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What/When	Ship
News Event Wednesday, January 1, 1969 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate	MAID OF THE LOCH (1953-1981 Excursion side paddle steamer 193 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
MAID OF THE LOCH on front cover of 1969 Glasgow Yellow Pages Telephone Directory
Port of Registry Glasgow Gross Tonnage 555
News Event Thursday, May 28, 1964 @ 1103	DUCHESS OF HAMILTON ( 1932-1971 Passenger excursion steamer 272 feet long with triple screws of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
DUCHESS OF HAMILTON leaves Bridge Wharf, Glasgow on an excursion cruise to Tighnabruaich
Sailing for Tighnabruaich (West Kyles of Bute, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth 7 Bridge Wharf, Glasgow Net Tonnage 297 Outward cargo Passengers 550 Gross Tonnage 801 Ships agent Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Deadweght Tonnage 155
News Event Tuesday, May 26, 1964 @ 1105	CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock)	Own Page
CALEDONIA leaves Bridge Wharf, Glasgow on an excursion cruise to Tighnabruaich
Sailing for Tighnabruaich (West Kyles of Bute, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth 7 Bridge Wharf, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 623 Outward cargo Passengers Deadweght Tonnage 161 Ships agent Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Tuesday, May 26, 1964 @ 0910	QUEEN MARY 11 (Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
QUEEN MARY 11 leaves Bridge Wharf, Glasgow on an excursion cruise to Millport
Sailing for Millport (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth 7 Bridge Wharf, Glasgow Outward cargo Passengers 735 Ships agent Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Monday, May 25, 1964 @ 1103	QUEEN MARY 11 (Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
QUEEN MARY 11 leaves Bridge Wharf, Glasgow on an excursion cruise to Tighnabruaich
Sailing for Tighnabruaich (West Kyles of Bute, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth 7 Bridge Wharf, Glasgow Outward cargo Passengers 960 Ships agent Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Monday, May 25, 1964 @ 1010	MAID OF ARGYLL (1953-1974 Passenger ferry 161 feet (49 metres) long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
MAID OF ARGYLL leaves QUEEN MARY 11 at Bridge Wharf, Glasgow with 578 passengers for Millport
Sailing for Millport (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland) Sailed from berth 7 Bridge Wharf, Glasgow (alongside QUEEN MARY 11) Gross Tonnage 508 Outward cargo Passengers 578 Ships agent Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Sunday, May 24, 1964 @ 2140	MAID OF ARGYLL (1953-1974 Passenger ferry 161 feet (49 metres) long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
MAID OF ARGYLL shifts from QUEEN MARY 11 at Bridge Wharf, Glasgow to Windmillcroft Quay
Sailing for Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland) Sailed from berth 7 Bridge Wharf, Glasgow (alongside QUEEN MARY 11) Gross Tonnage 508 Outward cargo Light-ship (= no passengers on board) Ships agent Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Sunday, May 24, 1964 @ 1103	QUEEN MARY 11 (Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
QUEEN MARY 11 leaves Bridge Wharf, Glasgow on an excursion cruise to Tighnabruaich
Sailing for Tighnabruaich (West Kyles of Bute, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth 7 Bridge Wharf, Glasgow Outward cargo Passengers 487 Ships agent Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd., The Pier, Gourock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Thursday, February 27, 1964 @ 1455	MELBROOK (1964-1972 General cargo ship 525 feet long of Duff, Herbert and Mitchell, Newcastle)	Own Page
New cargo ship MELBROOK arrives at Shieldhall Wharf, Glasgow for fitting out.
Arrived from William Denny & Brothers Ltd., Leven Shipyard, Dumbarton Telephone Dumbarton 201 Port of Registry Newcastle, England Arrived in berth Shieldhall Wharf, Govan, Glasgow Sailing for Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock for trials Sailed from berth Shieldhall Wharf, Govan, Glasgow Draught forward on arrival 6' 01" Draught aft on arrival 9' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 11' 11" Draught aft on sailing 18' 00" Engine trials 6 August 2300 to 0100 on 7 August and again on 7 August from 1100 to 1500 Vessel bunkered 14th July bunkered 70 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY Vessel drydocked 11th to 13th July at no. 3 Govan Drydock, Glasgow
News Event Tuesday, August 17, 1954 @ 1710	LAIRDS MOOR (1948-1960 a 3-island type General cargo and cattle carrying coaster of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1984 Scuttled)	Own Page
LAIRDS MOOR arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow to load 1 X 6 ton lift for Dublin
Arrived from Glasgow Harbour Port of Registry Glasgow (UK) Arrived in berth 4 Queen's Dock, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 990 Sailing for Dublin (Eire / Ireland) Sailed from berth 4 Queen's Dock, Glasgow Cargo carried on arrival General cargo outwards Commened loading outward cargo 1730 on 17th August Stevedore loading outward cargo Scruttons Ltd., 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 7771 Heavy lifts loaded 1 X lift of 6 tons Completed loading outward cargo 1800 on 17th August Ships agent Burns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 9650
News Event Sunday, August 15, 1954 @ 2345	EGIDIA ( 1945 - 1962 General cargo liner 496 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Anchor Line's EGIDIA arrives at Yorkhill, Glasgow to unload and then load for New York
Arrived from New York via Avonmouth Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow (with her head west) Sailing for New York (USA) Sailed from berth 4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow (with her head west) Draught forward on arrival 13' 00" Draught aft on arrival 23' 09" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo and grain = total 1,379 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 16th August Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1500 on 18th August Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 18th August Outward cargo General cargo 1,216 tons, 12 passengers, 16 horses Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed loading outward cargo 2000 on 22nd August Draught forward on sailing 16' 04" Draught aft on sailing 21' 00" Ships agent Anchor Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9809
News Event Friday, August 7, 1964 @ 1000	MARON (1960-1975 General cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's MARON arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload and load for Eastern Ports
Arrived from Singapore and Aden via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Singapore via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 13' 11" Draught aft on arrival 19' 07" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 963 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1030 on 7th August Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 2000 on 12th August Commened loading outward cargo 1730 on 11th August Outward cargo General cargo 580 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1030 on 13th August Draught forward on sailing 12' 00" Draught aft on sailing 19' 11" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Saturday, January 12, 2019 @ 2144	EAGLE 111 (1911-1917 then 1919-1939 Passenger paddle steamer of Buchanan Steamers / Williamson-Buchanan / Caledonian Steam Packet : 1946 scrapped at Port Glasgow)	Own Page
The River Steamer berth at Renfrew (River Clyde) in 1937
Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Ref The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937. 12 January 2019   Robert Orr replies : The steamer berth at Renfrew was on the river bank at 'The Green' in Renfrew and as far as I'm aware was destroyed during the 'Clydebank Blitz' in 1941, (this being air attacks on the town of Clydebank on the opposite bank of the Clyde, home amongst other things to John Browns shipyard). If you go to Google maps and search Clyde Street Renfrew the bollards for mooring ropes are still visible at the edge of the Green. The Scania Yard visible in street view was the start of the land occupied by Simons and Lobnitz shipyards in Renfrew. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
News Event Friday, June 21, 1957 @ 0615	TWICKENHAM (1940-1958 General cargo ship 432 feet long of Britain Steamship Co Ltd / Watts, Watts & Co Ltd., London : 1963 scrapped Bombay)	Own Page
Watts, Watts cargo ship TWICKENHAM arrives in Glasgow with coal from Newport News, USA
Arrived from Newport News (USA) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Net Tonnage 2,663 Sailing for Newport News (USA) Gross Tonnage 4,904 Sailed from berth 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Deadweght Tonnage 8,910 Draught forward on arrival 25' 01" Draught aft on arrival 24' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Coal 8,254 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0930 on 21st June Stevedore discharging inward cargo J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1145 on 1st July Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 11' 05" Draught aft on sailing 16' 06" Vessel bunkered 24th June bunkered 370 tons of fuel oil from oiler SHELL MEX 5
News Event Tuesday, May 28, 1957 @ 1450	BISHOPDALE (1937-1970 Oil products tanker 468 feet long Pennant No. A 128 of Royal Fleet Auxiliary, London : 1970 scrapped at Bilbao (Spain)	Own Page
RFA Tanker BISHOPDALE arrives at River Wall, Shieldhall, Glasgow for repairs
