Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Shipowners in 1960's

 

We welcome any contributions for any Shipping Company in the World


compiled by Bernt Frederiksz

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

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Contributed by Charlie and Misty Fennelly,  New Jersey. U.S.A (Misty was born in Canada and her family were Pilots on Saint Lawrence)

 

ALVA  STEAMSHIP  Co. Ltd.

Managers  :  Navigation & Coal Trade Co. Ltd.

Offices  :  49 Leadenhall Street, London, E C 3

Telegraphic Address (Inland)  : “Navcot, Telex, London”

                                    (Foreign)  : “Navcot, London”

Telephone  :  Royal 8651

Telex  :  2-2372/3

Directors  :  Sir NORMAN ROBERTS,  K.B.E., C.M.G.

                      Lt-Col E. V. COLLIER, D.S.O.

                      W. SOZONOFF  (Dutch)

                      F. V. CROSS, C.M.G.

                      A. VLASOV

                      A. V. KARPOV,  (USA)

 

FLEET  IN  1960

ALVA BAY, motor tanker built 1953

ALVA CAPE, motor tanker built 1953

ALVA STAR, motor tanker built 1953

LODESTONE, built 1938

SILVERSTONE, built 1958

STARSTONE, built 1938

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TRUSTEES OF THE CLYDE NAVIGATION   ( CLYDE NAVIGATION TRUST )
Office :   16 Robertson Street,  Glasgow,  C 2,     Telephone Central 2695   
Telephone  :  Central  2695
General Manager & Secretary  :  J. R. PROUDFOOT
Assistant General Manager :  J. P. DAVIDSON
Assistant Secretary  :  A. W. STEVENS
Engineer  :  A. THOMSON
Harbour Master & Traffic Superintendent  :  A. J. D. PRICE
Collector  :  JOHN BURNS
Treasurer  :  G. A. MACARA
Granary Superintendent  :  ROBERT MACINTOSH
Lairage Superintendent  :  GEORGE D. JONES
Mechanical Engineer  :  ROBERT SHEARER
Superintendent of Stores  :  J. FRASER

 
FLEET  IN  1960
CESSNOCK  (Dredger)  723 gross tons
CLYDE  (Tug)  187 gross tons
CRAIGIEHALL  (Dredger)  693 gross tons
ELDERSLIE  (Grab Hopper Dredger)  782 gross tons
LENNOX 11  (Grab Hopper Dredger)  795 gross tons
ROSSLYN  (Dredger)  702 gross tons
SIR WILLIAM H. RAEBURN  (Grab Hopper Dredger)  253 gross tons
and also
12 Barges
Vehicular Ferryboats  : 4 high-level boats (Finnieston, Govan and Whiteinch)
                                      3 chain-boats (Renfrew and Erskine)
11 Passenger Ferryboats
1 60-ton Floating Crane "NEWSHOT"
1 Diving Bell Barge
1 Dumb Grab Hopper Barge
Oil Separating Barge "PLOVER"
2 Divers' Motor Boats
3 Motor Launches "NEWARK", "GARMOYLE" and "DUNGLASS"
1 Hydrographic Survey Launch "CRANNOG"

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J & A GARDNER & Co. Ltd.,

Office :  228 Clyde Street,  Glasgow,  C 1    Telephone Central 7845

Telegraphic Address  "Granite"

Directors      A F Struthers     A J Struthers

Superintendent :    W B Leitch


Fleet in 1960

SAINT ANGUS   Built 1936

SAINT BEDAN   Built 1937

SAINT BLANE   Built 1955

SAINT KENTIGERN   Built 1938

SAINT KILDA   Built 1955

SAINT RULE   Built 1941

 

Contributed by  “Clan McGillivray”

 J.  &  A.  GARDNER  LTD.,

GLASGOW

 

FLEET IN 1964

SAINT AIDAN built 1963

SAINT ANGUS built 1936

SAINT BLANE built 1955

SAINT BRANDON built 1960

SAINT BRIDGET built 1953

SAINT COLMAN built 1963

SAINT MODAN built 1960

 

SAINT RULE built 1956

 

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GLASGOW CORPORATION


(OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS  :  SEWAGE SECTION)

Office  :  City Chambers,  Glasgow  C  2    Telephone  Central  9600

 

Fleet in 1960

DALMARNOCK    Built 1925

SHIELDHALL      Built  1955

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HAIN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD.,

Office :  24 St. Mary Axe,

              London  E.C.3

Telephone :  Avenue  5901/4

Telegraphic :  "Trelawny,Stock"

 

Directors  :  ARCHIE W. GRIFFIN  (Chairman & Joint Managing Director)

                     JOHN C. GOODWIN  (Joint Managing Director)

                      SIR WILLIAM C. CURRIE, G.B.E.

