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Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
EGIDIA ( 1945 - 1962 General cargo liner 496 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) |
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EGIDIA at Aden (Yemen) for Liverpool (England, UK) |
| Ship's location | Aden (Yemen) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailing for | Liverpool (England, UK) | | |
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Ship Event
Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
EDINBURGH CASTLE (1947-1976 Passenger liner of Union Castle Line, London) |
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EDINBURGH CASTLE at Port Elizabeth (South Africa) ..... homeward bound for Southampton (UK) |
| Ship's location | Port Elizabeth (South Africa) ..... homeward bound for Southampton (UK) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Sailing for | Southampton (England, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 28,700 |
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Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
CITY OF PRETORIA (1947-1967 General cargo liner of Ellerman & Bucknall Line, London) |
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CITY OF PRETORIA at Port Elizabeth (South Africa) ..... homeward bound for London (UK) |
| Ship's location | Port Elizabeth (South Africa) ..... homeward bound for London (UK) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailing for | London (England, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 8,450 |
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Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
CHUSAN (1950-1973 Passenger liner of P & O Line, London : Scrapped 1973) |
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CHUSAN at Aden (Yemen) for London (UK) |
| Ship's location | Aden (Yemen) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Sailing for | London (England, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 24,215 |
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Ship Event
Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
BENAVON (1949-1970 General cargo ship 483 feet overall of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : 1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) |
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BENAVON at Rejang (Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia) for Singapore |
| Ship's location | Rejang (Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia) | Port of Registry | Leith (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailing for | Singapore | Gross Tonnage | 8,079 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 11,270 |
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Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
APAPA (1948-1968 Passenger and cargo liner 471 feet long of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) |
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APAPA at Freetown (Sierra Leone) for Lagos (Nigeria) |
| Ship's location | Freetown (Sierra Leone) | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Sailing for | Lagos (Nigeria) | Gross Tonnage | 11,651 |
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Sailing
Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
QUEEN MARY (1936-1940 Passenger liner 1,019.4 ft (310.7 m) of Cunard Line: 1940-1946 Troopship: 1946-1967 returned to service with Cunard Line, Liverpool) |
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QUEEN MARY left Southampton (England) for New York |
| Sailing for | New York (USA) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Southampton (England, UK) | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 1800
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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) |
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CILICIA left Liverpool (England, UK) on passage from Glasgow to Bombay (India) |
| Sailing for | Bombay (now known as Mumbai, India) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Liverpool (England, UK) on passage from Glasgow to Bombay (India) | Gross Tonnage | 11,136 |
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Sailing
Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
BENVENUE (1948-1973 General cargo liner 475 feet long of Ben Line / William Thomson, Edinburgh) |
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BENVENUE left London for Port Said (Egypt) : probably to join a southbound convoy through Suez Canal |
| Sailing for | Port Said (Egypt) : probably to join a southbound convoy through Suez Canal | Port of Registry | Leith (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | London (England, UK) | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 1800
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) |
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BENLOMOND left Rotterdam (Netherlands) for Hamburg (Germany) |
| Sailing for | Hamburg (Germany) | Port of Registry | Leith |
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| Sailed from berth | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | Net Tonnage | 6,001 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 10,325 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 12,010 |
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Sailing
Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
ANDRIA (1951-1963 Cargo liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool) |
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ANDRIA left Gravesend (London, UK) for St John (New Brunswick, Canada) |
| Sailing for | St John (New Brunswick, Canada) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Gravesend (London, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 7,228 |
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Sailing
Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
AMERICAN VETERAN (1946-1968 A 15.5 knot general cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1969 scrapped) |
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AMERICAN VETERAN left Liverpool (England, UK) for New York (USA) |
| Sailing for | New York (USA) | Port of Registry | New York (USA) |
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| Sailed from berth | Liverpool (England, UK) | | |
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Saturday, February 11, 1961 @ 2330
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CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) |
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Anchor Line liner CIRCASSIA arrives at Glasgow from Karachi (Pakistan) via Liverpool |
| Arrived from | Karachi (Pakistan) via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow with her head east | | |
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| Sailing for | Karachi (Pakistan) and Bombay (India) via Birkenhead | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 3 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow with her head east | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 21' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 24' 00" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 2,460 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 13 February @ 0800 | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | James Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224 | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 17 February @ 1400 | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 16 February at 1730 | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 225 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | James Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224 | | |
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| Heavy lifts loaded | 17 February at 0800 loaded 1 boiler of 30 ton 3 hundredweights | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 18 February at 1200 | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 19' 07" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 21' 00" | | |
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| Engine trials | 17 February slow turn from 1215 to 1219 | | |
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| Vessel bunkered | 15 February at 0920 bunkered 450 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY | | |
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| Ships agent | Anchor Line Ltd., 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow C.1. tel CENtral 9309 | | |
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| Sailed | 19 February at 0020 for Karachi (Pakistan) and Bombay (India) via Birkenhead | | |
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News Event
Sunday, February 12, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
ALSATIA (1951-1963 General cargo liner 503 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool : 1977 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)) |
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Cunard cargo liner ALSATIA at Southampton from New York |
| Ship's location | Southampton (UK) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, UK) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 4,098 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,242 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 10,750 |
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News Event
Sunday, February 12, 1961 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
AMERICAN FORWARDER (1946-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Lines, New York : Scrapped 1972) |
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AMERICAN FORWARDER at Dublin (Ireland) for Glasgow |
| Ship's location | Dublin (Ireland) | Port of Registry | New York, USA |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 8,228 |
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