Arrived from Harland & Wolff Basin, Govan, Glasgow Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth River Wall, Shieldhall Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Net Tonnage 4.920 Sailing for Gibraltar via Tail-of-the-Bank (anchorage off Greenock) Gross Tonnage 8,406 Sailed from berth River Wall, Shieldhall Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 7' 09" Draught aft on arrival 17' 05" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 12' 09" Draught aft on sailing 16' 08" Engine trials 5th June from 1500 to 1540 at River Wall. Tugs and Pilot in attendance Vessel bunkered 5th June bunkered 250 tons of fuel oil from oiler RFA ROWANOL
News Event Saturday, June 1, 1985 @ 1200 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
Complimentary map issued by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey around 1985
Images contributed by Charlie and Misty Fennelly of parts of a complimentary Facilities Map issued around 1985 by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, U.S.A.      Charlie and Misty reside in New Jersey and Misty’s father was a Pilot on the St. Lawrence.
News Event Sunday, May 3, 1959 @ 1000		Own Page
1959 Advertisment by Watts,Watts & Co.Ltd., London for Chief and Second Engineer Officers
News Event Thursday, October 13, 1938 @ 1700	WAIMARAMA (1938-1942 Passenger / cargo ship of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London : 1942 bombed and sunk at Malta in 'Pedestal' Malta convoy; loss of 87 lives)	Own Page
Shaw Savill Line's WAIMARAMA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for New Zealand ports
Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467 Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 12,843
News Event Friday, June 1, 1962 @ 1000		Own Page
1962 Advert by United States Lines for their freight services from Glasgow to USA East Coast
News Event Thursday, November 22, 2018 @ 1320		Own Page
What was this jack-up rig doing at Govan Pontoon, Glasgow on 22 November 2018 ?
News Event Friday, September 11, 1959 @ 1000		Own Page
1959 Advertisment by French Line for cruises to West Indies by liners FLANDRE and ANTILLES
News Event Friday, May 1, 1959 @ 1000		Own Page
1959 Advertisment for a Master Fisherman for Ministry of Agriculture in Eastern Region, Nigeria
News Event Thursday, June 11, 1959 @ 1800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	PRINSES IRENE (Oranje Line)	Own Page
Oranje Line's PRINSES IRENE leaves Southampton for Montreal
News Event Wednesday, September 16, 1936 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate	CITY OF BENARES (1936-1940 Passenger / cargo liner 486 feet long of Ellerman City Line, Glasgow : 1940 Torpedoed and sunk in North Atlantic)	Own Page
1936 Advert for CITY OF BENARES for Homeward Voyages from Karachi and Bombay to England
Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 6,720 Gross Tonnage 11,081
News Event Monday, July 27, 1964 @ 1600	AGAPENOR ( 1947 - 1975 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line's "A" class	Own Page
Alfred Holt's AGAPENOR arrives at Glasgow to load for Singapore and the Far East
Arrived from Hamburg (Germany) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Singapore via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 15 00" Draught aft on arrival 21' 04" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0900 on 29th July Outward cargo General cargo 358 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Heavy lifts loaded 30th July loaded 1 lift of 22.5 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 1030 on 31st July Draught forward on sailing 17' 00" Draught aft on sailing 19' 00" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Saturday, October 24, 1959 @ 1730	VOGELSBERG (1956-1962 General cargo ship 332 feet long : 1976 scrapped at Piraeus, Greece))	Own Page
VOGELSBERG arrives in Glasgow to load Salt Cake for Three Rivers, Canada
Arrived from Garston (River Mersey, England) Gross Tonnage 2,566 Arrived in berth 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Deadweght Tonnage 3,750 Sailing for Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada) Sailed from berth 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Draught forward on arrival 7' 10" Draught aft on arrival 10' 08" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 26th October Outward cargo Salt Cake 3,000 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo R P Shaw & Sons, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2454 Completed loading outward cargo 1020 on 30th October Draught forward on sailing 16' 00" Draught aft on sailing 18' 00" Ships agent J & J Denholm Ltd,
News Event Wednesday, February 1, 1961 @ 1000	DUNERA (1937-1960 Troopship 1157 troops then 1961-1967 Educational cruise liner 517 feet long 1011 passengers of British India Steam Navigation Company, London)	Own Page
1961 Advert by British India Line for educational and holiday cruises from Scotland by DUNERA
Ships agent The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803 Port of Registry London (England, UK) Net Tonnage 7,430 Gross Tonnage 12,620
News Event Monday, July 31, 1961 @ 1900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	PORT TOWNSVILLE (1951-1972 General cargo liner of Port Line, London : Scrapped in 1972)	Own Page
Port Line's PORT TOWNSVILLE leaves Grangemouth for Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney
Ships agent The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803 Port of Registry London (UK) Gross Tonnage 8,070
News Event Monday, August 28, 1961 @ 1900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	NUDDEA (1954-1972 General cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation Company, London : Scrapped in 1972)	Own Page
British India's NUDDEA leaves Grangemouth for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
Ships agent The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803 Port of Registry London (UK) Gross Tonnage 8,596
News Event Thursday, July 13, 1961 @ 1900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	BENLAWERS (1944-1968 General cargo ship 475 feet long of Ben Line / William Thomson Company, Edinburgh)	Own Page
BENLAWERS leaves Grangemouth for Port Said, Hong Kong, Keelung, Kobe and Yokohama
Ships agent The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803 Port of Registry Leith (Scotland, UK) Net Tonnage 4,646 Gross Tonnage 7,804
News Event Saturday, July 8, 1961 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
Around 8th July 1961 conducting their business in Great Waters
ALAUNIA left New York 8 July for London ANDRIA at Gravesend, London 9 July from Montreal ARCADIA left Southampton 8 July for cruise BENCLEUCH at Djakarta 7 July for Indonesian Ports BENCRUACHAN at Rejang 8 July for London BENLOMOND left London 7 July for the Far East BENMHOR at Liverpool 8 July for Hamburg BENNEVIS left Grangemouth 7 July for London and the Far East CAPETOWN CASTLE at Port Elizabeth 8 July for Southampton CILICIA at Avonmouth 9 July for Glasgow FAIR SKY left Southampton 8 July for Sydney GLADSTONE STAR at Liverpool 8 July for London HOMERIC at Southampton 7 July from Montreal LASSELL left Gravesend 8 July for Buenos Aires LIBERTE left Cowes Roads 7 July for New York MANGLA at Liverpool 8 July from Montreal MARTABAN at Liverpool 8 July from Rangoon MEDIA at Liverpool 8 July from New York NYANZA left Middlesbrough 9 July for Calcutta OSWESTRY GRANGE left Montevideo 8 July for Liverpool PENDENNIS CASTLE at Port Elizabeth 8 July for Durban REINA DEL MAR left Callao 7 July for Liverpool RICHMOND CASTLE left Gravesend 8 July for Las Palmas ROCHESTER CASTLE at Hull 8 July from Lourenco Marques RUBENS left Swansea 8 July for Porto Alegre SALMARA left Aden 8 July for Hamburg STRATHAIRD left Aden 7 July for Hong Kong TACTICIAN left Liverpool 7 July for Tampico URUGUAY STAR left Las Palmas 8 July for London
News Event Friday, April 9, 1937 @ 1000		Own Page
April 1937 Advert by Burns & Laird Lines for their Glasgow and Belfast passenger sailings
News Event Sunday, January 6, 2019 @ 1239		Own Page
What does Glasgow (Bridge Wharf) s.s. mean ?
The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937  6th  January 2019.    James Barrowman (Brighton, England) e-mails : I am an enthusiast for paddle steamers and read your item on EAGLE 111.    The advertisement shows the ship departing from Glasgow (Bridge Wharf) s. s.    Assuming that s.s. does not mean Steam Ship, can anyone help with what s.s. means ?    Thanks, Jim Barrowman. 7th January 2019     J.S. (Pollokshaws, Glasgow) replies : The River Clyde runs generally east to west through the centre of Glasgow and essentially divides the city into two halves, the  “North Side” and the “South Side.”    In the past and even today people talk of coming from or living in the South Side.    Up to around 1970’s passenger excursion steamers and cross-channel to Ireland steamers left Broomielaw, Anderston Quay and Lancefield Quay on the North Side and in the summer months left Bridge Wharf on the South Side (hence S.S.) on excursions “Doon the Watter” = Down the Water = sailing down the River Clyde to Clyde piers such as Dunoon and Rothesay and Tighnabruaich.    The advert mentions the steamer calling at Govan Wharf   and Renfrew to pick up passengers.    Today Govan Wharf is only recognisable by a derelict and ruined few baulks of timber.   It was situated on the South Bank essentially between the Govan Drydocks (now also derelict) and the Bae Shipyard (formerly Fairfields yard) and beside the playing field between Wanlock Street and Dunvegan Street, Govan.    Up to the 1960s the small Govan Passenger Ferry used to ply from near Govan Wharf across the river to the east end of Meadowside Quay    It was news to me that excursion steamers stopped at Renfrew.   I have no idea where the stop was located.    Perhaps someone can help.   Ref The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937. 12 January 2019   Robert Orr replies : The steamer berth at Renfrew was on the river bank at 'The Green' in Renfrew and as far as I'm aware was destroyed during the 'Clydebank Blitz' in 1941, (this being air attacks on the town of Clydebank on the opposite bank of the Clyde, home amongst other things to John Browns shipyard). If you go to Google maps and search Clyde Street Renfrew the bollards for mooring ropes are still visible at the edge of the Green. The Scania Yard visible in street view was the start of the land   occupied by Simons and Lobnitz shipyards in Renfrew. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
