Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Thursday, February 9, 1961 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		CITY OF NEWPORT (1947-1961 General cargo ship of Ellerman Hall Line, Liverpool) Own Page

CITY OF NEWPORT left London (England, UK) for Basrah (Iraq, in the Persian Gulf)
Sailing forBasrah (Iraq, in the Persian Gulf)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthLondon (England, UK)Gross Tonnage7,270

Ship Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		SURREY (1952-1969 Refrigerated cargo liner of Federal Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

SURREY at Brisbane (State of Queensland, Australia) for London (England, UK)
Ship's locationAt Brisbane (State of Queensland, Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailing forLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ORONTES (1929-1962 Passenger liner of P & O) Own Page

ORONTES at Port Said (Egypt) probably waiting to join a southbound convoy through Suez Canal
Ship's locationPort Said (Egypt) ... probably waiting to join a southbound convoy through the Suez CanalPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forSydney (Australia)

Ship Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		CITY OF STAFFORD (1947-1961 General cargo ship of Ellerman Papayanni Line, Liverpool) Own Page

CITY OF STAFFORD at Suez (Egypt) .probably waiting to join a northbound convoy through Suez Canal
Ship's locationSuez (Egypt) ... probably waiting to join a northbound convoy through the Suez CanalPort of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Sailing forLondon (England, UK)Gross Tonnage7,208

Ship Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		AUTHOR (1958-1978 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

AUTHOR at Port Said, on passage from Glasgow (Scotland, UK) for Dar-es-Salaam (Tanganyika)
Ship's locationPort Said (Egypt) ... probably waiting to join a southbound convoy through the Suez CanalPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailing forOn passage from Glasgow (Scotland, UK) for Dar-es-Salaam (Tanganyika)

News Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENREOCH (1952-1976 General cargo ship 503 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line Steamers Ltd., Edinburgh) Own Page

BENREOCH at Keelung (North-eastern Taiwan) for Kaohsiung (= pronounced Coo - shung, Taiwan)
Ship's locationKeelung (North-eastern Taiwan)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forKaohsiung (= pronounced Coo - shung, Taiwan)Net Tonnage3,900
Gross Tonnage6,877
Deadweght Tonnage12,240

News Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENMHOR (1952-1973 General cargo ship of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : 1973 Scrapped) Own Page

BENMHOR at Singapore for Liverpool (England, UK)
Ship's locationSingaporePort of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forLiverpool (England, UK)Gross Tonnage7,755

News Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENLOMOND (1957-1977 General cargo liner 508 feet long 17 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

BENLOMOND at Rotterdam (Netherlands) for Hamburg (Germany)
Ship's locationRotterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryLeith
Sailing forHamburg (Germany)Net Tonnage6,001
Gross Tonnage10,325
Deadweght Tonnage12,010

News Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENARTY (1956-1962 Cargo Liner of Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

BENARTY at Hong Kong for Kobe (Japan)
Ship's locationHong KongPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Sailing forKobe (Japan)

News Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ASSYRIA (1950-1963 General cargo ship 509 feet long of Cunard Steam Ship Company, Liverpool) Own Page

ASSYRIA from London (England, UK) at Le Havre (France)
Ship's locationLe Havre (France)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived fromLondon (England, UK)Net Tonnage5,013
Gross Tonnage8,683
Deadweght Tonnage11,320

News Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		CLAN MACILWRAITH (1960 - 1979 Cargo liner 494 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN MACILWRAITH from Glasgow (Scotland, UK) at Calcutta (India)
Ship's locationCalcutta (India)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromGlasgow (Scotland, UK)

News Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		CITY OF LUCKNOW ( 1946-1963 General cargo liner 500 feet long of Ellerman Lines Ltd, London) Own Page

CITY OF LUCKNOW at Brisbane (Australia) for London (England, UK)
Ship's locationBrisbane (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailing forLondon (England, UK)Net Tonnage5485.58
Gross Tonnage9972.38

City of Lucknow

Owner : Ellerman Lines Ltd., London
Manager : Hall Line, Liverpool
Builder : Wm. Denny & Bros., Ltd., Dumbarton
Built : May, 1946
Registered : London
Length : 500’ 00”
Beam : 64’ 04”
Draught : 29’ 98”
Tonnage : 9,972.38 gross, 5,485.58 net
Official No. : 181017
Radio Call : GDSP
Engines : 3 x steam turbines, single screw
H.P. : 8,880
Speed : 16 knots
Fuel : Oil
Passengers : Nil (accommodation for 12 passengers converted for 25 apprentices in 1959)
Sister Ships : City of Khartoum, City of Swansea, City of Poona, City of Carlisle
Fate : 1963. Sold to W.H. Eddie Hsu, Taiwan & Renamed “Lisboa”, Panama reg.
March 1971. Sold and delivered to Taiwan shipbreakers at Kaohsiung.

Ship Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		STRATHAIRD (1932-1967 Passenger / cargo liner of P & O Line, London) Own Page

STRATHAIRD at Fremantle (Australia) for London (England, UK)
Ship's locationFremantle (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		LEICESTERSHIRE (1948-1965 Passenger / cargo ship of Bibby Line, Liverpool) Own Page

LEICESTERSHIRE at Aden (Yemen) for London (England, UK)
Ship's locationAden (Yemen)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailing forLondon (England, UK)Gross Tonnage8,908

Ship Event

Friday, February 10, 1961 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		LAKONIA ( 1947 - 1962 WW2 Wartime built "Liberty" cargo ship 441 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LAKONIA at Avonmouth (England, UK) from Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)
Ship's locationAvonmouth (England, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromSaint John (New Brunswick, Canada)