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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