Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
SALUTA (1936-1951 Whaling factory ship of South Georgia Company / C Salvesen & Co,, Leith : Scrapped in 1951) Own Page

SALUTA still in Glasgow to be fitted out for invasion

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage5,008

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 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 still in Glasgow

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU. S. A.

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 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) Own Page

U.S. Liberty ship JOSEPH N. NICOLLET still in Glasgow

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU. S. A.

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
META (1931-1962 Steam-powered general cargo North-Sea coaster 262 feet long of Glen & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

META still in Glasgow

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage1,575

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ROXANE (1929-1954 Oil tanker of Cie. Auxiliaire de Navigation, France : Scrapped 1954) Own Page

ROXANE still in Glasgow

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryFrance

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EAGLESCLIFFE HALL (1928-1955 A "Great Laker" general cargo ship 253 feet long of Hall Corporation of Canada : Sank in 1961) Own Page

EAGLESCLIFFE HALL due in Glasgow

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryCanada
Gross Tonnage1,900

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CHEMONG Own Page

CHEMONG due in Glasgow

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
PARKESTON (1925- Passenger / cargo ferry 108m long of Det Forenade Dampskibs Selskal, Denmark) Own Page

PARKESTON due in Glasgow

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryDenmark

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EMPIRE MOORHEN (1941-1944 Cargo ship of Ministry of War Transport, London and sunk on 9 June 1944 as a blockship in area Gooseberry 4 Juno Beach at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados (Normandy, France) Own Page

EMPIRE MOORHEN still in Glasgow and intended to be used as a blockship in the Normandy invasion

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage5,628

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EMPIRE TAMAR (1941-1944 Cargo ship of Ministry of War Transport, London : Sunk in June 1944 as part of Gooseberry 5, Sword beach Ouistreham, Calvados.(Normandy invasion) Own Page

EMPIRE TAMAR still in Glasgow and intended to be used as a blockship at the D-Day invasion

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage6,640

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BELGIQUE ( -1944 Scuttled as a blockship at Juno Beach, D-Day Landings) Own Page

BELGIQUE still in Glasgow for use as a blockship in Gooseberry 4, Juno Beach, D-Day Landings

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryBelgium

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MODLIN Own Page

MODLIN still in Glasgow and intended to be used as a blockship in an invasion

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EMPIRE JAVELIN (1943-1944 Infantry Landing Ship 396 feet long of U.S. Maritime Commission / Blue Star Line, London : Sunk 28 Dec 1944 Own Page

EMPIRE JAVELIN still in Glasgow

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU.S.A.
Gross Tonnage7,177

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EMPIRE GAUNTLET (1944 Landing Ship Infantry of U.S. Maritime Commission : 1944-46 Royal Navy HMS SEFTON : 1946-47 Min.of War Transport EMPIRE GAUNTLET : 1947 to USMC : Scrapped 1964 Own Page

EMPIRE GAUNTLET due in Glasgow to discharge 1,400 tons of canned goods

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage7,177

Ship Event

Sunday, March 5, 1944 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EMPIRE CROSSBOW (1944 Landing Ship Infantry .... see below for Wikipedia article) Own Page

EMPIRE CROSSBOW due in Glasgow to discharge 1,400 tons of canned goods

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)