News Event Thursday, April 1, 1937 @ 1000	EAGLE 111 (1911-1917 then 1919-1939 Passenger paddle steamer of Buchanan Steamers / Williamson-Buchanan / Caledonian Steam Packet : 1946 scrapped at Port Glasgow)	Own Page
1937 Advert by Williamson Buchanan Steamers for their paddle steamer EAGLE 111 on the Clyde
Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937  6th  January 2019.    James Barrowman (Brighton, England) e-mails : I am an enthusiast for paddle steamers and read your item on EAGLE 111.    The advertisement shows the ship departing from Glasgow (Bridge Wharf) s. s.    Assuming that s.s. does not mean Steam Ship, can anyone help with what s.s. means ?    Thanks, Jim Barrowman.   Ref The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937. 12 January 2019   Robert Orr replies : The steamer berth at Renfrew was on the river bank at 'The Green' in Renfrew and as far as I'm aware was destroyed during the 'Clydebank Blitz' in 1941, (this being air attacks on the town of Clydebank on the opposite bank of the Clyde, home amongst other things to John Browns shipyard). If you go to Google maps and search Clyde Street Renfrew the bollards for mooring ropes are still visible at the edge of the Green. The Scania Yard visible in street view was the start of the land   occupied by Simons and Lobnitz shipyards in Renfrew. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
News Event Wednesday, September 1, 1965 @ 1000		Own Page
"Ship Shape" September 1965 Publication by Port of Bristol Authority, England
News Event Wednesday, January 9, 1963 @ 0900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	INCA (1938-1965 Steam Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay & Sons Company, Glasgow)	Own Page
Clyde puffer lighter INCA arrives at Greenock and bunkers 3 tons 10 cwts of coal at Victoria Harbour
Ship's location Victoria Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 72
News Event Wednesday, December 19, 1962 @ 0700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only	U.S.S. MILLS (1943-1974 Edsall-class Destroyer Escort DER383 306 feet (93.27 m) of U.S. Navy : 1975 Scrapped)	Own Page
U.S.S. MILLS, DER383, at Custom House Quay, Greenock for Shore Leave, Fresh Water, etc.
Ship's location Custom House Quay, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry U.S. Navy
News Event Monday, January 20, 1964 @ 1000 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	U.S. NAVY LANDING CRAFT LCM4 (of U.S. Navy)	Own Page
U.S. Navy Landing Craft LCM4 discharges a motor car (automobile) at Greenock from USS HUNLEY
Ship's location James Watt Dock Basin, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry United States Navy Arrived from U.S.S. HUNLEY, moored in the Holy Loch (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Monday, June 8, 1964 @ 0845	GRANTON HARRIER (Deep-sea fishing trawler)	Own Page
GRANTON HARRIER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from deep sea fishing with 946 boxes of fish
Arrived from Deep sea fishing grounds Port of Registry Granton Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 66 Master of vessel on arrival Liston Draught aft on arrival 13' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Fish 946 boxes Ships agent Carnie & Croan, Granton
News Event Monday, June 8, 1964 @ 0925	GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger/vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
GLEN SANNOX arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with passengers and general cargo from Brodick
Arrived from Brodick (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 14 Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 388 Cargo carried on arrival Passengers and general cargo Gross Tonnage 1,107 Ships agent British Railways, The Harbour, Ardrossan Deadweght Tonnage 301
News Event Sunday, June 7, 1964 @ 2210	PLATIDIA (1955-1974 Bitumen tanker of Shell Tankers UK, London : 1974 scrapped at Castellon, Spain)	Own Page
Shell tanker PLATIDIA arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of Bitumen from Stanlow
Arrived from Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and THUNDERER Net Tonnage 6,311 Master of vessel on arrival W Groune Draught aft on arrival 24' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Bitumen Ships agent T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40
News Event Thursday, January 28, 1960 @ 1140	MARTABAN (1949-1952 Passenger / cargo ship 462 feet long of Patrick "Paddy" Henderson's Line, Glasgow : 1952-1965 taken over by Elder Dempster Line)	Own Page
Henderson Line's MARTABAN arrives at Glasgow to unload then load for Rangoon and Port Sudan
Arrived from Rangoon via Avonmouth Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west, 1 blind in) Gross Tonnage 5,740 Sailing for Rangoon and Port Sudan via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Draught forward on arrival 14' 07" Draught aft on arrival 19' 03" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1300 on 28th January Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1600 on 3rd February Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 30th January Outward cargo General cargo 874 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Draught forward on sailing 9' 08" Draught aft on sailing 18' 00" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467
News Event Friday, April 1, 1960 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1960 map of Queen's Dock, Stobcross, Yorkhill, Plantation, Prince's Dock, Graving Docks, Glasgow
News Event Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1600 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie)	Own Page
Harry Cooke, Master of Steel & Bennie tug BRIGADIER
Port of Registry Glasgow Gross Tonnage 223
News Event Thursday, May 4, 1916 @ 1800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	PARTHENIA 1901-1917 General cargo ship of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Scilly Isles, English Channel)	Own Page
Donaldson Line's PARTHENIA on her 89th voyage leaves Fowey (England) for Newport News (USA)
Vessel Master J Whimster Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Sailing for Baltimore and Newport News (USA) Gross Tonnage 5,160 Sailed from berth Fowey (England) via Barry (Wales)
News Event Saturday, November 1, 1958 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1958 Advert by Ellerman Lines for their passenger services from London to South and East Africa
News Event Thursday, August 11, 1966 @ 1700	NATURALIST (1965-1977 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison Line's NATURALIST closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ships agent Prentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011 Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Gross Tonnage 6,162
News Event Tuesday, March 19, 1963 @ 0305	PERTH (1948-1963 General cargo ship 237 feet long of Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co. Ltd., Dundee)	Own Page
PERTH arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank to load 1,274 tons of Pig Iron for Rotterdam
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Dundee (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 3 / 4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east) Net Tonnage 769 Sailing for Rotterdam (Netherlands) Gross Tonnage 1,321 Sailed from berth 9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage 1,430 Draught forward on arrival 6' 10" Draught aft on arrival 12' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 19th March Outward cargo Pig Iron 1,274 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Honeyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922 Completed loading outward cargo 1200 on 20th March Draught forward on sailing 13' 09" Draught aft on sailing 16' 00"
News Event Wednesday, February 6, 1963 @ 1245	DUNKYLE (1957-1973 Ore carrier 505 feet long of St Andrews Shipping Co. Ltd. - J. & J. Denholm (Management) Ltd., Greenock : Scrapped in 1979)	Own Page
Denholm's Ore Carrier DUNKYLE arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank from Pepel (Sierra Leone)
Arrived from Pepel (Sierra Leone, West Africa) Port of Registry London (UK) Arrived in berth 12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west) Net Tonnage 4,494 Sailing for Vigo (Spain) Gross Tonnage 10,687 Sailed from berth 12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west) Deadweght Tonnage 14,300 Draught forward on arrival 27' 00" Draught aft on arrival 27' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Iron Ore 13,232 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1300 on 6th February Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1100 on 11th February Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 17' 02" Draught aft on sailing 20' 00" Vessel bunkered 8th February bunkered 210 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE Vessel on ground 1810 on 6th February (low water) 25' 03" fwd and 25' 07" aft and off quay 5 feet fwd and 3 feet aft Ships agent J & J Denholm Ltd,, Glasgow
News Event Monday, May 15, 1967 @ 1700	ARBITRATOR (1951-1970 Cargo liner of Thos & Jas Harrison Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison Line's ARBITRATOR closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ships agent Prentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011 Port of Registry Liverpool Gross Tonnage 8,150
News Event Tuesday, August 4, 1959 @ 0640	SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
New ship SANTONA arrives in Prince’s Dock, Glasgow to load for Toronto and Hamilton (Canada)