                      CHAS. W. ASTON

                      A. J. M-M CHRICHTON

                      A. J. S. PORTEOUS

                      J. ROACH

Secretary  :   F. H. C. EFFORD,  D.F.C

Marine Superintendent :  Capt. J CHRISTOPHER

Assistant Marine Superintendents  :  Capt. S. J. ROACH, O.B.E.

                                                              Capt. P. E. MAIDEN

Superintendent Engineer  :  N.  LYALL

Assistant Superintendent Engineers  :  W. S. FASKEN, O.B.E.

                                                                 A.  WALKER

                                                                 E.  THOMAS

 

FLEET  IN  1960


TRECARNE,   Built 1959

TRECARRELL,   Built 1959

TREGLISSON,   Built  1950

TRELAWNY,  Built  1949

TRELEVAN,  Built  1949

TRELISSICK,  Built 1949

TRELOSKE,  Built 1950

TRELYON,  Built  1949

TREMAYNE,  Built  1953

TREMEADOW,  Built 1958

TREMORVAH,  Built  1954

TREVAYLOR,  Built 1959

TREVEAN,  Built 1945

TREVELYAN,  Built  1943

TREVOSE,  Built  1944

TREWELLARD,  Built  1942

TREWORLAS,  Built  1942

Building  :  3 Motorships of 13 1/2 knots

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Contributed by “Ellesmere”

JOHN  SUMMERS  &  SONS  LTD.

Offices :  Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, Shotton, Chester, England.

                Telegraphic Address  “ Summers  Chester “      Telephone  Connah’s Quay 200

Chairman  :  RICHARD F. SUMMERS

Directors  :  N. H. ROLLASON  (Managing)

                    Sir GEOFFREY SUMMERS,  Bt., C.B.E.,  D.L.

                    J. H. PEARCE

                    A. REITH GRAY

                   J. IVAN SPENS,  O.B.E.

                   H. C. IRVINE,  M.B.E.

                   Sir WALTER BENTON JONES,  Bt.

                   M. H. ROLLASON

                   Sir G. SPENCER SUMMERS,  M. P.

A.    B. STOBART

                   L. C. SALTER

Secretary  :  J. MACMILLAN

Marine Superintendent  :  G. K. TATTERSON

 

SERVICES   Hawarden Bridge to Liverpool, and general coasting

 

FLEET

HAWARDEN BRIDGE  Motor general coaster, built 1940

 

STALEY BRIDGE  Motor general coaster, built 1940

 

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LARRINAGA  STEAMSHIP  Co.  Ltd.


Offices :  Corn Exchange Building,  Brunswick Street,  Liverpool

Telegraphic Address :  "Larrinaga"

Telephone Numbers :  Central 4116 and 4117

 Directors :  Ramon de Larrinaga

                  Miguel J. de Larrinaga

                  Lt-Col Richard de Larrinaga

                  Niceto de Larrinaga 

                  Rupert de Larrinaga

 Secretary :  Lt-Col W. H. M. O'Connor

Marine and Victualling Superintendent :  Captain T. E. Morris

Naval Architect :  F. G. Bryant

Superintendent Engineers :  A. Goodwin-Hamilton & Adamson Ltd.,  Cunard Building, Liverpool

 FLEET IN 1960

 MARIA DE LARRINAGA   built 1944

NICETO DE LARRINAGA   built 1959

RAMON DE LARRINAGA   built 1954

RICHARD DE LARRINAGA   built 1955

 

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Contributed  by  Sam  Taylor,  ( Salford )

 

LIVERPOOL  &  GLASGOW  SALVAGE  ASSOCIATION

( LIVERPOOL  &  GLASGOW  ASSOCIATION  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  COMMERCIAL  INTERESTS  AS  RESPECTS  WRECKED  AND  DAMAGED  PROPERTY  LIMITED )

Offices  :  303  Derby  House,  Exchange  Buildings,  Liverpool 2

General  Manager  :  D.  SULLIVAN

Secretary  :  W.  B.  COTTRELL

 

FLEET  IN  1960

DISPENSER  built 1943    775 gross tons    262 nett tons

         Built and engined by Smith’s Dock Company, Middlesbrough

 

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Contributed  by  Sam  Taylor,  ( Salford )

 

MANCHESTER  LINERS  LTD.

