List Arrivals, Sailings and Events

What/When	Ship
Ship Event Wednesday, May 2, 1956 @ 0900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow)	Own Page
Floating crane NEWSHOT at Prince's Dock, Glasgow loads 3 heavy lifts onto CITY OF ST ALBANS
Ship's location 2 / 3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside CITY OF ST ALBANS) Port of Registry Glasgow Heavy lifts loaded 2nd May loaded 1 @ 10 tons 15 cwts , 1 @ 10 tons 13 cwts, 1 @ 8 tons onto CITY OF ST ALBANS
Arrival Thursday, May 3, 1956 @ 0945 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only	INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London)	Own Page
INVERTEST bunkers CITY OF LEEDS at Prince's Dock, Glasgow with 550 tons of fuel oil
Ship's location 1 / 2 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside CITY OF LEEDS) Port of Registry London Net Tonnage 111 Gross Tonnage 259 Deadweght Tonnage 308
Ship Event Thursday, May 3, 1956 @ 1000 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only	CITY OF LEEDS (1950-1975 General cargo ship 442 feet long of Ellerman Lines, London : 1977 scrapped)	Own Page
CITY OF LEEDS at Prince's Dock, Glasgow bunkers 550 tons of fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST
Ship's location 1 / 2 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with head west 1 blind in) Port of Registry London (UK) Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 (telephone 9971) Gross Tonnage 7,622 Deadweght Tonnage 11,055
Ship Event Thursday, May 3, 1956 @ 1700	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 closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971 Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing Friday, May 4, 1956 @ 1530	CITY OF LEEDS (1950-1975 General cargo ship 442 feet long of Ellerman Lines, London : 1977 scrapped)	Own Page
CITY OF LEEDS leaves Glasgow with a 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)
Ship Event Friday, May 4, 1956 @ 1700	PACIFIC NORTHWEST (1954-1971 General and refrigerated cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London : Scrapped 1974)	Own Page
Furness Withy's PACIFIC NORTHWEST closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Central American Ports
Port of Registry London (U.K.) Net Tonnage 5,529 Gross Tonnage 9,442 Deadweght Tonnage 11,410
Sailing Friday, May 4, 1956 @ 1705	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 leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for South Africa via Birkenhead
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 Friday, May 4, 1956 @ 1810	HERTFORD (1948-1976 Refrigerated cargo ship 561 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation Company / P & O, London)	Own Page
Federal Steam Navigation's HERTFORD arrives at Glasgow to load for New Zealand
Arrived from Swansea (Wales, U.K.) Port of Registry London (U.K.) Arrived in berth 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west, stem on west bulkhead of 73) (Canted KGV Dock on arrival) Gross Tonnage 11,276 Sailing for New Zealand Ports via Liverpool Sailed from berth 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west, stem on west bulkhead of 73) (Canted KGV Dock on arrival) Draught forward on arrival 20' 02" Draught aft on arrival 20' 11" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo outwards Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 5th May Outward cargo General cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, Stevedores Completed loading outward cargo 2000 on 9th May Draught forward on sailing 22' 06" Draught aft on sailing 24' 06" Ships agent Patrick Henderson Company, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow
News Event Saturday, May 5, 1956 @ 1515	CAIRNDHU (1952-1965 General cargo ship of Cairn Line, Newcastle, U.K.)	Own Page
Cairn Line's CAIRNDHU arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Australian Ports via Liverpool
Arrived from Australian Ports via Liverpool Port of Registry Newcastle (England, UK) Arrived in berth 77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west) Gross Tonnage 7,503 Sailing for Newcastle (England) Sailed from berth 77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west) Draught forward on arrival 13' 04" Draught aft on arrival 15' 03" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 6th May Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedore Company Completed discharge of inward cargo 1415 on 7th May Outward cargo Light ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 16' 03" Draught aft on sailing 17' 00" Ships agent Patrick Henderson Company, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow
Ship Event Monday, May 7, 1956 @ 1700	CITY OF EVANSVILLE (1922-1957 General cargo ship of Ellerman Hall Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Ellerman's CITY OF EVANSVILLE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Karachi and Eastern Ports
Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971 Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Gross Tonnage 6,528
News Event Monday, May 7, 1956 @ 1700	SICILIAN (1948-1964 cargo liner 362 feet long in service with Ellerrman Papayanni Line : scrapped Shanghai 1971)	Own Page
SICILIAN closes Glasgow for cargo for Malta, Famagusta, Limassol, Larnaca, Tel-Aviv and Haifa
Ship's location Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool Sailing for Malta, Famagusta, Limassol, Larnaca, Tel-Aviv and Haifa Outward cargo General cargo Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. CENtral 9971
Arrival Tuesday, May 8, 1956 @ 0600 The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable and time is our best estimate	STEEL DESIGNER (1947-1973 Freighter492 feet long of Isthmian Steamship Lines, New York : 1973 scrapped at Suao, Taiwan)	Own Page
Isthmian's freighter STEEL DESIGNER 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 7,928
Sailing Tuesday, May 8, 1956 @ 0825	CAIRNDHU (1952-1965 General cargo ship of Cairn Line, Newcastle, U.K.)	Own Page
Cairn Line's CAIRNDHU leaves Glasgow for Newcastle (England)
Arrived from Australian Ports via Liverpool Port of Registry Newcastle (England, UK) Arrived in berth 77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west) Gross Tonnage 7,503 Sailing for Newcastle (England) Sailed from berth 77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west) Draught forward on arrival 13' 04" Draught aft on arrival 15' 03" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 6th May Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedore Company Completed discharge of inward cargo 1415 on 7th May Outward cargo Light ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 16' 03" Draught aft on sailing 17' 00" Ships agent Patrick Henderson Company, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow
News Event Tuesday, May 8, 1956 @ 1000		Own Page
1956 Advertisment by Matson Lines for their services from USA to New Zealand and Australia
Sailing Wednesday, May 9, 1956 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only	NIEUW AMSTERDAM (1938-1973 Passenger Liner 758 feet 231 metres twin screws 20.5 knots of Holland America Line)	Own Page
Holland America Liner NIEUW AMSTERDAM leaves Southampton for New York
Sailing for New York (USA) Port of Registry Rotterdan (Netherlands) Gross Tonnage 36,667

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