Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Friday, January 7, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		GRYFEVALE (1929-1944 General cargo ship 385 feet long of Gryfevale S.S. Co. / A Crawford Co., Glasgow : Scrapped 1962) Own Page

GRYFEVALE arrives in Glasgow to be fitted out for invasion
Arrived in berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland)
Net Tonnage2,762
Gross Tonnage4,672

Arrival

Thursday, January 13, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DUKE OF LANCASTER (1928-1944 Passenger ferry 349 feet of London, Midland & Scottish Railway : 1944-1946 Hospital ship : 1946-1956 Returned to owners : Scrapped in 1956) Own Page

DUKE OF LANCASTER arrives in Glasgow to be fitted out for invasion
Arrived in berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLancaster (England, U.K.)
Net Tonnage1,497
Gross Tonnage3,608

Arrival

Sunday, January 23, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CLAN MACAULAY (1937-1963 Refrigerated cargo ship 477 feet long of Clan Line / Houston Line / Huntly Cook : Scrapped in 1963) Own Page

CLAN MACAULAY arrives in Glasgow to be fitted out for invasion
Arrived in berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Net Tonnage6,118
Gross Tonnage10,472

Arrival

Tuesday, January 25, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		EMPIRE BROADSWORD (1943-44 Infantry Landing Ship of Ministry of War Transport, London : Sunk in 1944) Own Page

EMPIRE BROADSWORD arrived in Glasgow for conversion to L.S.I. (= Landing ship infantry) for invasion
Arrived in berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

News Event

Friday, January 28, 1944 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CILICIA (1938-40 Anchor Line passenger/cargo ship : 1940-44 Armed Merchant Cruiser : 1944-46 Troopship : 1946 Returned to owners : 1966-80 training ship / Hostel in Rotterdam : 1980 scrapped Bilbao) Own Page

Anchor Line's CILICIA / H.M.S. CILICIA service as a Troop Transport in World War 2
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage11,136

 

Courtesy of University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections GB248 Anchor Line Ltd.(UGD 255/1/7/7)

 

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 1, 1944 @ 0600 		Own Page

Landing craft were being trained for D-Day landings at Rosneath in the Gare Loch
Ship's locationRosneath (Gare Loch, River Clyde)

Apparently landing craft which were to be used in "Operation Neptune" - the Naval side of the "Operation Overlord" - the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944 - were being trained in amphibious handling and landing techniques in various places around Britain - and - among them - at Rosneath in the Gare Loch

Arrival

Tuesday, February 1, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		JEFFERSON DAVIS (1942-1961 "Liberty" type general cargo ship of U.S. Government Own Page

JEFFERSON DAVIS arrives in Glasgow
Arrived in berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU.S.A.

Arrival

Tuesday, February 1, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		JOHN A QUITMAN (1943-1973 "Liberty" type general cargo ship of U.S. Government) Own Page

JOHN A QUITMAN arrives in Glasgow
Arrived in berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU.S.A.

Arrival

Wednesday, February 2, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ELISHA GRAVES OTIS (1943-1964 General cargo "Liberty" ship: during WW2 was operated by U.S. Maritime Commission and after WW2 was chartered to Grace Lines : Scrapped 1964) Own Page

ELISHA GRAVES OTIS arrives in Glasgow to be repaired for invasion
Arrived in berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryUSA

Sailing

Friday, February 4, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		EMPIRE BROADSWORD (1943-44 Infantry Landing Ship of Ministry of War Transport, London : Sunk in 1944) Own Page