 

Head Office :   Manchester  Liners  House

                          St.  Ann’s Square,

                         Manchester  2

 

Telegraphic Address :  “Nauticus, Manchester”

Telephone  :  Blackfriars  1641  and  Deansgate  8383

                       Dock  Office  :  Trafford  Park  2721

 

Chairman & Managing Director :  K. Stoker

Directors :  Sir Leslie Roberts,  C.B.E.

                     E. P. Rees,  C.M.G.

                     R. B. Stoker

                     D. S. Thomas

                    W. Errington Keville,  C.B.E.

 

Secretary  :  L. F. Harris

Marine & Engineerine Superintendent :  J. A. Clay

 

Loading Berths :    Manchester,  9  Dock,  Salford

 

SERVICES   -  Cargo

 

Manchester  -  Montreal  -  Manchester

                   (Summer)

 

Manchester  -  Quebec  -  Manchester

                 (Summer)

 

Manchester  -  St  John  -  Halifax  -  Manchester

                (Winter)

 

Manchester  -  Philadelphia  -  Baltimore  - Norfolk  (Virginia)  -

Jacksonville  -  Charleston  -  Liverpool  and  Manchester

( In summer calling at Saint John, N.B. Westbound)

 

Manchester  -  Glasgow  -  Miami  -  Jacksonville  -  Savannah  -

Wilmington  (N.C.)  -  Charleston

 

Manchester  -  Toronto  -  Hamilton  - Detroit  -  Cleveland  -

Chicago  (direct)  (summer)  and other Great Lakes ports

 

FLEET

 

MANCHESTER  CITY   built 1937

MANCHESTER  EXPLORER  built 1952

MANCHESTER  FAITH  built 1959

MANCHESTER  FAME  built 1959

MANCHESTER  MARINER  built 1955

MANCHESTER  MERCHANT  built 1951

MANCHESTER  MILLER  built 1959

MANCHESTER  PIONEER  built 1952

MANCHESTER  PORT  built 1935

MANCHESTER  PROGRESS  built 1938

MANCHESTER  PROSPECTOR  built 1948

MANCHESTER  REGIMENT  built 1947

MANCHESTER  SHIPPER  built 1943

MANCHESTER  SPINNER  built  1952

MANCHESTER  TRADER  built 1941

MANCHESTER  VANGUARD  built 1956

MANCHESTER  VENTURE  built 1956

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SHAMROCK SHIPPING Co. Ltd.

Larne, Northern Ireland

CLONLEE  Built 1959, 643 gross tons

LOCH ETIVE   Built 1948, 982 gross tons, 218 feet long

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Contributed by Bill McKellar, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow

 

WALTER  RUNCIMAN  &  COMPANY  LIMITED

Office  :  52 Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.3

Telegraphic Address  :  “Moorish, London, Telex”

Telephone  :  Royal 4500

Marine Superintendent  :  Captain J. WOODWARD

Superintending Engineer  :  G. CLARKSON

 

FLEET in 1960 

TRANSATLANTIC  CARRIERS  LIMITED

BASKERVILLE  built 1954

CASLON  built 1949

CAXTON  built 1958

ISAAC CARTER built 1952

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

Contributed  by  Harriet  Browne,  Sydney,  N.S.W.

 

BURNS,  PHILP  &  CO.  LTD.

 

Head  Office :  5-11 Bridge Street,  Sydney,  N. S. W.,  P. O. Box  No. 543

Telegraphic  Address  :   “Burphil”

Codes  :   Bentley’s,  New  Boe,  Acme,  Western  Union  and  Private

 

London  Office  :   35  Crutched  Friars,  E. C. 3

Telegraphic  Address  :  “Bandala”

Telephone  Numbers  :   Royal  3953-4-5

Manager  :  F. G. Mack

 

San  Francisco  Office  :   Matson  Building,  215  Market  Street.

Manager  :  M.  Anderson.

 

Chairman  :  JAMES  BURNS,  Sydney,  N.S.W.

Directors  :   P. T. W. BLACK,  Sydney,  N.S.W.

                       G. R. RICKARDS,  Sydney,  N.S.W.

                      JOSEPH  MITCHELL,  Sydney,  N.S.W,

                      F. E. LOXTON,  Brisbane,  Queensland

                     Sir  WILLIAM  CRAWFORD  CURRIE,  G.B.E.,  London

General  Manager :  JOSEPH  MITCHELL

Superintendent  Engineer  :  R. L. WADDELL

 

SERVICES  -  Mail,  Passenger  and  Cargo

 

FLEET  IN  1960

BRAESIDE  built 1949

BULOLO  built 1938

BURNSIDE  built 1940

MALAITA  built 1933

MALEKULA  built 1952

MONTORO  built 1957

TULAGI  built 1956

 

BURNS,  PHILP  (SOUTH  SEA)  Co.  Ltd.

