Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Monday, June 25, 1956 @ 0600
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable and time is our best estimate
STEEL ARCHITECT (1947-1971 Freighter492 feet long of Isthmian Steamship Lines, New York : 1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Isthmian's freighter STEEL ARCHITECT due to arrive at Alleppey Cochin to load for North America

Ship's locationAlleppey Cochin (India)Port of RegistryNew York (USA)
Ships agentA. V. Thomas & Co. Ltd., Cochin / Alleppey (India)Gross Tonnage8,004

Sailing

Wednesday, June 27, 1956 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CASTEL FELICE ("Happy Castle" 1952-1970 Passenger liner 150m long of Sitmar Line, Italy : 1970 Scrapped) Own Page

Sitmar Line's Passenger Liner CASTEL FELICE leaves Greenock with passengers for Canada

Sailing forCanadaPort of RegistryItaly
Sailed from berthTail-of-the-Bank (Anchorage off Greenock, Firth of Clyde)Gross Tonnage12,149
Outward cargoPassengers

CANADA 

from  GREENOCK 

by  SITMAR  LINE

 

s.s.  “ CASTEL  FELICE “

( 12,149 Tons )

SAILING   2nd June and 27th June

TOURIST  CLASS  from  £56

FIRST  CLASS  from  £78

 

Early  Application  invited  to

SITMAR  LINE  GENERAL  AGENTS

SCOTIA  TRANSPORT  LTD.,

54  Bothwell  Street,  Glasgow,  C.2.

or your local Travel Agent

  

Ship Event

Thursday, June 28, 1956 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
JOE CROAN (1956-1977 Register Number LH 73 Deep-sea fishing trawler 118 feet long of Carnie & Croan / British United Trawlers / Strathcoe Fishing Co.,Ltd, Granton : 1983 Scrapped Belgium) Own Page

New trawler JOE CROAN finishes fishing trials before acceptance by owners

Ship's locationOff East coast of ScotlandPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland,U.K.)
Reg Tonnage86
Gross Tonnage272

News Event

Friday, June 29, 1956 @ 1955
KALADAN (1952-1963 General cargo ship of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster's KALADAN arrives in Glasgow with 5,625 tons of general cargo and logs

Arrived fromWest Africa via GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head West)Gross Tonnage4,916
Sailing forWest Africa via Liverpool
Sailed from berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival20' 00"
Draught aft on arrival22' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival5,625 tons of general cargo and logs
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 30th June
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1700 on 11th July
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 12th July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1130 on 21st July
Draught forward on sailing13' 01"
Draught aft on sailing19' 10"
Ships agentRoxburgh Colin Scott, Glasgow

News Event

Sunday, July 1, 1956 @ 0200
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate
Own Page

Anchor Line advert, probably of 1950's

Ship Movement

Monday, July 2, 1956 @ 1200
KALADAN (1952-1963 General cargo ship of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster's KALADAN shifts from berth 22 to berth 20/21 Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Arrived fromWest Africa via GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head West)Gross Tonnage4,916
Sailing forWest Africa via Liverpool
Sailed from berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival20' 00"
Draught aft on arrival22' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival5,625 tons of general cargo and logs
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 30th June
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1700 on 11th July
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 12th July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1130 on 21st July
Draught forward on sailing13' 01"
Draught aft on sailing19' 10"
Ships agentRoxburgh Colin Scott, Glasgow

News Event

Wednesday, July 4, 1956 @ 0810
JOSEPH LYKES (1940-1958 General cargo ship 418 feet long of Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, USA : 1972 Scrapped) Own Page

Lykes Line's JOSEPH LYKES arrives in Glasgow from USA then loads for New Orleans

Arrived fromMobile (Alabama, USA) via Dublin (Ireland)Port of RegistryTampa (USA)
Arrived in berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head east)Net Tonnage4,010
Sailing forNew Orleans (USA) via LiverpoolGross Tonnage6,829
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head east)Deadweght Tonnage9,290
Draught forward on arrival14' 10"
Draught aft on arrival16' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival1,062 tons of general cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0900 on 4th July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1130 on 6th July
Commened loading outward cargo1730 on 5th July
Outward cargo1,000 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1930 on 9th July
Draught forward on sailing12' 05"
Draught aft on sailing19' 03"
Ships agentFrank C .Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 Telephone CITy 6131

