Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		AKINITY (General cargo coaster) Own Page

Everard's coaster AKINITY arrives at Brixham (England, UK) from Selby (England, UK)
Arrived fromSelby (England, UK)
Arrived in berthBrixham (England, UK)

News Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		SEVERITY (1954-1975 General cargo 3-island type coaster 183 feet long of F.T. Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SEVERITY arrives at Brixham (England, UK) from Keadby (England, UK)
Arrived fromKeadby (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berthBrixham (England, UK)Gross Tonnage590

News Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 0900 		Own Page

March 1957 Advertisment by Gdynia America Shipping Lines (London) Ltd.

News Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 0900 		Own Page

March 1957 Advertisment by Jokelson & Handtsaem, S.A., (France)

News Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1200
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		MERKLAND ( 1934- 1957 General cargo ship of Currie Line, Edinburgh, Scotland) Own Page

Currie Line's MERKLAND sold to Leighton Shipping Co. Ltd. of London and renamed GUERNSEY
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage1,363

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1200
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		GUERNSEY (1957- General cargo ship of Leighton Shipping Co. Ltd., London) Own Page

Leighton Shipping Co. Ltd. of London purchase Currie Line's MERKLAND and rename her GUERNSEY
Ships agentLeighton Shipping Co. Ltd., 19 / 23 Fenchurch Buildings, London E.C.3.Port of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Gross Tonnage1,363

News Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1525 		IRISH ELM (1953-1963 General cargo ship of Irish Shipping Ltd., Dublin : Scrapped 1972 ) Own Page

IRISH ELM arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of grain from Philadelphia (U.S.A.)
Arrived fromPhiladelphia (U.S.A.)Port of RegistryDublin (Ireland)
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage5,828
Draught forward on arrival24' 02"
Draught aft on arrival26' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival7,500 tons of Grain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 20th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust
Completed discharge of inward cargo1815 on 25th March
Outward cargoLight ship - no cargo on board
Ships agentJohn S Braid, Glasgow

   Irish Shipping’s cargo ship IRISH ELM arrived at berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow at 1525 on 19th March 1957.

   Two Clyde Shipping Company tugs brought her to the berth and she tied up with her head west (that is heading downriver) and drawing 24’ 02” forward and 26’ 00” aft and was carrying 7,500 tons of grain from Philadelphia U.S.A.   Her Agent in Glasgow was the John S Braid Company.

   At 1100 on 20th March, to position the ship for unloading, IRISH ELM shifted along the quayside to berth 2, her draught being unchanged.

   Clyde Navigation Trust began unloading the grain to the adjacent huge Meadowside Granary at 1300 on 20th March and completed discharge at 1815 on 25th March.

   On 22nd March the harbour oiler SHELL MEX 5 came alongside and bunkered her with 300 tons of fuel oil and on 25th March SHELL MEX 5 again came alongside, this time bunkering her with 220 tons of fuel oil.

   Assisted by two Clyde Shipping tugs, IRISH ELM left her berth light ship (= no cargo on board = empty of cargo) at 2155 on 25th March and, drawing 11’ 00” forward and 18’ 00” aft, made her way down the River Clyde and out past Ireland and across the Atlantic Ocean to Key West in Florida, U.S.A. for orders.   Quite quaintly, the Dock Log-Book describes Key West as “Quay West.”

 

Sailing

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		GEM (1952-1976 General cargo coaster 245 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow : 1986 scrapped in Greece) Own Page

William Robertson's coaster GEM left Partington for Cork (Ireland)
Sailed from berthPartington (on Manchester Ship Canal, England)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		HOLMFIELD (1957 - 1967 coaster of Zillah Shipping, Liverpool)) Own Page

HOLMFIELD sailed from Stanlow for Glasgow
Ship's locationStanlow (on the Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Reg Tonnage250
Gross Tonnage488

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		VILLEGAS (1955-1970 General cargo ship of MacAndrews & Co. Ltd, London) Own Page

MacAndrew Line's VILLEGAS closes at London for receiving cargo for Bilbao, Cadiz and Algeciras
Ships agentMacAndrews & Co. Ltd., Plantation House, Mincing Lane, London, E.C.3. Telephone Mansion House 1543Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage1,216

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1700
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		NARDANA (1956-1963 and 1968 - 1973 General cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation, London) Own Page

NARDANA closes at London for receiving cargo for Marseilles, Genoa, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney
Ship's locationLondon (U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forMarseilles, Genoa, Adelaide, Melbourne and SydneyGross Tonnage8,512
Ships agentBritish India Steam Navigatin Co. Ltd., One Aldgate, London, E.C.3. Tel. ROYal 4535

Sailing

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		GEM (1952-1976 General cargo coaster 245 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow : 1986 scrapped in Greece) Own Page

William Robertson's coaster GEM left Eastham for Cork (Ireland)
Sailed from berthEastham (on Manchester Ship Canal, England)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		INDORITA (1920-1970 General cargo coaster 115 feet long of Coppack Brothers, Chester)) Own Page

INDORITA sailed from Connah's Quay for Larne
Port of RegistryChester, UK
Gross Tonnage201

Sailing

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		THE LADY GRANIA Own Page

THE LADY GRANIA sailed from Eastham for Dublin
Ship's locationEastham (River Mersey, at entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ALFRED MASON Own Page

ALFRED MASON sailed from Eastham for Garston
Ship's locationEastham (River Mersey, at entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)