Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
GREENLAND (General cargo coaster) Own Page

Coaster GREENLAND at Queen's Dock, Glasgow from Hamburg

Ship's location18 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromHamburg (Germany)

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
VARNA (1924-1941 General cargo ship of Glen & Company, Glasgow : 1941 Bombed by German aircraft and sank) Own Page

Glen & Company's VARNA at Queen's Dock, Glasgow from Gothenburg

Ship's location20 Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived fromGothenburg (Sweden)Gross Tonnage1,514

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
PHIDIAS (1913-1941 General cargo ship of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool :1941 north of Azores sunk by U-Boat)) Own Page

Lamport & Holt's PHIDIAS at Queen's Dock, Glasgow for River Plate

Ship's location21 Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Sailing forRiver PlateGross Tonnage5,623

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CITY OF LONDON (1907-1916 General cargo ship of Ellerman Line, London : 1916-19 Armed merchant cruiser :1919-39 Returned to owners : 1939-1946 Troopship : 1946 Scrapped) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF LONDON at Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Calcutta

Ship's location27 Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forCalcutta (India)Gross Tonnage8,815

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CLAN MACNAB (1920-1941 General cargo ship of Clan Line, Glasgow : 1941 Sank after collision near Cape Verde Islands)) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACNAB at Queen's Dock, Glasgow from Chittagong

Ship's location30 Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived fromChittagong (East Pakistan)Gross Tonnage6,114

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
TARANTIA (1916-1937 General cargo ship of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's TARANTIA at Yorkhill, Glasgow for Bombay

Ship's locationYorkhill, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Sailing forBombay (India)Gross Tonnage4,938

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CALIFORNIA (1923-1939 Passenger liner of Anchor Line, Glasgow : 1939-1943 Troopship : 1943 Sunk_) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALIFORNIA at Yorkhill, Glasgow for New York

Ship's locationYorkhill, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Sailing forNew York (USA)Gross Tonnage16,792

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ARABISTAN (1929-1942 General cargo ship of Frank Strick Company, London : 1942 sunk by German surface raider) Own Page

Frank Strick's Line's ARABISTAN overhauling at River Kelvin, Glasgow

Ship's locationRiver Kelvin, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage5,874

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
GARTAVOS Own Page

GARTAVOS from Las Palmas at Merklands Quay, Glasgow

Ship's locationMerklands Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromLas Palmas

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CAMERONIA (1921-1940 Passenger liner 678 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow: 1940-1948 Troopship: 1948-1953 Emigrant ship from U.K. to Australia: sold 1953) Own Page

Anchor Line's CAMERONIA overhauling at Elderslie, Glasgow

Ship's locationElderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage16,280

Arrival

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CALIFORNIA (1923-1939 Passenger liner of Anchor Line, Glasgow : 1939-1943 Troopship : 1943 Sunk_) Own Page

Anchor Liner CALIFORNIA scheduled to arrive at Dublin from New York

Arrived fromNew York (USA)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berthDublin (Eire / Ireland)Gross Tonnage16,792
Outward cargoPassengers

Arrival

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
TRANSYLVANIA (1925-1939 Passenger / cargo liner of Anchor Line, Glasgow : 1939 converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1940 torpedoed and sunk off Inishtrahull; loss of 48 lives. Own Page

Anchor Liner TRANSYLVANIA scheduled to arrive at New York from Dublin

Arrived fromDublin (Eire / Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthNew York (USA)Gross Tonnage16,923
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 1500
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MADURA (1921-1953 Passenger/cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company, London : Scrapped 1953) Own Page

British India's MADURA, Beira for London, at Dar-es-Salaam, May 31

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage8,975

Ship Event

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 1500
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ARANDORA STAR (1929-1940 Passenger/cargo liner of Blue Star Line, London : 1940 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic; loss of 805 lives.) Own Page

Blue Star Line's ARANDORA STAR, from Southampton for cruise, passed Ushant May 31

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage12,838

Sailing

Sunday, May 31, 1936 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
SAMARIA (1922-1956 Passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard Line's SAMARIA, for Boston and New York, left Greenock May 31

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage19,602