Ship Movement

Friday, July 6, 1956 @ 0700
KALADAN (1952-1963 General cargo ship of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster's KALADAN shifts from berth 20/21 to berth 19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Arrived fromWest Africa via GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head West)Gross Tonnage4,916
Sailing forWest Africa via Liverpool
Sailed from berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival20' 00"
Draught aft on arrival22' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival5,625 tons of general cargo and logs
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 30th June
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1700 on 11th July
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 12th July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1130 on 21st July
Draught forward on sailing13' 01"
Draught aft on sailing19' 10"
Ships agentRoxburgh Colin Scott, Glasgow

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1956 @ 0045
JOSEPH LYKES (1940-1958 General cargo ship 418 feet long of Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, USA : 1972 Scrapped) Own Page

Lykes Line's JOSEPH LYKES leaves Glasgow for New Orleans (USA) via Liverpool

Arrived fromMobile (Alabama, USA) via Dublin (Ireland)Port of RegistryTampa (USA)
Arrived in berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head east)Net Tonnage4,010
Sailing forNew Orleans (USA) via LiverpoolGross Tonnage6,829
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head east)Deadweght Tonnage9,290
Draught forward on arrival14' 10"
Draught aft on arrival16' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival1,062 tons of general cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0900 on 4th July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1130 on 6th July
Commened loading outward cargo1730 on 5th July
Outward cargo1,000 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1930 on 9th July
Draught forward on sailing12' 05"
Draught aft on sailing19' 03"
Ships agentFrank C .Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 Telephone CITy 6131

News Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1956 @ 1200
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate
NEVASA (1956-1962 Troopship then laid up then 1964-1975 Educational cruise ship of British India Steam Navigation, London : Scrapped Taiwan in 1975) Own Page

British India Line Troopship NEVASA on acceptance trials on Firth of Clyde (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship's locationFirth of Clyde (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage20,527

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1956 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
STRATHMORE (1935-1963 Passenger Liner of P & O, London) Own Page

P & O Passenger Liner HIMALAYA leaves London for Gibraltar, India, Ceylon and Australia

Master of vessel on sailingW H C Wood RoePort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage23,580

News Event

Sunday, July 15, 1956 @ 0700
CRAGMOOR (1947-1962 General cargo ship 445 feet long of Walter Runciman / Moor Line, Newcastle: 1966 wrecked near Calcutta) Own Page

Moor Line cargo ship CRAGMOOR on passage from Yokkaichi to Osaka (both Japan)

Ship's locationOn passage from Yokkaichi to Osaka (both Japan)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Net Tonnage2,909
Gross Tonnage5,253
Deadweght Tonnage9,104

News Event

Wednesday, July 18, 1956 @ 0730
PORT NAPIER (1947-1970 Refrigerated cargo liner 560 feet overall of Port Line, London : Scrapped in 1970) Own Page

PORT NAPIER arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to load 1,000 tons of general cargo for New Zealand

Arrived fromStobcross Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage11,879
Sailing forNew Zealand ports via Liverpool
Sailed from berth73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival13' 00"
Draught aft on arrival22' 01"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0900 on 18th July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,000 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1900 on 19th July
Draught forward on sailing16' 07"
Draught aft on sailing22' 05"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1956 @ 0600
PORT NAPIER (1947-1970 Refrigerated cargo liner 560 feet overall of Port Line, London : Scrapped in 1970) Own Page

PORT NAPIER shifts from berth 65 to berth 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromStobcross Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage11,879
Sailing forNew Zealand ports via Liverpool
Sailed from berth73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival13' 00"
Draught aft on arrival22' 01"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0900 on 18th July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,000 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1900 on 19th July
Draught forward on sailing16' 07"
Draught aft on sailing22' 05"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467

Sailing

Thursday, July 19, 1956 @ 2025
PORT NAPIER (1947-1970 Refrigerated cargo liner 560 feet overall of Port Line, London : Scrapped in 1970) Own Page

PORT NAPIER leaves 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow for New Zealand ports via Liverpool

Arrived fromStobcross Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage11,879
Sailing forNew Zealand ports via Liverpool
Sailed from berth73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival13' 00"
Draught aft on arrival22' 01"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0900 on 18th July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,000 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1900 on 19th July
Draught forward on sailing16' 07"
Draught aft on sailing22' 05"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467