Ship Event
Tuesday, February 15, 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
Tuesday, February 15, 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
Tuesday, February 15, 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
Tuesday, February 15, 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
Tuesday, February 15, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
PAMPAS (1944-1946 Infantry Landing Ship : 1946-1964 Returned as general cargo ship to owners Royal Mail Lines, London) |
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PAMPAS arrived in Glasgow |
| Arrived in berth | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 5,576 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, February 16, 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 Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage awaiting inclusion in convoy to New York |
| Ship's location | Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Bergen (Norway) |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | 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
Wednesday, February 16, 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
Wednesday, February 16, 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
Wednesday, February 16, 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
Wednesday, February 16, 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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Ship Event
Thursday, February 17, 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 Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage awaiting inclusion in convoy to New York |
| Ship's location | Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Bergen (Norway) |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | 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
Thursday, February 17, 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
Thursday, February 17, 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
Thursday, February 17, 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
Thursday, February 17, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
RONAN (1938-1963 General cargo coaster 260 feet long of George Gibson & Co., Leith : Foundered in 1967) |
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George Gibson Company coaster RONAN arrives in Glasgow to be fitted out for invasion |
| Arrived in berth | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Leith (Scotland, UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 1,489 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 2,095 |
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