Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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What/When Ship

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 		LEOPOLDVILLE (1929-1939 Passenger Liner 479 feet long of Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo, Antwerp then 1939-1944 Troopship of War Transport, London) Own Page

Troopship LEOPOLDVILLE repairing in King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location6 King George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryAntwerp (Belgium)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonNet Tonnage6,941
Gross Tonnage11,509

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 		JEFFERSON DAVIS (1942-1961 "Liberty" type general cargo ship of U.S. Government Own Page

JEFFERSON DAVIS loaded American vessel repairing in King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location7 King George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryU.S.A.
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, London

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 		JOHN A QUITMAN (1943-1973 "Liberty" type general cargo ship of U.S. Government) Own Page

JOHN A. QUITMAN loaded American vessel repairing in King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location8 King George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryU.S.A.
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, London

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 		AORANGI (1924-1940 Passenger liner of Union Steamship Company, then 1940-1946 Troopship and Depot ship, then 1948-1953 Passenger Liner 600 feet long of Union S.S. Company) Own Page

Troopship AORANGI at River Wall, Shieldhall, Glasgow
Ship's locationRiver Wall, Shieldhall, GlasgowPort of RegistryNew Zealand
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, London

AORANGI was to make one final trooping voyage in 1944, a round trip from the UK to Malta, departing from the Clyde in convoy KMF.29 on February 21st carrying 1,559 troops. She returned with convoy MKF.29 that had left Port Said on March 2nd for Liverpool, carrying 4,143 troops; she arrived at Liverpool on March 16th 1944 and entered a Liverpool dockyard a few days later.

A very full description of the life of AORANGI, both in peacetime and in wartime, is on http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/AORANGI.htm#.WLemRoXXLIU

News Event

Wednesday, February 9, 1944 @ 0800 		Own Page

Glasgow's King George V Dock in wartime Britain, 9th February 1944
Ship's locationKing George V Dock and Riverwall, Shieldhall, Glasgow

         

 

                        KING  GEORGE  V  DOCK

                                                                                        VESSELS  IN  BERTH

 Berth No 1     TEGELBERG sails 20th

               2/3   ALMANZORA sails 18th

               4      MOLDA

               6      LEOPOLDVILLE repairing, sails 20th

               7      JEFFERSON DAVIS loaded American vessel repairing

              8      JOHN A. QUITMAN loaded American vessel repairing

             9      ABRAHAM CLARK sails 9th/10th

River Wall      AORANGI sails 17th

 

VESSELS  EXPECTED

 EDWIN ABBEY due 12th to discharge planes and general cargo at 4 King George V Dock

GEORGE M. COHAN due 12th to discharge planes and general cargo at 9 King George V Dock

HAAKON HAUAN due 12th to discharge planes and general cargo at 10 King George V Dock

ROSEBUD due 13/14th to discharge planes and general cargo at 9 King George V Dock

FERNCOURT due 13/14th to discharge planes and general cargo at 10 King George V Dock

and 1 Tanker due 15/16th at 9 or 10 King George V Dock to discharge planes

 

MOVEMENTS  OF  VESSELS

ANTENOR moves on 17th to Riverwall, sails 18th

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA due 18th to bunker at 7 King George V Dock

8 U.S. Troopers due 20th and 21st for King George V Dock

1 Coasting vessel expected 10th to load bombs ex “MOLDA” at King George V Dock

74 planes by barge ex Faslane and Rothesay Dock to King George V Dock after 12th

 

Harbour & Traffic Department,

Glasgow,

9th February 1944

 

Ship Event

Wednesday, February 9, 1944 @ 0800 		TEGELBERG (1938-1942 Passenger/cargo liner 171 metres long, then 1942-1947 Troopship, then 1947-1968 passenger/cargo liner of Koninklijke Java China Paketvaart Lijnen, Amsterdam) Own Page

Troopship TEGELBERG at berth in King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location1 King George V Dock, Glasgow Port of RegistryAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonGross Tonnage10,150

Ship Event

Wednesday, February 9, 1944 @ 0800 		ALMANZORA (1915-1920 completed as Auxiliary cruiser then 589 feet long 1930-1939 Passenger liner of Royal Mail Lines then 1939-1947 Troop Transport) Own Page

Troopship ALMANZORA at berth in King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location2/3 King George V Dock, Glasgow Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonGross Tonnage15,551

Arrival

Wednesday, February 9, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		JULIEN POYDRAS (1943-1971 General cargo "Liberty" ship of U. S. Maritime Commission : Scrapped 1971) Own Page

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

Ship Event

Wednesday, February 9, 1944 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ABRAHAM CLARK (1942-1947 "Liberty" type general cargo ship 441 feet long of United States War Shipping Administration. USA Own Page

American vessel ABRAHAM CLARK to leave King George V Dock, Glasgow 9th or 10th February
Ship's location9 King George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLos Angeles (California, USA)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonNet Tonnage4,380
Gross Tonnage7,176

The ship took part in the Normandy landings in France in June 1944 and survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. However, in 1959, the ship was wrecked off Grays Harbor in Washington and subsequently scrapped.

Ship Event

Thursday, February 10, 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

Thursday, February 10, 1944 @ 0000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		LEOPOLDVILLE (1929-1939 Passenger Liner 479 feet long of Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo, Antwerp then 1939-1944 Troopship of War Transport, London) Own Page

Troopship LEOPOLDVILLE repairing in King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location6 King George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryAntwerp (Belgium)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonNet Tonnage6,941
Gross Tonnage11,509

Ship Event

Thursday, February 10, 1944 @ 0000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		AORANGI (1924-1940 Passenger liner of Union Steamship Company, then 1940-1946 Troopship and Depot ship, then 1948-1953 Passenger Liner 600 feet long of Union S.S. Company) Own Page

Troopship AORANGI at River Wall, Shieldhall, Glasgow
Ship's locationRiver Wall, Shieldhall, GlasgowPort of RegistryNew Zealand
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, London

AORANGI was to make one final trooping voyage in 1944, a round trip from the UK to Malta, departing from the Clyde in convoy KMF.29 on February 21st carrying 1,559 troops. She returned with convoy MKF.29 that had left Port Said on March 2nd for Liverpool, carrying 4,143 troops; she arrived at Liverpool on March 16th 1944 and entered a Liverpool dockyard a few days later.

A very full description of the life of AORANGI, both in peacetime and in wartime, is on http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/AORANGI.htm#.WLemRoXXLIU

Ship Event

Thursday, February 10, 1944 @ 0800 		TEGELBERG (1938-1942 Passenger/cargo liner 171 metres long, then 1942-1947 Troopship, then 1947-1968 passenger/cargo liner of Koninklijke Java China Paketvaart Lijnen, Amsterdam) Own Page

Troopship TEGELBERG at berth in King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location1 King George V Dock, Glasgow Port of RegistryAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonGross Tonnage10,150

Ship Event

Thursday, February 10, 1944 @ 0800 		ALMANZORA (1915-1920 completed as Auxiliary cruiser then 589 feet long 1930-1939 Passenger liner of Royal Mail Lines then 1939-1947 Troop Transport) Own Page

Troopship ALMANZORA at berth in King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location2/3 King George V Dock, Glasgow Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonGross Tonnage15,551

Ship Event

Thursday, February 10, 1944 @ 1000
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 at King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload bombs to a coastal vessel
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