Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Ship Event

Saturday, August 12, 1944 @ 1200 		HMS ORIBI Own Page

HMS Oribi and HMS Bulldog in collision in Gourock Bay
Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)

ORIBI (1st-13th) ARDROSSAN (11th-30th)
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1944
August Passage to Clyde to prepare for convoy defence duty.
Allocated for detached service with 20th Escort Group
12th Sustained structural damage after collision with HM Destroyer BULLDOG in Gourock Bay
(Note: HMS BULLDOG was badly damaged and under repair at Ardrossan for some time.)
15th Joined 20th Escort Group at Loch Ewe for-Russian convoy defence.

Ship Event

Thursday, August 17, 1944 @ 0800 		HMS BULLDOG ("B" class Destroyer of Royal Navy) Own Page

B Class Destroyer HMS Bulldog H91 at Ardrossan to repair collision damage
Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)

August 12th HMS Bulldog in collision with HM Frigate LOCH DUNVEGAN in Gourock Bay.

Result: Major hull damage sustained to HMS Bulldog.

August 17th Taken in hand for repair at Ardrossan
HMS Bulldog HMS Bulldog
HMS Bulldog HMS Loch Dunvegan
HMS Loch Dunvegan HMS Loch Dunvegan
HMS Loch Dunvegan

News Event

Friday, September 15, 1944 @ 1130 		Own Page

WW2 and German heavy guns on the coast of France firing across the Straits of Dover at England.
Ship's locationStraits of Dover, separating England and France

   German heavy artillery guns on the coast of France were firing across the Straits of Dover at targets on the south coast of England.   The firing started about 1130 and continued till about 2100.

 

News Event

Thursday, October 19, 1944 @ 1230
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		LOCH TARBERT (1945-1959 Loch class 307 feet long Frigate K431 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Builders model of H.M.S. LOCH TARBERT launched in 1944 at Ailsa shipyard, Troon (Firth of Clyde)
Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London

Builders model of H.M.S.LOCH TARBERT

News Event

Saturday, December 16, 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

Sunday, December 24, 1944 @ 1744
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		U486 (1944-1945 Type V11C U-boat submarine 67 metres, 220 feet long of Kreigsmarine German Navy) Own Page

German U-boat U486 torpedoes troopship LEOPOLDVILLE near Cherbourg
Ship's locationNear Cherbourg (France)Port of RegistryGermany

Ship Event

Sunday, December 24, 1944 @ 1745
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 torpedoed near Cherbourg by U486 and starts to sink
Ship's locationNear Cherbourg (France)Port of RegistryAntwerp (Belgium)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonNet Tonnage6,941
Gross Tonnage11,509

Ship Event

Sunday, December 24, 1944 @ 1900
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 torpedoed near Cherbourg and sinks with loss of 802 lives
Ship's locationNear Cherbourg (France)Port of RegistryAntwerp (Belgium)
Ships agentMinistry of War Transport, LondonNet Tonnage6,941
Gross Tonnage11,509

News Event

Monday, January 1, 1945 @ 1000 		SCOTIA (1880- Clyde passenger steamer 211 feet long of Captain W. Buchanan) Own Page

In the past the Clyde steamer SCOTIA made "Hogmanay Special" runs to Brodick (Isle of Arran)

  

   Brodick in the Isle of Arran was very quiet on New Years Day.   A good number of passengers came by the steamer, all being natives of Arran who had come to the Island to visit their families and friends.

   Conditions of travel are very different now.

   In the past Captain Buchanan with his steamer SCOTIA used to give a “Hogmanay Special” evening run to Brodick.   It was a cheery affair, with crew and passengers all in good form.   Even grim old Dan, the Mate, unbent to chaff the passengers and girls.

   The steamer arrived about 6pm (1800 hours) and the only street lighting then was by the paraffin lamps which people carried.   Horse-buses were the only means of public transport, taking two or three hours to make their way to the outlying villages.   

Ship Event

Thursday, March 1, 1945 @ 0000 		GLEN SANNOX (1925-1954 Passenger steamer 250 feet long of London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company / Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

GLEN SANNOX repairing in East India Harbour, Greenock
Ship's locationEast India Harbour, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage251
Gross Tonnage690

Ship Event

Thursday, March 1, 1945 @ 0000 		FAIR MAID (1927-1940 Passenger paddle steamer built 1886, then 1940-1945 an Admiralty tender) Own Page

FAIR MAID repairing in berth in East India Harbour, Greenock
Ship's locationEast India Harbour, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGrangemouth (Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK)

Ship Event

Thursday, March 1, 1945 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MARCHIONESS OF GRAHAM (1936-1959 Passenger steamer 220 feet long of London, Midland & Scottish Railway / Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

MARCHIONESS OF GRAHAM in East India Harbour Dry Dock, Greenock for repairs
Ship's locationEast India Dry Dock, East India Harbour, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company, The Pier, Gourock, Scotland

Ship Event

Friday, March 2, 1945 @ 0000 		GLEN SANNOX (1925-1954 Passenger steamer 250 feet long of London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company / Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

GLEN SANNOX repairing in East India Harbour, Greenock
Ship's locationEast India Harbour, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage251
Gross Tonnage690

Ship Event

Friday, March 2, 1945 @ 0000 		FAIR MAID (1927-1940 Passenger paddle steamer built 1886, then 1940-1945 an Admiralty tender) Own Page

FAIR MAID repairing in berth in East India Harbour, Greenock
Ship's locationEast India Harbour, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGrangemouth (Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK)

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1945 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MARCHIONESS OF GRAHAM (1936-1959 Passenger steamer 220 feet long of London, Midland & Scottish Railway / Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

MARCHIONESS OF GRAHAM leaves East India Harbour Dry Dock, Greenock for River Clyde
Sailing forRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEast India Dry Dock, East India Harbour, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company, The Pier, Gourock, Scotland