Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Sunday, January 20, 1957 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		DUKE OF ARGYLL (1928-1956 Passenger ferry 360 feet long of London, Midland & Scottish Railway, London / British Transport Commission, London : 1957 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Passenger ferry DUKE OF ARGYLL at Troon Shipbreakers
Ship's locationWest of Scotland Shipbreaking Company, Troon (Scotland)Port of RegistryLancaster (England)
Net Tonnage1,493
Gross Tonnage3,604

Arrival

Sunday, January 20, 1957 @ 2010 		ROYAL STAR (1946-1961 General cargo ship of Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

ROYAL STAR arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow from Wellington (New Zealand) via Avonmouth (England)
Arrived fromWellington (New Zealand) via Avonmouth (England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth77 Plantation Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage9,141
Draught forward on arrival16 feetDeadweght Tonnage10,888
Draught aft on arrival21' 8"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo

Arrival

Monday, January 21, 1957 @ 1120 		SHELL MEX 5 (1921- Steam Harbour oiler 152 feet long of Eagle Oil & Shipping Co., London) Own Page

SHELL MEX 5 arrives alongside RIO ALTO (formerly EAST HILL) to bunker her with fuel oil
Arrived fromDunglass oil depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside RIO ALTO ex EAST HILL)Net Tonnage226
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage440
Deadweght Tonnage548

Ship Event

Monday, January 21, 1957 @ 1120 		RIO ALTO (1957-1964 General cargo ship) Own Page

RIO ALTO (formerly EAST HILL) bunkers with fuel oil from oiler SHELL MEX 5
Ship's location25 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Vessel bunkeredFuel oil from oiler SHELL MEX 5

Arrival

Monday, January 21, 1957 @ 1542 		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 berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Ship Event

Monday, January 21, 1957 @ 1700 		CLAN ROBERTSON (1954-1959 General cargo liner 466 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

CLAN ROBERTSON closes for receiving cargo at Glasgow 21st January 1957
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage4,111
Gross Tonnage7,898

 

CLAN  LINE

FAST  LINER  SERVICES

 

CAPE  TOWN,  PORT  ELIZABETH,  EAST  LONDON

DURBAN,  LOURENCO  MARQUES  and  *BEIRA

CLAN  MACKINNON  ……  Closing  Newport Jan 3  …….. Birkenhead  * Jan 15  1957

*Closing for Beira Jan 11

 

 

CAPE  TOWN,  MOSSEL  BAY,  PORT  ELIZABETH,

EAST  LONDON  and  MAURITIUS

CLAN  MACDOUGALL  …..  Closing  Glasgow Jan 14  …..  Birkenhead * Jan 28  1957

*Closing for Mauritius Jan 22

 

 

DURBAN,  LOURENCO  MARQUES  and  *BEIRA

CLAN  SINCLAIR  …………  Closing  Birkenhead  * Jan 13

CLAN  ROBERTSON  ……  Closing Glasgow Jan 21  ……. Birkenhead Feb 3  1957

*Closing for Beira Jan 8 

*Beira cargo must be specially booked before dispatch

 

 

TUTICORIN,  MADRAS  and  CALCUTTA

(via  COLOMBO)

CLAN  CHATTAN  ………..  Closing Birkenhead Jan 8  1957

 

 

COLOMBO,  MADRAS  and  CHITTAGONG

CLAN  MACKINLAY  ……  Closing Glasgow Jan 10  ….  Newport Jan 14  … Birkenhead Jan 19  1957

 

For  all  information,  apply  to  :-

CAYZER,  IRVINE  &  CO.  LTD.,

LONDON,     LIVERPOOL,     and

109 HOPE  STREET,  GLASGOW

Telephone  Central  7050

Arrival

Monday, January 21, 1957 @ 2035 		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 15/16 Prince's Dock, Glasgow to bunker her
Arrived fromOld Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth2 X 15/16 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage226
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage440
Deadweght Tonnage548

Arrival

Tuesday, January 22, 1957 @ 1220 		CITY OF YOKOHAMA (1922-1958 General cargo ship of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF YOKOHAMA arrives in Glasgow from Karachi via Manchester
Arrived fromKarachi (Pakistan) via ManchesterPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth2/3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival13 feet
Draught aft on arrival17' 2"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 (telephone 9971)

Arrival

Tuesday, January 22, 1957 @ 1450 		LOGAN (1923-1961 Clyde puffer 66 feet long of James Warnock, Paisley)) Own Page

Puffer LOGAN arrives in Prince's Dock with sand which she had dredged from the sandbank off Cardross
Arrived fromCardross (River Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth23 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalSand (which she had dredged from the sandbank off Cardross on the north bank of the River Clyde)

Arrival

Tuesday, January 22, 1957 @ 1910 		CELT (1954- General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow)) Own Page

Puffer CELT arrives in Prince's Dock to load Post Office cable ducts for Lochmaddy (Outer Hebrides)
Arrived fromArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth27 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage139
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1957 @ 0445 		SEAFOX (1946-1958 Royal Fleet Auxiliary naval aviation stores carrier / Victualling Stores Issuing Ship pennant number A214) Own Page

Royal Fleet Auxiliary SEAFOX arrives in Glasgow from Belfast with Naval stores
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRoyal Fleet Auxiliary, Admiralty, London
Arrived in berth83 Plantation Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalNaval stores

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1957 @ 1115 		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 arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromQueen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth31 Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1957 @ 1556 		HMS CADIZ (1946-1956 Battle-class Destroyer 379 feet long pennant number D79 of the Royal Navy, London) Own Page

H.M.S. CADIZ arrives in No. 2 Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow from Tail of the Bank (anchorage off Greenock)
Arrived fromTail of the Bank (the anchorage off Greenock)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Arrived in berthNo. 2 Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1957 @ 1640 		TARANTIA (1948-1959 General cargo ship 444 feet long of Anchor Line. Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's TARANTIA arrives at No. 3 Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow from Yorkhill, Glasgow
Arrived fromYorkhill, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthNo. 3 Govan Dry Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,265
Draught forward on arrival11' 4"
Draught aft on arrival15' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalPart inward cargo
Ships agentAnchor Line, 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow C 1

News Event

Wednesday, January 23, 1957 @ 1700 		MANDASOR (1946-1962 General cargo ship of T & J Brocklebank, Liverpool) Own Page

MANDASOR closing for receiving cargo at Birkenhead 23rd January 1957 for India and East Pakistan
Ship's locationBirkenhead (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Ships agentThos. & Jno. Brocklebank Ltd.

 

BROCKLEBANK   LINE

GLASGOW   and   LIVERPOOL

To

PORT  SAID,   SUEZ,   ADEN,

CALCUTTA   and   CHALNA

Also   Visakhapatnam  (if  inducement  offered)

MANDASOR  …… Closing Birkenhead 23rd Jan 1957

*MASIRAH  ….  Closing Glasgow 29th Jan  ….  Birkenhead 8th Feb 1957

*Omits  Chalna

With liberty to proceed via Suez or the Cape

 

For further particulars, apply to :— 

P.  HENDERSON  &  COMPANY,

95  BOTHWELL  STREET,  GLASGOW,  C 2

Telephone  Central  8761

Or

THOS.  &  JNO.  BROCKLEBANK  LTD.,

DUNDEE  and  LIVERPOOL