United States Lines UNITED STATES from Bremerhaven at Southampton March 31
Port of RegistryNew York City (USA)

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SETTLER (1939-1959 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's SETTLER from London at Dominica March 31
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Gross Tonnage6,225

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		IVERNIA (1955-1963 Passenger liner 608ft 3ins (185.39m) overall of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard Line's IVERNIA from Liverpool at New York March 31
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage21,717

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CITY OF GLASGOW (in 1955 and 1964 Ellerman at Bombay, South Africa and Persian Gulf) Own Page

Ellerman Line's CITY OF GLASGOW from Glasgow at Bushire March 31

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		TREVETHOE (1944-1959 General cargo ship of Hain Steamship Company / P & O, London : Scrapped 1969) Own Page

Hain's cargo ship TREVETHOE from Glasgow at Las Palmas March 31
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage7,355

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SALWEEN ( 1937-1962 Passenger and cargo liner 462 feet long of British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co, / Patrick "Paddy" Henderson's Line, Glasgow : 1962 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Henderson Line's SALWEEN at Colombo March 31 for Rangoon
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage4,355
Gross Tonnage7,063

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CANTON (1938-1939 Passenger / cargo liner of P & O Line, London :1939-1944 Armed Merchant Cruiser : 1944-1947 Troopship : 1947- 1962 Returned to owners :Scrapped 1962) Own Page

P & O Line's CANTON at Suez March 31 for London
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage15,784

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		STRATHAIRD (1932-1967 Passenger / cargo liner of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O Line's STRATHAIRD at Adelaide March 31 for London
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		JESSIE MAERSK (1948-1958 then 1961-1967 General cargo ship of Maersk Line, Kobenhaven : Scrapped 1979) Own Page

Maersk Line's JESSIE MAERSK from Glasgow at Baltimore March 31
Port of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Gross Tonnage4,309

News Event

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 1800 		DEVONSHIRE (1939-1962 Troopship 517 feet long of Bibby Line, Liverpool - later DEVONIA of British India Line) Own Page

British Troopship DEVONSHIRE leaves Port Said with the last major British Army Units in Egypt
Ship's locationPort Said (Egypt - the port at the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal))Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

 

   The Troopship DEVONSHIRE leaves Port Said for U.K. bringing home the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards and the D Squadron of the Life Guards, being the last major British Troop Units remaining in Egypt, however a small garrison will remain in Port Said until June 18.

  

Sailing

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BENALBANACH (1947-1965 General cargo ship of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Ben Line's BENALBANACH left Port Swettenham March 31 for U.K.
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

Sailing

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		WARWICKSHIRE (1948-1965 Passenger / cargo liner 152 metres long of Bibby Line) Own Page

Bibby Line's WARWICKSHIRE left Port Sudan March 31 for Rangoon
Port of RegistryLiverpool

Sailing

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		AMERICAN FORWARDER (1946-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Lines, New York : Scrapped 1972) Own Page

United States Lines AMERICAN FORWARDER left Gravesend March 31 for Philadelphia
Port of RegistryNew York, USA
Gross Tonnage8,228

Sailing

Saturday, March 31, 1956 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MARTABAN (1949-1952 Passenger / cargo ship 462 feet long of Patrick "Paddy" Henderson's Line, Glasgow : 1952-1965 taken over by Elder Dempster Line) Own Page

Henderson Line's MARTABAN left Rangoon March 31 for Glasgow
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage5,740