Arrived from Hall Russell & Co., Aberdeen, Scotland (who built the ship) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 14 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Sailing for Toronto and Hamilton (Canada) Sailed from berth 12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Master of vessel on arrival Captain A J Dougall Draught forward on arrival 8' 06" Draught aft on arrival 13' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 5th August Outward cargo General cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo Clyde Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2367 Completed loading outward cargo 1630 on 6th August Draught forward on sailing 11' 06" Draught aft on sailing 14' 10" Engine trials 7th August from 1515 to 1517 slow turn ahead and astern Vessel bunkered 6th August at 1130 bunkered 250 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY Ships agent Donaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 3901
News Event Tuesday, June 5, 1962 @ 1700	TORR HEAD (1961-1972 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast)	Own Page
TORR HEAD closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal, Toronto and Hamilton
Ships agent Donaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel CENtral 3901 Port of Registry Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
News Event Friday, July 31, 1959 @ 0800	GRECIAN (1949-1966 General cargo ship 362 feet long of Ellerman Papayanni Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Papayanni's GRECIAN arrives at Glasgow to unload and load cargo for Mediterranean Ports
Arrived from Tangiers via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 1 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west, 1 blind in) Net Tonnage 1,517 Sailing for Tangiers and Mediterranean Ports via Liverpool Gross Tonnage 3,347 Sailed from berth 1 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west, 1 blind in) Deadweght Tonnage 3,909 Draught forward on arrival 11' 06" Draught aft on arrival 17' 09" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 442 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0830 on 31st July Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1200 on 4th August Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 3rd August Outward cargo General cargo 110 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed loading outward cargo 1030 on 5th August Draught forward on sailing 11' 01" Draught aft on sailing 17' 00" Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971
News Event Monday, September 7, 1959 @ 0012	MEUSE (1953 - 1970 general cargo coaster 160 feet overall 1953-1962 Wm. H. Muller & Co, Rotterdam then 1962-1970 Wm H Muller & Co., London)	Own Page
Wm H Muller's coaster MEUSE arrives in Glasgow to load for Rouen and Paris via Manchester
Arrived from Paris (France) via Le Havre (France) Port of Registry 1953-1962 Rotterdam and then 1962-1970 London Arrived in berth 20 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Sailing for Paris and Rouen via Manchester Sailed from berth 20 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Cargo carried on arrival General cargo outwards Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 7th October Outward cargo General cargo 80 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Andrew Main & Sons, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1247 Completed loading outward cargo 1630 on 7th September Ships agent John Scott & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 80 Blythswood Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 0381/3
News Event Saturday, June 9, 1962 @ 1700	TACTICIAN ( 1961-1979 Cargo liner of T. & J. Harrison Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
T & J Harrison's TACTICIAN closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for West, South and East Africa
Port of Registry Liverpool
News Event Friday, June 15, 1962 @ 1700	BAHARISTAN (1959-1973 General cargo ship of Frank C Strick & Co. Ltd., London)	Own Page
Frank Strick's BAHARISTAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Persian Gulf ports
Ships agent Frank C Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6131 Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 8,517
News Event Sunday, December 30, 2018 @ 1210		Own Page
Island of Ailsa Craig at the entrance of Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.
Contributed by Tam Morrison (Stranraer, South-West Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Sunday, June 7, 1964 @ 0845	RUDOLF KARSTENS ( 1956-1966 General cargo coaster 48.65 metres 160 feet long of German owners)	Own Page
RUDOLF KARSTENS arrives at Shieldhall, Glasgow with steel from Port Talbot (Wales)
Arrived from Port Talbot (Wales, U.K.) via Dublin Port of Registry Hamburg, Germany Arrived in berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head west Gross Tonnage 357 Sailing for New Ross (Eire / Ireland) Deadweght Tonnage 565 Sailed from berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head west Draught forward on arrival 8' 00" Draught aft on arrival 9' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Steel 379 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 8th June Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1430 on 8th June Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 5' 00" Draught aft on sailing 8' 06"
News Event Friday, November 6, 1964 @ 1315	RAPHAEL (1953-1976 General cargo ship 473 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Lamport & Holt's RAPHAEL arrives in Glasgow to unload then load for Buenos Aires via Liverpool
Arrived from Bahia via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south and bow on 10th pawl) Gross Tonnage 7,971 Sailing for Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool Sailed from berth 10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south and bow on 10th pawl) Draught forward on arrival 16' 03" Draught aft on arrival 18' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Timber 2,078 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 9th November Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1200 on 12th November Commened loading outward cargo 1030 on 12th November Outward cargo General cargo 330 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed loading outward cargo 1650 on 16th November Draught forward on sailing 11' 03" Draught aft on sailing 17' 10" Ships agent J S Nowery & Co., Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 5133 (Mr Ramsay, agent)
News Event Wednesday, June 10, 1964 @ 2220	DEMODOCUS ( 1955 - 1970 General cargo liner 492 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line. Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's DEMODOCUS arrives at Glasgow to load for Kobe and Far Eastern Ports
Arrived from Hamburg (Germany) Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Kobe (Japan) via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 16' 00" Draught aft on arrival 22' 08" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo outwards Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 11th June Outward cargo General cargo 750 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 12th June Draught forward on sailing 17' 00" Draught aft on sailing 21' 07" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Friday, August 26, 1966 @ 1700	FREDRIK RAGNE (1961-1966 General cargo ship of Rederi A/B Ragne / Ragnar Nilsson, Vastervik))	Own Page
Swedish Chicago Line's FREDRIK RAGNE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the Great Lakes
Ships agent J C Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel DOUglas 7101 Grams "Peacock" Port of Registry Sweden Gross Tonnage 2,039 Deadweght Tonnage 3,613
News Event Thursday, May 11, 1967 @ 1700	CITY OF BATH (1952-1969 General cargo ship 464 feet long of Ellerman & Bucknall Line, London : 1972 scrapped at Castellon, Spain)	Own Page
CITY OF BATH closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Las Palmas, West, South and East Africa
Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971 Port of Registry London (England, UK) Net Tonnage 3,663 Gross Tonnage 6.869 Deadweght Tonnage 10,446
News Event Friday, November 18, 1966 @ 1000		Own Page
1966 Advert by British Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for a Marine Second Engineer
News Event Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer / Lighter fleet employment on 26 March 1960
STORMLIGHT at Glenarm, Northern Ireland, loaded Limestone Dust for Glasgow, account of Colvilles Ltd.   Sailed 1300.  Strong easterly wind turning early morning, damage may have been sustained to bottom.  Belting damaged starboard side.    MOONLIGHT at Albert Pier, Rothesay and discharged Limestone Dust from Glenarm, Northern Ireland, for account of J Gibson & Son.   SEALIGHT finished discharging coal (for account of  D Johnston & Co.) at Port Ellen, Isle of Islay.   She had loaded the coal at Troon but was delayed in sailing from Troon by making repairs to a leaking boiler tube.   WARLIGHT was at Portree, Isle of Skye, where she had discharged a cargo of coal (for the account of R Beaton Ltd) which she had brought from Troon.   On passage to Portree she had to shelter in Campbeltown, being windbound there for three days.   Today she left Portree on the a.m. tide for Corpach where she was to load a cargo of Lime for Lamlash (Isle of Arran)   POLARLIGHT laid up at Greenock.   LIMELIGHT was on passage from Corpach via Crinan   Canal to Lamlash (Isle of Arran) with a 120 ton 5 cwt cargo of Lime (for account of Highland Lime Company)   SKYLIGHT at Troon and loaded coal for Tarbert, Loch Fyne, the coal for account of R Cameron & Co Ltd.   STARLIGHT at Furnace, Loch Fyne, at p.m. loaded Granite Chips for Glasgow, account of William Sim & Co. Ltd.
News Event Tuesday, October 5, 1954 @ 1600	DICK LYKES (1945-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Tampa, USA : 1970 scrapped Taiwan)	Own Page
