Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, December 4, 1956 @ 2135 		BANNTRADER (1950-1962 General cargo coaster 160 feet long of Thorn Line / S W Coe, Liverpool : 1962 Broken up at Preston, England) Own Page

BANNTRADER arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Coleraine (Northern Ireland)
Arrived fromColeraine (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth29 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage489
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo carried

Arrival

Wednesday, December 5, 1956 @ 0835 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from King George V Dock
Arrived fromKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth30 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo carried

Arrival

Wednesday, December 5, 1956 @ 0901 		SHELL MEX 5 (1921- Steam Harbour oiler 152 feet long of Eagle Oil & Shipping Co., London) Own Page

SHELL MEX 5 arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow to bunker TAARNBORG with fuel oil
Arrived fromOld Kilpatrick Oil Depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside TAARNBORG)Net Tonnage226
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage440
Deadweght Tonnage548

Ship Event

Wednesday, December 5, 1956 @ 0901 		TAARNBORG (1945- Steam general cargo ship 312 feet long of A/S D/S Dannebrog / C K Hansen, Copenhagen) Own Page

TAARNBORG in Prince's Dock, Glasgow bunkers with fuel oil from oiler SHELL MEX 5
Ship's location25 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Vessel bunkeredFuel oil from oiler SHELL MEX 5Net Tonnage1,231
Gross Tonnage2,302
Deadweght Tonnage3,674

Arrival

Wednesday, December 5, 1956 @ 1002 		HMS VALOUR (Royal Navy, London) Own Page

H.M.S. VALOUR arrives in No. 2 Govan Drydock, Glasgow from Harland & Wolff's Basin, Govan
Arrived fromHarlands Basin, Govan, River ClydePort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Arrived in berth2 Govan Drydock, Govan, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo carried

News Event

Saturday, December 8, 1956 @ 0010 		ARMAGH (1954-1961 General cargo ship 432 feet long of Avenue Shipping Company, London : 1967 Scrapped at Nagasaki, Japan) Own Page

Avenue Shipping Company's ARMAGH arrives at Glasgow to load for Auckland (New Zealand)
Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stern 1/2 blind in annexe) Gross Tonnage4,907
Sailing forAuckland (New Zealand) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stern 1/2 blind in annexe)
Draught forward on arrival11' 09"
Draught aft on arrival17' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 8th December
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1300 tons and 13 heavy lifts
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer Company
Heavy lifts loaded13 heavy lifts from Floating Crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo2100 on 11th December
Draught forward on sailing12' 10"
Draught aft on sailing17' 11"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2.

   The Glasgow floating crane NEWSHOT came

 alongside ARMAGH at Plantation Quay and

loaded onto the ocean vessel

:  8th December

   8 lifts each of 9 tons 15 cwts and

   1 lift of 11 tons 10 cwts

:  11th December

   2 lifts each of 12 tons and

   2 lifts each of 20 tons

Arrival

Saturday, December 8, 1956 @ 0845
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 loads 9 heavy lifts onto Avenue Shipping Company's ARMAGH at Glasgow
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (alongside Avenue's cargo ship ARMAGH)Port of RegistryGlasgow

   The Glasgow floating crane NEWSHOT came

 alongside ARMAGH at Plantation Quay and

loaded onto the ocean vessel

:  8th December

   8 lifts each of 9 tons 15 cwts and

   1 lift of 11 tons 10 cwts

:  11th December

   2 lifts each of 12 tons and

   2 lifts each of 20 tons

Ship Event

Saturday, December 8, 1956 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ARMAGH (1954-1961 General cargo ship 432 feet long of Avenue Shipping Company, London : 1967 Scrapped at Nagasaki, Japan) Own Page

Avenue Shipping Company's ARMAGH at Glasgow loads 9 heavy lifts from Floating Crane NEWSHOT
Ship's location65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stern 1/2 blind in annexe) Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Heavy lifts loaded13 heavy lifts from Floating Crane NEWSHOT Gross Tonnage4,907
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2.

   The Glasgow floating crane NEWSHOT came

 alongside ARMAGH at Plantation Quay and

loaded onto the ocean vessel

:  8th December

   8 lifts each of 9 tons 15 cwts and

   1 lift of 11 tons 10 cwts

:  11th December

   2 lifts each of 12 tons and

   2 lifts each of 20 tons

Arrival

Tuesday, December 11, 1956 @ 0845
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 loads 4 heavy lifts onto Avenue Shipping Company's ARMAGH at Glasgow
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (alongside Avenue's cargo ship ARMAGH)Port of RegistryGlasgow

   The Glasgow floating crane NEWSHOT came

 alongside ARMAGH at Plantation Quay and

loaded onto the ocean vessel

:  8th December

   8 lifts each of 9 tons 15 cwts and

   1 lift of 11 tons 10 cwts

:  11th December

   2 lifts each of 12 tons and

   2 lifts each of 20 tons

Ship Event

Tuesday, December 11, 1956 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ARMAGH (1954-1961 General cargo ship 432 feet long of Avenue Shipping Company, London : 1967 Scrapped at Nagasaki, Japan) Own Page

Avenue Shipping Company's ARMAGH at Glasgow loads 4 heavy lifts from Floating Crane NEWSHOT
Ship's location65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stern 1/2 blind in annexe) Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Heavy lifts loaded13 heavy lifts from Floating Crane NEWSHOT Gross Tonnage4,907
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2.