Head  Office  :  P.O. Box 355,  Suva,  Fiji

 

RATANUI   built 1946

YANAWAI   built 1937

 

ZEPHYR  11   built 1952

 

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CANADA

 

ACADIA OVERSEAS FREIGHTERS HALIFAX LTD.

(Managers and Officers :  Same as ACADIA OVERSEAS FREIGHTERS LTD.)

Fleet in 1960

MUSWELL HILL   Built 1943

NOTTING HILL   Built 1943

TULSE HILL        Built 1943

 

ACADIA OVERSEAS FREIGHTERS LTD.

Managers  :  I. H. MATHER & SON LTD

Head Office  :  Foot of Duke Street,  Halifax,  N.S.,  Canada

London Representatives  :  COUNTIES SHIP MANAGEMENT CO. LTD.,  St. Clare House,   30-33 Minories,  London  E.C.3

Directors  :  H. I. Mathers   (President)               G.  D.  Webb

                    E. R. Mathers

Engineer Superintendent  :  W. Travis

 

SERVICES :-  Tramp    World-wide trading


Fleet in 1960

DENMARK HILL      Built 1944

MALDEN HILL        Built 1943

STREATHAM HILL     Built 1943

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GERMANY

 

FISSER  &  v.  DOORNUM  (EMDEN)

Offices  :  Ringstrasse  43,  Emden  (Ostfr.),  Germany

Telegraphic Address :  "Fissership"

Telephone  :   2341

Telex  :  027825              

Marine & Engineer Superintendent  :  Kapitan  JOHANN DE BUHR,  (Emden)

 

FLEET IN 1960


CARL FISSER,  Built  1951

ELISABETH HENDRIK FISSER,  Built  1953

FRANCISKA HENDRIK FISSER,  Built  1952

HENDRIK FISSER,  Built  1950

KLOSTERTOR,  Built  1954

BROOKTOR,  Built  1954

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RICKMERS   LINIE  m.b.H  in 1960

 Contributed by Hans Hasse, Hamburg

Office  :  Beim Neuen Krahn,  Hamburg,  11,  Germany

Telegraphic Address  :  Rickmers”

Telephone  :  36 25 91

Telex  :  02-13059

Director  :  Claus Rickmers

Chief Engineer  :  W. Hencken

 

Fleet in 1960

ETHA RICKMERS built 1959 by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven

                              Engines by M.A.N. Augsburg

MAI RICKMERS built 1935 by William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool

        Engines by Central Mechanical Engineering Works, West Hartlepool

PAUL RICKMERS built 1955 by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven

                              Engines by M.A.N. Augsburg

R. C. RICKMERS built 1957 by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven

                              Engines by M.A.N. Augsburg

URSULA RICKMERS built 1930 by Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense, Denmark

 

                                  Engines by Burmeister & Wain, Kobenhavn

 

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Contributed by Hans Hasse (Hamburg)

 

ROBERT   BORNHOFEN

Office  :  Mattentwiede,  5-7,  Hamburg,  Germany

Telegraphic  Address  :  “ Schiffborn “

Telephone  Number  :  36 26 91

Telex  :  021-2736

Secretary  :  KURT BUBERT

Marine Superintendents  :  Ober-Insp SCHNEIDER,  Captain BECKER

Superintendent Engineers  :  Ober-Insp SCHNEIDER,  PAYSEN

 

FLEET

ELISABETH BORNHOFEN built 1951 by Howaldswerke, Kiel

FALKENSTEIN built 1953 by H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg

HILDEGARD DOERENKAMP built 1954 by Elsflether Werft, Elsfleth

KARIN BORNHOFEN built 1958 by Elsflether Werft, Elsfleth

LUISE BORNHOFEN built 1956 by Elsflether Werft, Elsfleth

ROBERT BORNHOFEN built 1956 by Elsflether Werft, Elsfleth

WILHELM DOERENKAMP built 1953 by Elsflether Werft, Elsfleth

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HONG KONG

 

 

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INDIA

 

 

 

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ITALY   …..   ITALIA

 

VILLAIN  &  FASSIO  &  COMPANIA  INTERNAZIONALE DE  GENOVA  SOCIETA  RUINITE  DI  NAVIGAZIONE S.p.A.