Lykes Brothers DICK LYKES arrives at Yorkhill, Glasgow to load for New Orleans
Arrived from Manchester (England, U.K.) Port of Registry Tampa (USA) Arrived in berth 8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 8,174 Sailing for New Orleans (U.S.A.) Sailed from berth 8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow Draught forward on arrival 9' 00" Draught aft on arrival 18' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Part General cargo (outwards) Commened loading outward cargo 1730 on 5th October Outward cargo General cargo 377 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed loading outward cargo 1900 on 6th October Draught forward on sailing 10' 05" Draught aft on sailing 18' 09"
News Event Thursday, May 23, 1957 @ 2150	BURUTU PALM (1952-1967 General cargo ship 452 feet long of Palm Line, London)	Own Page
Palm Line's BURUTU PALM arrives in Glasgow with timber and general cargo from West Africa
Arrived from Takoradi (Ghana) via Greenock Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Gross Tonnage 5,410 Sailing for Prince's Dock (Glasgow) Sailed from berth 10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Draught forward on arrival 18' 00" Draught aft on arrival 20' 05" Cargo carried on arrival Timber and general cargo = total 2,135 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 24th May Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Completed discharge of inward cargo To be completed at Prince's Dock, Glasgow Outward cargo Part same inward general cargo and timber Draught forward on sailing 16' 00" Draught aft on sailing 17' 10"
News Event Wednesday, January 6, 1965 @ 1700	CITY OF BEDFORD (1950-1972 General cargo liner 485 feet long of Ellerman Hall Lines, London)	Own Page
Ellerman's CITY OF BEDFORD closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for East African Ports
Ships agent City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971 Port of Registry London (England, UK) Gross Tonnage 7341
News Event Thursday, July 9, 1964 @ 1430	CLAN MACLACHLAN (1946-1971 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN MACLACHLAN arrives at Glasgow to load for Aden and Port Sudan via Swansea
Arrived from Liverpool (England, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Gross Tonnage 6,365 Sailing for Aden and Port Sudan via Swansea Sailed from berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 9' 09" Draught aft on arrival 17' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 10th July Outward cargo General cargo 550 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1600 on 12th July Draught forward on sailing 11' 07" Draught aft on sailing 19' 00" Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
News Event Thursday, July 8, 1965 @ 1000		Own Page
1965 Advertisment by Union Steam Ship Company for Marine Engineers on tanker in New Zealand
News Event Saturday, July 6, 1963 @ 0010	DNJESTR (Steam General cargo ship of U.S.S.R.)	Own Page
Russian ship DNJESTR arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Steel Strip Rolls from Ventspils (Latvia)
Arrived from Ventspils (a town on the Baltic Sea in northwestern Latvia) Port of Registry Archangel (U.S.S.R.) Arrived in berth 2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) .. assisted by tug SEAWAY Net Tonnage 1,395 Master of vessel on arrival Smaranov Draught aft on arrival 18' 09" Cargo carried on arrival Steel strip rolls Ships agent R L Alpine, Ardrossan
News Event Thursday, May 16, 1963 @ 1740	BENWELL (1962-1968 Oil products tanker)	Own Page
Norwegian Tanker BENWELL arrives in Ardrossan with petrol etc from Stanlow
Arrived from Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.) via Belfast (Northern Ireland) Port of Registry Kristiansand (Norway) Arrived in berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland) ... tugs SEAWAY and CAMPAIGNER Net Tonnage 7,157 Master of vessel on arrival F Theien Gross Tonnage 12,868 Draught aft on arrival 20' 06" Deadweght Tonnage 21,092 Cargo carried on arrival Petrol etc. Ships agent T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40
Does anyone have details or a photograph / image of this ship ?
News Event Thursday, December 31, 1964 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
Conducting their business in Great Waters around 31 December 1964
AMERICAN FORWARDER left Baltimore 29 December for Liverpool APAPA left Liverpool 31 December for Apapa ARGENTINA STAR left Montevideo 31 December for Buenos Aires BALLYGALLY HEAD left Glasgow 30 December for Antwerp via Belfast BENAVON left Singapore 30 December for Bangkok BENDORAN left Singapore 30 December for Yokohama BENLARIG at Rejang 30 December for Singapore BENLAWERS left Aden 31 December for Liverpool BENLOYAL left Kobe 31 December for Keelung BENVANNOCH left Grangemouth 31 December for Middlesbrough BRAEMAR CASTLE left Genoa 1 January 1965 for Lourenco Marques CITY OF AGRA left Suez 31 December for Dar-es-Salaam CITY OF GLOUCESTER left Liverpool 31 December for Calcutta CITY OF WINNIPEG left Aden 31 December for Bombay EDINBURGH CASTLE at Southampton 1 January 1965 from Durban HORNBY GRANGE from London at Buenos Aires 31 December IONIC left Genoa 29 December for London JASON left Glasgow 31 December for Melbourne KALAW left Aden 31 December for Rangoon KENILWORTH CASTLE left Aden 31 December for London KENTUNG left Freetown 30 December for Liverpool KENYA CASTLE left Naples 31 December for London LAURENTIA left Glasgow 30 December for St John via Avonmouth MARON left Glasgow 30 December for Far East via Liverpool PELEUS left Glasgow 30 December for Liverpool PENDENNIS CASTLE left Southampton 31 December for Durban QUEENSBURY at Montevideo 1 January 1965 for Buenos Aires SULIMA left Liverpool 31 December for Lagos TRANSVAAL CASTLE at Cape Town 31 December for Durban TARKWA left Liverpool 31 December for Lagos
News Event Sunday, January 10, 1965 @ 1000		Own Page
1965 Advertisment by Shaw Savill Line of London for their Round-the-World Passenger Cruises
News Event Friday, May 24, 1963 @ 0715	EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool)	Own Page
Coastal tanker EILEEN M arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load petrol and diesel oil for Stornoway
Arrived from Douglas (Isle of Man) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 133 Master of vessel on arrival D B Owens Gross Tonnage 323 Draught aft on arrival 10' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Friday, May 24, 1963 @ 0300	FRIENDSHIP (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 61.07m long of Mountwood Shipping Co Ltd., Liverpool)	Own Page
Mountwood Shipping's FRIENDSHIP arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with trailers from Larne
Arrived from Larne (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 275 Master of vessel on arrival Blannie Thomas Gross Tonnage 499 Cargo carried on arrival Trailers
News Event Thursday, May 23, 1963 @ 1950	METEOR (1955-1970 Passenger cruise liner 90.4 metres long of Bergemske Dampskipsselskap A/S Bergen Norway- Bergen Line)	Own Page
Bergen Line's cruise ship METEOR arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from a cruise
Arrived from Southampton (England, U.K.) Port of Registry Bergen (Norway) Arrived in berth 11 Eglinton Tidal Basin Bunkering Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 1,548 Master of vessel on arrival Capt. Maurer Gross Tonnage 2,856 Draught aft on arrival 16' 08" Deadweght Tonnage 640 Cargo carried on arrival Passengers Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Thursday, January 7, 1965 @ 1000		Own Page
1965 Advertisment by Houlder Brothers, London, for Navigation and 2nd Engineer Officers
News Event Saturday, July 6, 1963 @ 2010	KING ORRY (1946-1978 Passenger ferry 345 feet long of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Douglas)	Own Page
KING ORRY arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to embark passengers for Belfast
Arrived from Roadstead off Ardrossan Harbour Port of Registry Douglas (Isle of Man, UK) Arrived in berth Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 953 Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Gross Tonnage 2485 Ships agent McBride's Shipping Agency Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel. 041-248-5161
News Event Saturday, July 6, 1963 @ 2035	MONA'S ISLE ( 1950 - 1980 Passenger vessel of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company)	Own Page
MONAS ISLE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Douglas (Isle of Man)
Arrived from Douglas (Isle of Man) Port of Registry Douglas ( Isle of Man ) Arrived in berth Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 953 Master of vessel on arrival W McMeikin Gross Tonnage 2,491 Cargo carried on arrival Passengers Ships agent McBride's Shipping Agency Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel. 041-248-5161
News Event Saturday, July 6, 1963 @ 1810	CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock)	Own Page
CALEDONIA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with passengers and cargo from Brodick
Arrived from Brodick (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 14 Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 623 Cargo carried on arrival Passengers and general cargo Deadweght Tonnage 161 Ships agent British Railways, The Harbour, Ardrossan
News Event Saturday, July 6, 1963 @ 1635	LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSBURN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with scrap metal from Belfast
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 228 Master of vessel on arrival N McIntyre Gross Tonnage 513 Draught aft on arrival 10' 06" Deadweght Tonnage 720 Cargo carried on arrival Scrap metal Ships agent Burns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan
News Event Saturday, December 22, 2018 @ 1300	FRIFJORD (1997- General cargo ship 63m long of A/S Frifjord)	Own Page
FRIFJORD discharging a cargo of logs at Troon Harbour
