List Arrivals, Sailings and Events

What/When	Ship
Arrival Thursday, November 29, 1956 @ 1150	SHELL MEX 5 (1921- Steam Harbour oiler 152 feet long of Eagle Oil & Shipping Co., London)	Own Page
SHELL MEX 5 arrives alongside an unknown vessel at 83 Plantation Quay, Glasgow to bunker her
Arrived from Old Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre) Port of Registry London (England, UK) Arrived in berth 83 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (alongside an unknown vessel) Net Tonnage 226 Cargo carried on arrival Fuel oil Gross Tonnage 440 Deadweght Tonnage 548
Sailing Thursday, November 29, 1956 @ 1430	SHELL MEX 5 (1921- Steam Harbour oiler 152 feet long of Eagle Oil & Shipping Co., London)	Own Page
SHELL MEX 5 leaves an unknown vessel at Plantation Quay, Glasgow after bunkering her with fuel oil
Sailing for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, River Clyde Port of Registry London (England, UK) Sailed from berth 83 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (alongside an unknown vessel) Net Tonnage 226 Outward cargo Part same cargo of fuel oil Gross Tonnage 440 Deadweght Tonnage 548
Arrival Thursday, November 29, 1956 @ 2040	SEAFOX (1946-1958 Royal Fleet Auxiliary naval aviation stores carrier / Victualling Stores Issuing Ship pennant number A214)	Own Page
SEAFOX arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow with Royal Navy stores
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland) Port of Registry Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Admiralty, London Arrived in berth 65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow Cargo carried on arrival Naval stores
News Event Friday, November 30, 1956 @ 0845	MUSWELL HILL (1950- General cargo ship 443 feet long of Acadia Overseas Freighters (Halifax) / Counties Ship Management, London)	Own Page
MUSWELL HILL arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to load general cargo and heavy lifts for Barbados
Arrived from Liverpool (England) Port of Registry London (England, UK) Arrived in berth 79 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her stern 2 blinds west of east bulkhead) Net Tonnage 4,240 Draught forward on arrival 8' 04" Gross Tonnage 7,131 Draught aft on arrival 16' 06" Deadweght Tonnage 10,384 Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 1000 on 30th November Outward cargo General cargo and heavy lifts Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer Company Heavy lifts loaded On 13 December loaded 2 X each of 11 tons 18 cwt., 1 X 14 tons 1 cwt, and 4 X each of 5 tons 14 cwt Completed loading outward cargo 1130 on 18th December Draught forward on sailing 19' 08" Draught aft on sailing 22' 09" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2.
Arrival Saturday, December 1, 1956 @ 1420	PIBROCH (1923-1957 General cargo puffer lighter 66 feet long of Mackie Brothers / White Horse Distillery / Scottish Malt Distillers, Edinburgh)	Own Page
PIBROCH arrives at Prince's Dock, Glasgow with a cargo of dried grain from Caol Ila (Isle of Islay)
Arrived from Caol Ila, (Isle of Islay, Western Isles of Scotland) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland) Arrived in berth 12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage 36 Cargo carried on arrival Dried grain (residue from the manufacture of whisky) Gross Tonnage 96
Arrival Sunday, December 2, 1956 @ 1910	TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process)	Own Page
TULIPBANK arrives at Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Shieldhall Wharf, Glasgow
Arrived from Shieldhall Wharf, Shieldhall, Glasgow Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 20 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 478 Cargo carried on arrival Tank cleaner material
Arrival Sunday, December 2, 1956 @ 2100	TAARNBORG (1945- Steam general cargo ship 312 feet long of A/S D/S Dannebrog / C K Hansen, Copenhagen)	Own Page
TAARNBORG arrives at Prince's Dock, Glasgow with a cargo of phosphates from Casablanca
Arrived from Casablanca (Morocco) Port of Registry Kobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark) Arrived in berth 25 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage 1,231 Draught forward on arrival 19' 00" Gross Tonnage 2,302 Draught aft on arrival 18' 10" Deadweght Tonnage 3,674 Cargo carried on arrival Phosphates
Arrival Monday, December 3, 1956 @ 0050	PACIFIC NORTHWEST (1954-1971 General and refrigerated cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London : Scrapped 1974)	Own Page
PACIFIC NORTHWEST arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from San Francisco and Los Angeles via London
Arrived from San Francisco and Los Angeles via London Port of Registry London (U.K.) Arrived in berth 6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage 5,529 Draught forward on arrival 25' 02" Gross Tonnage 9,442 Draught aft on arrival 25' 00" Deadweght Tonnage 11,410 Cargo carried on arrival General cargo
Arrival Monday, December 3, 1956 @ 1210	INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London)	Own Page
INVERTEST arrives alongside TREGLISSON in Prince's Dock, Glasgow and bunkers her with fuel oil
Arrived from Esso Oil Depot, Dunglass, River Clyde Port of Registry London Arrived in berth 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside TREGLISSON) Net Tonnage 111 Cargo carried on arrival Fuel oil Gross Tonnage 259 Deadweght Tonnage 308
Ship Event Monday, December 3, 1956 @ 1210	TREGLISSON (1949-1960 Tramp general cargo ship of Hain Steamship Company : Scrapped in 1966)	Own Page
TREGLISSON in Prince's Dock, Glasgow bunkers with fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST
Ship's location 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Port of Registry London Vessel bunkered Fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST Net Tonnage 3,175 Gross Tonnage 5,975 Deadweght Tonnage 9,600
Arrival Monday, December 3, 1956 @ 1645	CELT (1954- General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow))	Own Page
CELT arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow to load building materials for Benbecula (Western Isles)
Arrived from Esso Oil Depot, Dunglass, River Clyde Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 13 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 139 Cargo carried on arrival Light - no cargo carried
Arrival Tuesday, December 4, 1956 @ 0545	ZENA (1956-1964 North-sea general cargo coaster of Scottish Nav Co Ltd (Glen & Co, Glasgow / 1961-1964 to associated company F T Everard, London : 1966 wrecked Isle of Harris, Scotland)	Own Page
Glen's ZENA arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow with a general cargo from Gothenburg (Sweden)
Arrived from Gothenburg (Sweden) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 31 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Draught forward on arrival 11' 06" Draught aft on arrival 18' 05" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo
Arrival Tuesday, December 4, 1956 @ 0855	SHELL MEX 5 (1921- Steam Harbour oiler 152 feet long of Eagle Oil & Shipping Co., London)	Own Page
SHELL MEX 5 arrives alongside LISMORIA at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to bunker her with fuel oil
Arrived from Old Kilpatrick Oil Depot, River Clyde Port of Registry London (England, UK) Arrived in berth 77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (alongside LISMORIA) Net Tonnage 226 Cargo carried on arrival Fuel oil Gross Tonnage 440 Deadweght Tonnage 548
Ship Event Tuesday, December 4, 1956 @ 0855	LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan)	Own Page
LISMORIA at Plantation Quay, Glasgow bunkers with fuel oil from oiler SHELL MEX 5
Ship's location 77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow Port of Registry Glasgow Vessel bunkered Fuel oil from oiler SHELL MEX 5 Gross Tonnage 8323
Arrival Tuesday, December 4, 1956 @ 0900	POLARLIGHT (1948-1974 Clyde steam puffer lighter 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall )	Own Page
Clyde puffer POLARLIGHT arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived from Queen's Dock, Glasgow Port of Registry Greenock (Scotland, UK) Arrived in berth 26 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Reg Tonnage 40 Cargo carried on arrival Light - no cargo carried

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