   The Glasgow floating crane NEWSHOT came

 alongside ARMAGH at Plantation Quay and

loaded onto the ocean vessel

:  8th December

   8 lifts each of 9 tons 15 cwts and

   1 lift of 11 tons 10 cwts

:  11th December

   2 lifts each of 12 tons and

   2 lifts each of 20 tons

Sailing

Wednesday, December 12, 1956 @ 0335 		ARMAGH (1954-1961 General cargo ship 432 feet long of Avenue Shipping Company, London : 1967 Scrapped at Nagasaki, Japan) Own Page

Avenue Shipping Company's ARMAGH leaves Glasgow for Auckland (New Zealand) via Liverpool
Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stern 1/2 blind in annexe) Gross Tonnage4,907
Sailing forAuckland (New Zealand) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stern 1/2 blind in annexe)
Draught forward on arrival11' 09"
Draught aft on arrival17' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 8th December
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1300 tons and 13 heavy lifts
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer Company
Heavy lifts loaded13 heavy lifts from Floating Crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo2100 on 11th December
Draught forward on sailing12' 10"
Draught aft on sailing17' 11"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2.

   The Glasgow floating crane NEWSHOT came

 alongside ARMAGH at Plantation Quay and

loaded onto the ocean vessel

:  8th December

   8 lifts each of 9 tons 15 cwts and

   1 lift of 11 tons 10 cwts

:  11th December

   2 lifts each of 12 tons and

   2 lifts each of 20 tons

News Event

Tuesday, December 18, 1956 @ 2300 		MUSWELL HILL (1950- General cargo ship 443 feet long of Acadia Overseas Freighters (Halifax) / Counties Ship Management, London) Own Page

MUSWELL HILL leaves Plantation Quay, Glasgow with general cargo and heavy lifts for Barbados
Arrived fromLiverpool (England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth79 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her stern 2 blinds west of east bulkhead)Net Tonnage4,240
Sailing forBarbadosGross Tonnage7,131
Sailed from berth79 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her stern 2 blinds west of east bulkhead)Deadweght Tonnage10,384
Draught forward on arrival8' 04"
Draught aft on arrival16' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo1000 on 30th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo and heavy lifts
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer Company
Heavy lifts loadedOn 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 cargo1130 on 18th December
Draught forward on sailing19' 08"
Draught aft on sailing22' 09"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2.

Arrival

Tuesday, December 25, 1956 @ 0800
The correct time is unknown and the time shown here is as published or our best estimate 		CITY OF CHELMSFORD (1947-1959 General cargo ship of Ellerman & Bucknall Line, London)) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF CHELMSFORD arrives at Mauritius on voyage 21 from Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived fromGlasgow (Scotland, UK) .... on voyage 21Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berthMauritius

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Ship Event

Saturday, December 29, 1956 @ 1400 		IRISH WILLOW (1956 - 1969 General cargo ship of Irish Shipping Company) Own Page

IRISH WILLOW completed by Ailsa Shipyard, Troon, Scotland
Port of RegistryDublin

Completed at Ailsa Shipyard, Troon, Scotland, (yard number 494) for Irish Shipping Line, Dublin

News Event

Sunday, December 30, 1956 @ 1000
DATES are correct but ACTUAL TIMES are not known - any TIMES are our estimate for guidance only 		Own Page

Conducting their business in Great Waters at the end of December 1956

 

 

AMERICAN  CHIEF  from Liverpool, at Philadelphia 31 December

ANDRIA  at Avonmouth 30 December from Baltimore

ASTRONOMER  left Durban 30 December for Lourenco Marques

BALANTIA  left Gravesend 1 January 1967 for San Lorenzo

BENALBANACH  left Singapore 30 December for Hong Kong

BENATTOW  at Penang 31 December for Port Swettenham

BENCLEUCH  left Port Swettenham 31 December for Singapore

BRASIL  STAR  at Rio de Janeiro 31 December for Buenos Aires

CAPETOWN  CASTLE  at East London 31 December from Southampton

CORFU  left Penang 31 December for London

COTOPAXI  at Talcahuano 30 December from Glasgow

CITY OF DELHI  at Bombay 30 December from Manchester

CITY OF DURBAN  at Durban 30 December for London

CITY OF KIMBERLEY  at Cape Town 31 December for Bombay

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA  left Cape Town 31 December for London

EMPIRE  KEN  left Southampton 31 December for Middle East

EMPIRE  ORWELL  at Southampton 30 December from Port Said

GOTHIC  at Gravesend 31 December from Wellington

HIGHLAND  MONARCH  at Santos 31 December for Buenos Aires

HILARY  left Las Palmas 30 December for Lagos

HIMALAYA  at Auckland 29 December from London

KENYA  left Cape Town 31 December for Beira

KENYA  CASTLE  at Durban 30 December for Lourenco Marques

LISMORIA  at Panama Canal 30 December for Vancouver

ROWALLAN  CASTLE  left Zanzibar 31 December for London

SPEAKER  at Barbados 31 December from London

STAFFORDSHIRE  at Liverpool 31 December from Rangoon

STRATHEDEN  left Melbourne 29 December for London

URUGUAY  STAR  at Gravesend 31 December from Buenos Aires

WANDERER  at Dar-es-Salaam 31 December from Glasgow

WARWICK  CASTLE  left Cape Town 30 December for London

WINCHESTER  CASTLE  at Cape Town 31 December for Southampton