EMPIRE BROADSWORD leaves Glasgow after conversion to L.S.I. (= Landing Ship Infantry) for invasion
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
SS Empire Broadsword
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History
Class and type:
C1-S-AY-1 Infantry landing ship
Name:
Cape Marshall (1943)
Empire Broadsword (1943-44)
Owner:
War Shipping Administration
Operator:
Cunard White Star Line
Port of registry:
 London
Builder:
Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California
Launched:
16 August 1943
Completed:
December 1943
Out of service:
2 July 1944
Identification:
United Kingdom Official Number 169737
Code Letters MYMJ
Fate:
Struck a mine and sank
General characteristics
Tonnage:
7,177 GRT
4,823 NRT
Length:
396 ft 5 in (120.83 m)
Beam:
60 ft 1 in (18.31 m)
Depth:
35 ft (10.67 m)
Propulsion:
Steam turbines, double reduction geared driving a single screw
Armament:
1 × 4 in gun
1 × 12 pdr gun
12 × 20mm guns
 

Location of the sinking of Empire Broadsword.
Empire Broadsword was a Type C1-S-AY-1 infantry landing ship built in 1943 as Cape Marshall. She was renamed Empire Broadsword before completion and entering into service for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She had a short career, entering service in December 1943 and being sunk by a mine in July 1944.
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Construction
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Career
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Official Numbers and Code Letters
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Construction
The ship was built by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California as yard number 348. She was launched on 16 August 1943 as Cape Marshall. She was 396 feet 5 inches (120.83 m) long, with a beam of 60 feet 1 inch (18.31 m) and a depth of 35 feet (10.67 m). She was propelled by two steam turbines which drove a single screw via double reduction gearing. The steam turbine were manufactured by Westinghouse Electrical and Manufacturing Corp, Essington, Pennsylvania.
Career
The ship was transferred under the terms of lend lease shortly after being completed in 1943 under the name Empire Broadsword. She was chartered by the MoWT, and was operated under the management of Cunard White Star Line
The Empire Broadsword was mined and sunk off Normandy while supporting the allied invasion of Europe Her position is 49°25′N 0°54′W] Seventy survivors were rescued by USS PC-1225 The wreck lies on its starboard side in 27 metres (89 ft) of water and is now a dive site.[6] Those lost on Empire Broadsword are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Broadsword had the UK Official Number 169737 and used the Code Letters MYMJ.

Ship Event

Monday, February 7, 1944 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MOLDA (1937- 1959 General cargo ship 435 feet long of A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen) Own Page

Norwegian cargo ship MOLDA arrived at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage in convoy HX276 from New York
Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryBergen (Norway)
Arrived fromNew York (USA)Net Tonnage2.981
Cargo carried on arrivalBombs and other cargoGross Tonnage5.137
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonDeadweght Tonnage8,425

Ship Event

Monday, February 7, 1944 @ 1600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MOLDA (1937- 1959 General cargo ship 435 feet long of A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen) Own Page

Norwegian cargo ship MOLDA leaves Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage, Greenock for Glasgow dock
Sailing forKing George V Dock, Shieldhall, GlasgowPort of RegistryBergen (Norway)
Sailed from berthTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage2.981
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonGross Tonnage5.137
CargoBombs and other cargoDeadweght Tonnage8,425

Ship Event

Monday, February 7, 1944 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MOLDA (1937- 1959 General cargo ship 435 feet long of A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen) Own Page

Norwegian cargo ship MOLDA arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromNew York (USA) via Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryBergen (Norway)
Arrived in berth4 King George V Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage2.981
Cargo carried on arrivalBombs and other cargoGross Tonnage5.137
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonDeadweght Tonnage8,425

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 8, 1944 @ 0000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MOLDA (1937- 1959 General cargo ship 435 feet long of A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen) Own Page

Norwegian cargo ship MOLDA in berth at King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location4 King George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryBergen (Norway)
Cargo carried on arrivalBombs and other cargoNet Tonnage2.981
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonGross Tonnage5.137
Deadweght Tonnage8,425

Ship Event

Wednesday, February 9, 1944 @ 0000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MOLDA (1937- 1959 General cargo ship 435 feet long of A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen) Own Page

Norwegian cargo ship MOLDA in berth at King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location4 King George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryBergen (Norway)
Cargo carried on arrivalBombs and other cargoNet Tonnage2.981
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonGross Tonnage5.137
Deadweght Tonnage8,425