Ship's location Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Bahamas Cargo carried on arrival Logs Gross Tonnage 1,212 Deadweght Tonnage 1,318
News Event Saturday, December 22, 2018 @ 1305	SEAROCK1 (Barge)	Own Page
Barge SEAROCK1 at Troon, Scotland
Ship's location Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Lysekil (Sweden)
News Event Monday, October 19, 1959 @ 1400	BELLERBY (1946-1960 General cargo ship 446 feet long of Ropner & Company : Scrapped 1970)	Own Page
Ropner's BELLERBY arrives at Govan Drydock, Glasgow from lay-up in Gare Loch
Arrived from Gare Loch (Firth of Clyde, where she had been laid up) Port of Registry West Hartlepool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth No. 2 Govan Dry Dock, Govan, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 7,071 Sailing for Hampton Roads (USA) Sailed from berth 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 8' 07" Draught aft on sailing 17' 00" Vessel bunkered 28th October 280 tons from oiler INVERTEST : 29th October 290 tons from oiler INVERTEST Ships agent J & J Denholm Ltd,, Glasgow
News Event Friday, October 30, 1959 @ 1400	ROMNEY (1952-1978 General cargo ship 472 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool :1978 Scrapped)	Own Page
Lamport & Holt's ROMNEY arrives in Glasgow to unload then load for Buenos Aires via Liverpool
Arrived from Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Arrived in berth 22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem on east bulkhead) Gross Tonnage 8,237 Sailing for Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool Sailed from berth 22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem on east bulkhead) Draught forward on arrival 12' 11" Draught aft on arrival 17' 11" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 1,545 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 31st October Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1930 on 2nd November Commened loading outward cargo 1200 on 2nd November Outward cargo General cargo 300 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Heavy lifts loaded At 1100 on 2nd November loaded 2 lifts total 44 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 1155 on 3rd November Draught forward on sailing 10' 03" Draught aft on sailing 15' 08" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467
News Event Friday, July 8, 1966 @ 1845	IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool)	Own Page
IRISH COAST leaves Glasgow with 75 tons of cargo and 427 passengers for Dublin
Vessel Master D Campbell Port of Registry Liverpool Sailing for Dublin (Eire / Ireland) Sailed from berth Lancefield Quay, Glasgow
News Event Sunday, October 11, 1959 @ 0750	ZUIDPOOL (1957-1965 General cargo coaster 185 feet 55.95m long of N.V. Wijnne & Barends' Cargadoors- en Agentuurkantoren, Groningen / Eigenaar: Kustvaartrederij 'Zuidpool', Delfzijl, Groningen)	Own Page
Wijnne & Barends' coaster ZUIDPOOL arrives in Glasgow with Asphalt from Sete, France
Arrived from Sete (on the Mediterranean coast of the south of France) Port of Registry Delfzijl (Netherlands) Arrived in berth 27 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 6 feet east of 32 pawl) Net Tonnage 267 Sailing for Teignmouth (Devon, England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 491 Sailed from berth 27 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 6 feet east of 32 pawl) Deadweght Tonnage 750 Cargo carried on arrival Asphalt 730 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 12th October Stevedore discharging inward cargo Honeyman Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent Leitke & Company, Glasgow
News Event Friday, November 6, 1964 @ 1245	IXION (1951-1972 Passenger/cargo liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped in Barcelona)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's IXION arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Fremantle via Liverpool
Arrived from Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 1 / 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Gross Tonnage 10,125 Sailing for Fremantle via Liverpool Sailed from berth 1 / 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 15 06" Draught aft on arrival 20' 11" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 9th November Outward cargo General cargo 200 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1100 on 13th November Draught forward on sailing 16' 01" Draught aft on sailing 20' 06" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Friday, January 1, 1965 @ 1000		Own Page
January and February 1965 Sailing Notice for Clan Line services to African and Eastern Ports
News Event Saturday, August 29, 1959 @ 1005	MAKRANA (1957-1971 General cargo ship 497 feet long of T & J Brocklebank / Cunard Line, Liverpool : 1974 scrapped at Shanghai, China))	Own Page
Brocklebank's MAKRANA at Plantation Quay, Glasgow loads cargo and 2 lifts for Indian ports
Arrived from King George V Dock, Glasgow Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Arrived in berth 77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and stem on west bulkhead) Net Tonnage 4,586 Sailing for Calcutta (India) via Birkenhead Gross Tonnage 8,764 Sailed from berth 65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west) Deadweght Tonnage 10,350 Draught forward on arrival 9' 00" Draught aft on arrival 20' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 8th September Outward cargo General cargo Heavy lifts loaded 10th September loaded 2 lifts total 20 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 1130 on 12th September Draught forward on sailing 13' 00" Draught aft on sailing 21' 00" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467
News Event Thursday, January 14, 1965 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	ROTTE (General cargo ship)	Own Page
ROTTE closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
News Event Wednesday, September 23, 1959 @ 1235	BAY FISHER (1958 - 1970 General cargo ship 221 feet long of James Fisher Company, Barrow)	Own Page
BAY FISHER arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow to load general cargo for Lisbon, Portugal
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Barrow (England) Arrived in berth 29 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Net Tonnage 585 Sailing for Lisbon (Portugal) Gross Tonnage 1,289 Sailed from berth 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Deadweght Tonnage 1550 Draught forward on arrival 7' 05" Draught aft on arrival 13' 00" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo outwards Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 25th September Outward cargo General cargo 250 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Completed loading outward cargo 2030 on 25th September Draught forward on sailing 9' 07" Draught aft on sailing 17' 03" Ships agent W Knight Watson & Company, 116 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 0788
News Event Wednesday, February 10, 1965 @ 1000		Own Page
February 1965 Advert by David MacBrayne Ltd for their services from Kingston Dock, Glasgow
News Event Friday, July 16, 1965 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	JOURNALIST (1954 - 1973 General cargo ship 464 feet long of Charente S.S. Co. Ltd. / T & J Harrison Ltd, Liverpool : 1982 scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan)	Own Page
Harrison Line's JOURNALIST closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for East Africa
Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Net Tonnage 4,434 Gross Tonnage 8,366 Deadweght Tonnage 9,670
News Event Monday, January 4, 1965 @ 1000		Own Page
1965 Advertisment by British Ministry of Transport for Engineer and Ship Surveyors
News Event Sunday, January 3, 1965 @ 1000		Own Page
1965 Advertisment for Marine Engineer Officers for B.P. Tanker Company, London
News Event Friday, January 8, 1965 @ 1900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	BENARTY (1963-1981 General cargo liner 509 feet long 17.5 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith)	Own Page
BENARTY leaves Grangemouth for Far Eastern Ports
Ships agent The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803 Port of Registry Leith Net Tonnage 6,152 Gross Tonnage 10,294 Deadweght Tonnage 12,619
News Event Friday, January 22, 1965 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	KING GEORGE (1957-1959 General cargo ship :1959-1970 Clan Line : 1970-1972 Houston Line : 1982 Scrapped)	Own Page
Chartered KING GEORGE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the Persian Gulf
Ships agent Frank C Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6131 Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 5,732
News Event Wednesday, January 5, 1966 @ 0400 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	AMERICAN ROVER (1959-1969 General cargo freighter of United States Lines, New York : 2004 scrapped)	Own Page
Fire breaks out on United States Line's freighter AMERICAN ROVER near Cape Race, Newfoundland
Port of Registry New York (USA) Gross Tonnage 11,200 Deadweght Tonnage 13,500
Contributed by Chuck McSally (Brooklyn)     A fire broke out on the freighter AMERICAN ROVER as she was near Cape Race, Newfoundland, on passage from New York   to Rotterdam with a general cargo including paint and rubber.    The ship was built in 1959 and is 11,200 gross tons and is of a thoroughly modern design with an automated engine room and is owned by United States Lines Inc., whose offices are on Broadway, New York City.    A salvage tug and Coast Guard cutters from Canada and U.S.A. are making for AMERICAN ROVER and other vessels are standing by her.   Latest reports from the vessel state that the crew are tackling the fire and that it is now under control.    It is not known if there have been any casualties.
News Event Thursday, April 1, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
April and May 1954 Sailing Notice for Royal Mail Lines of London

