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 |
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Coastal vessel to load bombs from Norwegian cargo ship MOLDA at King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (alongside MOLDA) | | |
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Thursday, February 10, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
EMPIRE WATERHEN (1920-1940 Oil tanker 122m long of U.S. Government : 1940--1944 J & J Denholm, Greenock : Scuttled 9 June 1944 as blockship in Gooseberry No. 4 site, Normandy) |
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EMPIRE WATERHEN arrived in Glasgow to be used as a blockship in the invasion of Normandy in June |
| Arrived in berth | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Greenock (Scotland, UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 6,004 |
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Ship Event
Friday, February 11, 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) |
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Norwegian cargo ship MOLDA at King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Bergen (Norway) |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Bombs and other cargo | Net Tonnage | 2.981 |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | Gross Tonnage | 5.137 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 8,425 |
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Ship Event
Friday, February 11, 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) |
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Troopship LEOPOLDVILLE repairing in King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 6 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Antwerp (Belgium) |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | Net Tonnage | 6,941 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 11,509 |
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Ship Event
Friday, February 11, 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) |
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Troopship AORANGI at River Wall, Shieldhall, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | River Wall, Shieldhall, Glasgow | Port of Registry | New Zealand |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | | |
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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
Friday, February 11, 1944 @ 0800
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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) |
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Troopship TEGELBERG at berth in King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | Gross Tonnage | 10,150 |
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Ship Event
Friday, February 11, 1944 @ 0800
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ALMANZORA (1915-1920 completed as Auxiliary cruiser then 589 feet long 1930-1939 Passenger liner of Royal Mail Lines then 1939-1947 Troop Transport) |
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Troopship ALMANZORA at berth in King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 2/3 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | Gross Tonnage | 15,551 |
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Arrival
Friday, February 11, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
JOSEPH N. NICOLLET (1943-1959 General cargo "Liberty" ship of U.S. Maritime Commission : Scrapped in 1959) |
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U.S. Liberty ship JOSEPH N. NICOLLET arrives in Glasgow |
| Arrived in berth | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | U. S. A. |
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Ship Event
Saturday, February 12, 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) |
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Norwegian cargo ship MOLDA at King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Bergen (Norway) |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Bombs and other cargo | Net Tonnage | 2.981 |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | Gross Tonnage | 5.137 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 8,425 |
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Ship Event
Saturday, February 12, 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) |
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Troopship LEOPOLDVILLE repairing in King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 6 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Antwerp (Belgium) |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | Net Tonnage | 6,941 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 11,509 |
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Ship Event
Saturday, February 12, 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) |
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Troopship AORANGI at River Wall, Shieldhall, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | River Wall, Shieldhall, Glasgow | Port of Registry | New Zealand |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | | |
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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
Saturday, February 12, 1944 @ 0800
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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) |
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Troopship TEGELBERG at berth in King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | Gross Tonnage | 10,150 |
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Ship Event
Saturday, February 12, 1944 @ 0800
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ALMANZORA (1915-1920 completed as Auxiliary cruiser then 589 feet long 1930-1939 Passenger liner of Royal Mail Lines then 1939-1947 Troop Transport) |
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Troopship ALMANZORA at berth in King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 2/3 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Ships agent | Ministry of War Transport, London | Gross Tonnage | 15,551 |
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Arrival
Saturday, February 12, 1944 @ 1200
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
EDWIN ABBEY (1943-1947 "Liberty" type general cargo ship 441 feet long of U.S. War Shipping Administration) |
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EDWIN ABBEY due 12th to discharge planes and general cargo at 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | U. S. A. |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Planes and general cargo | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, February 12, 1944 @ 1200
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
GEORGE M COHAN (1943-1947 "Liberty" type General cargo ship 441 feet long of United States War Shipping Administration) |
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GEORGE M COHAN due 12th to discharge planes and general cargo at 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | USA |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Planes and general cargo | | |
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