Tag Archives: Glasgow

No.126 Morea launched in 1908

Posted on May 2, 2023 by donships

10,890grt for P & O Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow Scrapped Japan 1935

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No.162 Cameronia launched in 1911

Posted on May 1, 2023 by donships

10,963 Anchor Line by Henderson, Glasgow Torpedoed by U 33 off Malta 1917

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No.410 Comorin launched in 1924

Posted on May 1, 2023 by donships

15,116grt for P & O Line from Barclay Curle, Glasgow Fire mid-Atlantic Apr 1941. As the fire was out of control she was shelled and sunk by HMS Lincoln Image from Norman Stewart Two images from Rich Turnwald

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No.409 Cathay launched in 1924

Posted on May 1, 2023 by donships

15,104grt for P & O Line from Barclay Curle, Glasgow Bombed Bougie 1942 Image attribution: Allan C. Green State Library of Victoria In Aden

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No.451 Cheshire launched 1927

Posted on April 28, 2023 by donships

10,560grt for Bibby Line from Fairfield, GlasgowScrapped in Newport 1957 Image from Gordy on Ship Spotting Image from Pamela Ross

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No.99 Virginian launched in 1904

Posted on April 28, 2023 by donships

10,754 for Allan Line by Stephen, Glasgow Drottningholm 1920 Swedish-America Line Brasil 1948 Home Lines Homeland 1951 Home Lines Scrapped Trieste 1955

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No.91 Armadale Castle launched 1903

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

12,973grt for Union-Castle Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped 1936

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No.463 Beaverhill launched in 1927

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

10,041grt for Canadian Pacific from Barclay Curle, Glasgow 159.3m x 18.8m 14kts 138 passengers Stranded off St John in 1944, broken up in 1946 Please see this blog, from where I have shared the photos http://thelostvalley.blogspot.com/2013/07/wrecked-in-harbour-loss-of-ss.html

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No.587 City of Benares launched in 1936

Posted on April 26, 2023 by donships

11,081get for Ellerman Line by Barclay Curle, Glasgow Torpedoed by U48 N Atlantic 1940 A most tragic event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_City_of_Benares 1st image from Shipping Magazine

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No.576 Derbyshire launched in 1935

Posted on April 23, 2023 by donships

11,650grt for Bibby Line by Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped in Hong Kong 1964 2 pre-war photos, Derbyshire on the Clyde, leaving for N Africa 1942 photo Malcolm Cranfield, and post war

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