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The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937

 6th  January 2019.

   James Barrowman (Brighton, England) e-mails :

I am an enthusiast for paddle steamers and read your item on EAGLE 111.

   The advertisement shows the ship departing from Glasgow (Bridge Wharf) s. s.

   Assuming that s.s. does not mean Steam Ship, can anyone help with what s.s. means ?

   Thanks, Jim Barrowman.

7^th January 2019 

   J.S. (Pollokshaws, Glasgow) replies :

The River Clyde runs generally east to west through

the centre of Glasgow and essentially divides the city

into two halves, the  “North Side” and the “South Side.”

   In the past and even today people talk of coming

from or living in the South Side.

   Up to around 1970’s passenger excursion steamers

and cross-channel to Ireland steamers left Broomielaw,

Anderston Quay and Lancefield Quay on the North Side

and in the summer months left Bridge Wharf on the

South Side (hence S.S.) on excursions “Doon the Watter”

= Down the Water = sailing down the River Clyde to

Clyde piers such as Dunoon and Rothesay and

Tighnabruaich.

   The advert mentions the steamer calling at Govan

 Wharf and Renfrew to pick up passengers.

   Today Govan Wharf is only recognisable by a derelict

and ruined few baulks of timber.   It was situated on the

South Bank essentially between the Govan Drydocks

(now also derelict) and the Bae Shipyard (formerly Fairfields

yard) and beside the playing field between Wanlock Street

and Dunvegan Street, Govan.   Up to the 1960s the

small Govan Passenger Ferry used to ply from near

Govan Wharf across the river to the east end of Meadowside

Quay

   It was news to me that excursion steamers stopped

at Renfrew.   I have no idea where the stop was located.

   Perhaps someone can help.

 

Ref The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937.

12 January 2019   Robert Orr replies :

The steamer berth at Renfrew was on the river bank at 'The Green' in

Renfrew and as far as I'm aware was destroyed during the 'Clydebank

Blitz' in 1941, (this being air attacks on the town of Clydebank on the

opposite bank of the Clyde, home amongst other things to John Browns

shipyard). If you go to Google maps and search Clyde Street Renfrew

the bollards for mooring ropes are still visible at the edge of the Green.

The Scania Yard visible in street view was the start of the land

 

occupied by Simons and Lobnitz shipyards in Renfrew.

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Questions about Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line in 1960's

10 December 2018   Geoff in Australia e-mails :

I was on the Ulysses which traded between the Far East,mainly Indonesia and the East Coast and Gulf of the US.I understand it was a route which belonged to the Indra Line which Holts acquired in 1915. I believe that it may have been incorporated into a round the world service later.My time was during the late 50s and ended in 1960.

Crews during my time consisted of Europeans on deck and Chinese in the engine room, and catering,on ships trading from Liverpool. The Ulysses had Malays on deck and Chinese in the engine room,I cant remember who were the catering staff.

Gunung Djati was the name of the leading Javanese Haji and Islamic missionary.

 

With regards to crewing, the Dutch arm of Blue Funnel had all Chinese crews with Dutch officers, certainly in the 1950s.

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Ellerman’s CITY OF EXETER at Plymouth in 1958    

I was quite surprised to read that CITY OF EXETER called

at Plymouth in 1958.   Was Plymouth a normal call for Ellerman

African service passenger liners?

   Jim Hesketh, Liverpool 

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12 November 2018

 

TWEED, a 1959-built 112 foot water carrier of

Furness Withy, Port of Spain, Trinidad

 James R. (Avonmouth, England) e-mails :

    Looking at your list of ships I was surprised to see

TWEED of Furness Withy, a 112 foot water tanker at

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

   Anyone have information on this ship ?

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Can anyone name this British coaster ?

 

05 November 2018

Billy Fullarton writes :

  I took this photograph in 1970s or 1980s at Ardrossan

Harbour, Scotland.   Can anyone name this coaster. ?

 

   I think her name ends in SOUND.

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British & Irish KILKENNY in 1935

Does anyone have details of this ship in 1935 ???

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Ben Line carried a Naval tug from Trincomali to Gan ???

     I was with Brocklebank’s and sometimes called at

Gan Island in the Indian Ocean to discharge stores for

the RAF overside to landing craft in the lagoon.

   Talking to someone he said that he was on a Ben ship

which carried a small naval tug from Trincomali in

Ceylon to Gan, around late 1960s.

   Anyone know about this ?

    J.S., (Wallasey)

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Questions about Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line in 1960's

Jim J. of Liverpool e-mails :

   Around 1966 I was on a Royal Mail or Pacific Steam ship

in Houston / New Orleans area and saw an Alfred Holt Blue

Funnel ship there.

