List Arrivals, Sailings and Events

What/When	Ship
Ship Event Monday, April 23, 1956 @ 0900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only	SUFFOLK (1939-1968 Refrigerated cargo liner 551 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation, London : 1968 Scrapped)	Own Page
SUFFOLK loads 1 X 10 ton and 1 X 6 ton lift from Floating Crane NEWSHOT
Ship's location 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow Port of Registry London (England, UK) Gross Tonnage 11,145
Sailing Tuesday, April 24, 1956 @ 2150	SUFFOLK (1939-1968 Refrigerated cargo liner 551 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation, London : 1968 Scrapped)	Own Page
Federal Steam Navigation's SUFFOLK leaves Glasgow for New Zealand via Liverpool
Arrived from New Zealand Ports via Liverpool Port of Registry London (England, UK) Arrived in berth 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west with bow on wall berth 73/77) Gross Tonnage 11,145 Sailing for New Zealand Ports via Liverpool Sailed from berth 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west with bow on wall berth 73/77) Draught forward on arrival 18' 04" Draught aft on arrival 23' 00" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo (outwards) Commened loading outward cargo 1000 on 21st April Outward cargo General cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, Stevedores Heavy lifts loaded 23rd April : One lift of 10 tons and one lift of 6 tons by floating crane NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 2030 on 24th April Draught forward on sailing 19' 10" Draught aft on sailing 25' 06" Ships agent Patrick Henderson, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow
News Event Tuesday, April 24, 1956 @ 2215	CITY OF LEEDS (1950-1975 General cargo ship 442 feet long of Ellerman Lines, London : 1977 scrapped)	Own Page
CITY OF LEEDS arrives at Glasgow to load general cargo for Karachi
Arrived from Elderslie (River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry London (UK) Arrived in berth 1 / 2 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with head west 1 blind in) Gross Tonnage 7,622 Sailing for Karachi (Pakistan) via Tail of the Bank (Greenock) Deadweght Tonnage 11,055 Sailed from berth 1 / 2 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with head west 1 blind in) Draught forward on arrival 7' 11" Draught aft on arrival 15' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Light ship - no cargo on board Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 25th April Outward cargo General cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo Smith & Coggins Completed loading outward cargo 1500 on 4th May Draught forward on sailing 16' 00" Draught aft on sailing 24' 05" Engine trials 1455 to 1500 on 3rd May Vessel bunkered 3rd May 550 tons of fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 (telephone 9971)
Arrival Wednesday, April 25, 1956 @ 0600 The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable and time is our best estimate	STEEL VOYAGER (1947-1973 Freighter 492 feet long of Ismithian Steamship Lines, New York : 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
Isthmian's freighter STEEL VOYAGER due to arrive at Alleppey Cochin to load for North America
Ship's location Alleppey Cochin (India) Port of Registry New York (USA) Ships agent A. V. Thomas & Co. Ltd., Cochin / Alleppey (India) Gross Tonnage 8,129
Ship Movement Wednesday, April 25, 1956 @ 1510	CITY OF ST ALBANS (1947-1959 General cargo ship 442 feet long of City Line, Glasgow : 1969 scrapped Japan)	Own Page
Ellerman's CITY OF ST ALBANS shifts from berth 27 to 2 / 3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived from Antwerp (Belgium) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 27 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on 26 pawl) Sailing for South Africa via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 2 / 3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and bridge on wall of 2 / 3) Draught forward on arrival 12' 05" Draught aft on arrival 17' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Sand Ballast Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 21st April Stevedore discharging inward cargo Smith Coggins Completed discharge of inward cargo 1400 on 25th April Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 18th April Outward cargo General cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo Smith Coggins Heavy lifts loaded 2nd May loaded 1 @ 10 tons 15 cwts , 1 @ 10 tons 13 cwts, 1 @ 8 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 1530 on 4th May Draught forward on sailing 13' 02" Draught aft on sailing 16' 06" Engine trials 4th May from 1105 to 1110 Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971
News Event Thursday, April 26, 1956 @ 1000		Own Page
1956 Advertisment by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong
News Event Friday, April 27, 1956 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
April to August 1956 P & O Passenger Sailings from Southampton and London to Australia and the East
Sailing Friday, April 27, 1956 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	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 Passenger Liner CANTON leaves Southampton for India, Ceylon, Malaya and Hong Kong
Master of vessel on sailing J C W Last Port of Registry London (England, UK) Gross Tonnage 15,784
Ship Event Friday, April 27, 1956 @ 1700	SUCCESSOR (1948-1963 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison Line's SUCCESSOR closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Ships agent Prentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., Glasgow Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Gross Tonnage 7,249
Ship Event Monday, April 30, 1956 @ 1700	TRADER (1940-1961 General cargo ship of Thos & Jas Harrison Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison Line's TRADER closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Gross Tonnage 6,143
Sailing Monday, April 30, 1956 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	STRATHEDEN (1937-1964 Passenger / cargo liner of P & O Line, London)	Own Page
P & O Passenger Liner STRATHEDEN leaves London for India, Ceylon and Australia
Master of vessel on sailing K A H Cummins Port of Registry London (England, UK) Gross Tonnage 23,732
Ship Event Monday, April 30, 1956 @ 1700	CITY OF PORTSMOUTH (1947-1959 General cargo ship of Ellerman & Bucknall Line, London))	Own Page
Ellerman's CITY OF PORTSMOUTH closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports
Ships agent Hall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Liverpool 3 Tel. CENtral 8444 Telex 62-185 Port of Registry London (UK) Gross Tonnage 7,216
Ship Event Monday, April 30, 1956 @ 1700	CITY OF LEEDS (1950-1975 General cargo ship 442 feet long of Ellerman Lines, London : 1977 scrapped)	Own Page
Ellerman's CITY OF LEEDS closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Karachi
Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971 Port of Registry London (UK) Gross Tonnage 7,622 Deadweght Tonnage 11,055
News Event Monday, April 30, 1956 @ 1700	ALPERA (1949- General cargo ship 258 feet long of Mossgiel Steam Ship Co. Ltd. / John Bruce & Co., Glasgow)	Own Page
John Bruce's ALPERA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Mediterranean Ports
Ships agent John Bruce & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 53 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 716 Gross Tonnage 1,409 Deadweght Tonnage 2,605
Ship Event Wednesday, May 2, 1956 @ 0900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	CITY OF ST ALBANS (1947-1959 General cargo ship 442 feet long of City Line, Glasgow : 1969 scrapped Japan)	Own Page
CITY OF ST ALBANS at Prince's Dock, Glasgow loads 3 heavy lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT
Ship's location 2 / 3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and bridge on wall of 2 / 3) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Heavy lifts loaded 2nd May loaded 1 @ 10 tons 15 cwts , 1 @ 10 tons 13 cwts, 1 @ 8 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971

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