Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ARDUITY (1946-1969 Coastal Tanker 234ft long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's ARDUITY arrived at Eastham from Liverpool
Ship's locationEastham (River Mersey, at entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage950

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		AQUEITY ( 1949 - 1964 a bridge-amidships coastal tanker 201 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's AQUEITY arrived at Stanlow from Preston
Ship's locationStanlow (on the Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SHELL DIRECTOR (1952-1966 Coastal oil tanker 201 feet overall of Shell Mex & B P, London : Scrapped 1966) Own Page

SHELL DIRECTOR arrived at Stanlow from Ardrossan
Ship's locationStanlow (on the Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Net Tonnage383
Gross Tonnage1,220
Deadweght Tonnage971

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ESSEX COAST Own Page

ESSEX COAST arrived at Ellesmere Port from Belfast

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		SARAH BOWATER (1955-1968 General cargo ship / newsprint carrier 419 feet overall of Bowater Steamship Company / Furness Withy / Cayzer Irvine : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

SARAH BOWATER arrived at Miami (Florida, USA) from Port aux Basques (Newfoundland, Canada)
Arrived fromPort aux Basques (Newfoundland, Canada)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthMiami (Florida, USA)Net Tonnage3,530
Gross Tonnage6,581
Deadweght Tonnage8,190

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		PRESIDENT MONROE (1946-1965 General cargo ship of American President Line, USA) Own Page

PRESIDENT MONROE arrived at Baltimore (USA) from Singapore
Arrived fromSingaporePort of RegistryU.S.A.
Arrived in berthBaltimore (USA)Gross Tonnage9,255

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		PRESIDENT McKINLEY (1946-1968 General cargo freighter of American President Lines : 1970 scrapped) Own Page

PRESIDENT McKINLEY arrived at Yokohama (Japan) from Pusan (South Korea)
Arrived fromPusan (South Korea)Port of RegistryUSA
Arrived in berthYokohama (Japan)Gross Tonnage7,924

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		SOUDAN (1948-1970 Refrigerated and General cargo ship 502 feet long of P & O Line, London) Own Page

SOUDAN arrived at Kobe (Japan) from London (UK)
Arrived fromLondon (UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthKobe (Japan)Gross Tonnage9,080
Deadweght Tonnage11,100

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		HISTORIAN (1948 - 1962 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

HISTORIAN arrives in Trinidad from Demerara
Arrived fromDemeraraPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthTrinidad

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		FLEXITY (General cargo coaster) Own Page

Everard's coaster FLEXITY arrives at Brixham (England, UK) from Goole (England, UK)
Arrived fromGoole (England, UK)
Arrived in berthBrixham (England, UK)

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0900 		Own Page

1957 Advertisment by Jamaica Banana Producers Steamship Co. for their London to Kingston service

Sailing

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0955 		ALBERT WILLEM (1954-1966 General cargo coaster 170 feet (51.9 meters) of N.V. Agence Maritime John B. Vets & Co., Antwerp, Belgium Owner: N.V. Motorschip Westland, Rotterdam, Netherlands Own Page

Netherlands coaster ALBERT WILLEM leaves Glasgow for Port Talbot
Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (east end)Net Tonnage209
Sailing forPort Talbot (Wales, UK)Gross Tonnage428
Sailed from berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage647
Draught forward on arrival10' 06"
Draught aft on arrival11' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival580 tons of Grain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 19th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust
Completed discharge of inward cargo0930 on 20th March
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Ships agentWilliam Robertson Shipowners, Glasgow

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MONTE URQUIOLA (1949-1975 Passenger / cargo ship of Aznar Line, Bilbao, Spain) Own Page

Aznar Line's MONTE URQUIOLA struck Tower Bridge, London, when arriving from Canary Islands
Ship's locationRiver Thames at Tower Bridge, LondonPort of RegistryBilbao (Spain)
Arrived fromCanary IslandsGross Tonnage7,723
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and fresh fruit

 

   The 7,723 gross ton Spanish passenger and cargo ship MONTE URQUIOLA struck Tower Bridge, London, as she was passing through the bridge on her way upriver to the Upper Pool to berth at New Fresh Wharf.

   The ship, owned by the Aznar Line of Bilbao, was arriving with passengers and a cargo of fresh fruit from the Canary Islands and  sustained only slight damage to her port side

  

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1000 		Own Page

April 1957 Sailing Notice for Pacific Steam Navigation Company for South American Ports

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		HISTORIAN (1948 - 1962 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's HISTORIAN arrives at Trinidad from Demerara
Port of RegistryLiverpool