Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Friday, January 4, 1957 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
PORT ADELAIDE (1951-1972 Refrigerated cargo liner of Port Line, London : Scrapped 1972) Own Page

PORT ADELAIDE left Melbourne 4 Jan for Sydney

Ship's locationMelbourne (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage8,106

Ship Event

Friday, January 4, 1957 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ROSSETTI (1956-1963 then 1967-1970 General cargo ship of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool) Own Page

ROSSETTI left Montevideo 4 Jan for Buenos Aires

Ship's locationMontevideo (Uruguay)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Gross Tonnage4,538

Ship Event

Friday, January 4, 1957 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
STIRLING CASTLE (1936-1966 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Mail Steamship Company, London) Own Page

STIRLING CASTLE left Cape Town 4 Jan for Port Elizabeth

Ship's locationCape Town (South Africa)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENALBANACH (1947-1965 General cargo ship of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENALBANACH at Hong Kong 5 Jan for Manila

Ship's locationHong KongPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENLEDI (1951-1963 General cargo liner of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENLEDI at Antwerp 5 Jan for London

Ship's locationAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CALCHAS (1947-1957 then 1962-1973 General cargo ship 487 feet overall of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

CALCHAS at Pulau Bukom 5 Jan from Glasgow

Ship's locationPulau Bukom (a small island belonging to Singapore located 5 km south of main island of Singapore)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

"Hydatina" of Croydon, England, writes :

Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small island belonging to Singapore that is located about five kilometres to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. The size of Pulau Bukom is about 1.45 km².   Royal Dutch Shell Group had a refinery there which I visited a number of times on Shell U.K. Tankers.

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CITY OF NEW YORK (1946-1967 General cargo ship 500 feet overall of Ellerman Lines, London : 1969 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

CITY OF NEW YORK at Calcutta 5 Jan from Hampton Roads

Ship's locationCalcutta (India)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CITY OF OTTAWA (1950-1971 General cargo ship of Ellerman & Bucknall Line, London : 1977 scrapped) Own Page

CITY OF OTTAWA at Kobe 5 Jan from Hamburg

Ship's locationKobe (Japan)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage10,017

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EMPRESS OF FRANCE (1928-1939 Passenger / cargo liner 582 feet long of Canadian Pacific Line, Liverpool :1939-1947 Troopship : 1947-1960 returned to owners : Scrapped 1960) Own Page

EMPRESS OF FRANCE at Liverpool 5 Jan from St John (N.B.)

Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Net Tonnage11,801
Gross Tonnage20,123

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ORARI (1931-1958 Refrigerated cargo liner 471 feet long of New Zealand Shipping Company, Plymouth) Own Page

ORARI at Brisbane 5 Jan from Townsville

Ship's locationBrisbane (Australia)Port of RegistryPlymouth (England)
Net Tonnage6,228
Gross Tonnage10,350

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
YOMA (1950-1964 Passenger and cargo liner 463 feet long of "Paddy" Henderson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

YOMA at Rangoon 5 Jan from Glasgow

Ship's locationRangoon (Burma)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENDORAN (1956-1977 Conventional general cargo liner 508 feet long 17 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line of Leith : 1977 scrapped in Taiwan) Own Page

BENDORAN left Iloilo (Philippines) 5 Jan for Cebu (Philippines)

Ship's locationIloilo (Philippines)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage10,355
Deadweght Tonnage12,100

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
DOMINION MONARCH (1939-1940 Passenger ship 657 feet long of Shaw Savill & Albion, London:: 1940-1947 Troopship: 1947 returned to owners : Scrapped in 1962) Own Page

DOMINION MONARCH left Southampton 5 Jan for Wellington

Ship's locationSouthampton (England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage15,813
Gross Tonnage27,155

Ship Event

Saturday, January 5, 1957 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND (1942-1958 Passenger liner of Canadian Pacific Line, Liverpool) Own Page

EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND left Liverpool 5 Jan for New York

Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage26,032

Ship Event

Sunday, January 6, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
WANDERER (1951 - 1970 general cargo liner 448 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

WANDERER at Zanzibar 6 Jan from Glasgow

Ship's locationZanzibarPort of RegistryLiverpool