Office  :  Via E. De Amicis 2,  P.O. Box 1287,  Genoa,  Italy

 

FLEET

ADRIANA FASSIO

ALBERTO FASSIO

ANGELA FASSIO

CARMELA FASSIO

ELETTRA FASSIO

ERNESTO FASSIO

FEDERICO G. FASSIO

FERDINANDO FASSIO

FRANCHINA FASSIO

FRANCO FASSIO

GIACOMO FASSIO

GIMMI FASSIO

GINERVA FASSIO

GIORGIO FASSIO

GIOVANNI FASSIO

GIUANIN FASSIO

GUILIANA FASSIO

ITALA FASSIO

ITALIA MARTELLI FASSIO

JOLE FASSIO

MARZIA TOMELLINI FASSIO

PATRIZIA FASSIO

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NETHERLANDS

 

   ORANJE  LIJN  (Maatschappij  Zeetransport)  N.V.

                                ( Associated  with  K. P. M.)

 

Offices :   Westplein 11,  Rotterdam,  Holland,  P.O. Box  1246

Telegraphic  Address :  “Zeetrans”

Telephone :   11.44.20

 

Managing  Director  :  A.  VERDER

Assistant  Managing  Director  :  J.  SALVESEN

Secretary  :  W. E.  BARON  SNOUCKAERT  VAN  SCHAUBERG

Marine  Superintendent  :  P.  VAN  SCHOONEVELD

 

FLEET  IN  1960

 

PRINS  ALEXANDER   built 1947

PRINS  CASIMIR   built 1954-1955

PRINS  FREDERIK  HENDRIK   built 1946

PRINS  FREDERIK  WILLEM   built 1951

PRINS  JOHAN  WILLEM  FRISO   built 1947

PRINS  WILLEM  11   built 1954-1955

PRINS WILLEM  111   built 1948

PRINS  WILLEM  1V   built 1946

PRINS  WILLEM  V   built 1956

PRINS  WILLEM  GEORGE  FREDERIK   built 1954

PRINS  WILLEM  VAN  ORANJE   built 1953

PRINSES  IRENE   built 1959

Building

  PRINSES  MARGRIET       110 passengers

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WIJNNE & BARENDS N.V.

Groningen


FLEET


ADARA

ALBERTA

ALDERD-L

ALI

AMAZONE

ANNIE G

ARIZONA

AUDREY JOHANNA

BETA

BONAIRE

BORELLY

CANADA

CAPELLA

CARMEN

CATHERINA-F

CELEBES

CONFID

CORSICA

DEO DUCE

DEO GLORIA

DEO GRATIAS

DIANNEL

DONATA

EQUATOR

FRANS W

GEERT

GLORY

GOLINA

GRE

HENNY T

HINDE

HONDSBOSCH

JEAN E

JOHANNA

JOHANNES

JUNO

JUPITER

JUTLAND

KON-TIKI

LEA

LENIE

LIZARD

LUCY

LUMIE

MARIE

MARIE CHRISTINE

MARS

MASCOTTE

MATHILDE

MENNA

METEOOR

NOMADISCH

NOORDERHAVEN

NOORSTER

NORA

NOVA ZEMBLA

OLYMPIA

ORANJE

PALOMA

PAMIR

RIET

RINI

ROELOF JAN

SABA

SANTA LUCIA

SANTA MARGHERITA

SENIOR

SOLENT

SPICA

TAGRI

TELSTAR

TIDE

TINDA

VIOLA

WILLEM FORTUIN

WUTA

YSEL

ZEPHYR

ZUIDPOOL

ZWALUW

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NORWAY

 

 

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SWITZERLAND

 

Contributed by Hans Hasse  (Hamburg)

 

KELLER  SHIPPING  LIMITED

Office  :  Basle 2, Switzerland

Telegraphic Address  :  “Kellership, Basle”

Telephone Number  :  23 79 40

Telex Number  :  62 135

Directors  :  C. M. Keller  (Chairman)

                     P. R. Keller

                     H. Sackmann-Keller

                     C. P. Keller

                    A. R. Keller

 

Fleet in 1960

BADEN built 1950

GRANDSON built 1949

HELVETIA built 1952

LAUPEN built 1948

SAENTIS built 1915

 

TRANSOCEANIQUE   S. A. CIE  DE  NAVIGATION

GENERAL DUFOUR built 1949

GENEVE building

 

SWISS  MEDITERRANEAN  SHIPPING  COMPANY  LIMITED

ARBEDO built 1951

 

OVERSEAS  FREIGHT  &  SHIPPING  COMPANY

MONTANA built 1944

 

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UNITED STATES

 

 

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