   Can anyone enlighten me as to why a Blue Funnel would

be in the Gulf of Mexico ?

   Also in conversation someone told of Blue Funnel having

Chinese crews on deck and catering.   I had always thought

that Blueys had British crews.   Someone please tell me

what is correct.

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Deck cadets Critchley and Doherty on RAMON DE LARRINAGA in 1965

 22 May 2018

 Alan Rutherford e-mails :

   Interested in whereabouts of other deck cadet officers Critchley and Doherty from RAMON DE LARRINAGA in 1965 ?

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   Looking for information on some British ships around 1950-1954

 Ian Rae e-mails  ....  4 March 2018 @ 1221

 Great website.

I am trying to find information on some of the voyages my late brother -in-law made.
Blairdevon-this was his first trip, signed on 30 April paid off 12 June 1950.This was a fairly ancient coal burner.Dont know owner
Tahsinia-20Jun-13 Oct 1950-to Bombay
Saxon (?) Star-28 Sep -25 April 1952-(paid off Manchester)
Camerionia9 Jun to 10 Sep 1952
Empire Halladale-a troopship-23 Oct 1952 -paid off Birkenhead 22 Jan 1953
Retainer 6 Feb-31 Oct 1953-paid off Antwerp
Cortona 15 Dec 1953-19 Jan 1954

Thereafter he sailed out of London and latterly on Manchester Liners
When I tried your search the year 1951 was missing

Regards,
Ian Rae

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Can anyone identify this USN lapel badge ?

     Dominique and her husband from Lyons (France) were on vacation in Spain and bought this lapel badge in a street market in Tarragona (near Barcelona).

   Can anyone identify the badge ?

2018-02-18 @ 1320

 

19 May 2018

Hello Douglas,

It's Bryn (Wayt) here - you helped me with the Austerland cargo vessel last year. Thanks again.

This message is about the image of the USN "Anchor pin".
There are loads on eBay just type in "US Navy Petty Officer gold tie pin" 

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First ship was CHARLTON MIRA of Charlton Steam Shipping Company, London

Bill Steel e-mails

Charlton Mira was my first ship. Built in Sunderland at Bartram's yard. Doxford 670LB4 diesel oil engine. She had two scotch boilers and steam auxiliaries. Lovely vessel but would roll on wet grass.

17 February 2018 @ 2307

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 What is the difference between Agents / General Agents and Freight Brokers ?

    Jim Harrison  (Brighton, England) e-mails :

 I am using the India Steamship Company sailing notice as a simple example, but my question actually can also relate to many other shipping companies.

   The India Company shows that intending shippers can contact the U.K. General Agents Stelp & Leighton or the U.K. Freight Brokers J. H. Wackerbarth.

   My question is : what is the difference between using Agents / General Agents and Freight Brokers ?

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   German cargo ship MILLERNTOR in 1954

 

    In January 1954 the cargo ship MILLERNTOR, registered in Hamburg, 2,787 nett tons and Master T. Goldsweer, arrived at Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, with a cargo of Iron Ore from Narvik (Norway).

 

   After unloading she left Ardrossan returning to Narvik.

 

Does anyone have any information or details of MILLERNTOR ?

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" If sufficient inducement "

James Bridges (Canterbury, England) e-mails –

   Many of your sailing notices show that a ship will go to a port “if sufficient inducement.”      What exactly is “if sufficient inducement ?”

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Was she “ LAIRDS OAK “ or “ LAIRDSOAK ” ?

   Robert Bothwell (Glasgow) e-mails :

I have always had an affection for Burns & Laird Lines of Glasgow and refer to your entry of their coaster LAIRDS OAK in 1954.

   The Ships in Focus book shows her name as LAIRDSOAK but the accompanying photograph clearly shows the name LAIRDS OAK.

   I know it’s a bit pedantic but what was her name, LAIRDS OAK or was it LAIRDSOAK ?  

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Harbour oilers CLYDE ENTERPRISE and CLYDE VENTURE in late 1960’s

 

   Does anyone have details of these two oilers which were working in the Clyde in late 1960’s ?

 

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Coaster BALLYCASTLE in 1953

 

In 1953 the coaster BALLYCASTLE of John Kelly, Belfast, was at Ardrossan Harbour loading a cargo of coke for Londonderry.   Does anyone have details of this ship ?

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   Carebeka's coaster RIAN in 1953

 

 In December 1953 the Carebeka’s Groningen registered coaster RIAN arrived at Ardrossan Harbour from Hamburg.

 

   The handwriting in the Harbour Log-book is not easy to read.   The master’s name could be Cloinga or Eloinga : can any Netherlands reader tell what the name is ?

 

   Also the cargo is shown as  “M of Potash” …. What is “M of Potash” ???

  

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Details needed of Van Nievelt, Goudriaan's ALPHERAT in 1954

When the Blue Star Line cargo ship PARAGUAY STAR was leaving Montevideo for Buenos Aires her docking bridge fouled the housed port anchor of the Dutch cargo ship ALPHERAT.

   The docking bridge sustained displaced and buckled bridge rails and started deck plank caulking.   Repairs at Buenos Aires cost 5,850 Argentinian Pesos.

   PARAGUAY STAR. a passenger and cargo liner of 10,722 gross tons, was on passage from Liverpool for Buenos Aires and ALPHERAT is a passenger and cargo ship of Rotterdam South America Line (Rotterdam-Zuid Amerika Lijn) and operated by Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam.   ALPHERAT is well known for carrying Jewish emigrants from Rotterdam to South America.

Additional note :

Can anyone supply details of ALPHERAT ?

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Norwegian Tanker RAILA in 1953

 

   Does anyone have details of the Tanker RAILA, registered in Oslo, which was working around the British coast in 1953 ?

 

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Elder Dempster services from USA and Canada and Calcutta to Africa.

 Fred from Formby (Merseyside, England, writes

 

“ I was surprised to read in the Elder Dempster Lines entry of 27^th May 1957 that they did sailings from U.S.A. and Canada to West Africa, also Canada to South Africa and also Calcutta to West Africa.

 

Can someone tell something about these services ? ”

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CHANTALA  (Worcester Park, Surrey) writes :

British India Steam Navigation handbook for Hindustani for Navigating Officers and Deck Cadets

   In 1965 when joining BI as a Deck Cadet a necessary handbook was for issuing commands in the Hindustani Language.

   All I can remember now is “Asti aria kurro”

   Does anyone still have the book and can scan or photograph a few pages to show the commands ?

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Sailings from Glasgow Bridge Wharf in April, May and June 1968 to Rothesay and Tighnabruaich.

 

      Thank you so very much for putting in the sailings from Bridge Wharf in Glasgow that I asked for.   Anne G., Isle of Bute

  

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British Army Tank Landing Craft LCT 4086 and her base at Cairnryan in 1954

 

   Tank Landing Craft LCT 4086 of the British Army’s Royal Army Service Corps arrived at Ardrossan Dockyard in February 1954.   Anyone have details of this vessel and of her life and also details of her base at Cairnryan (which is near Stranraer in south-west Scotland)

  

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Anchor Line advertisement of 1871

    I did laugh on seeing the wonderful Handyside and Henderson address of their office in Londonderry as 96 ½ Foyle Street.

   If anyone is in Londonderry can they please, please take a photograph of that building and post it on this site.

Thank you.

Still laughing

Fred of Formby, Merseyside, England.

11 June 2018  Bryn Wayt replies that the building has been demolished and modern housing has been built on its site

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German cargo ship RUHR in 1953

 

  On 15^th December 1953 the German cargo ship RUHR, registered in Hamburg and 1,725 nett tons, Captain Ekelman, brought a cargo of scrap metal from Halifax (Canada) to Ardrossan Harbour.

 

   Has anyone got any details of this ship ?

 

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British coaster J B KEE in 1957

 

 Fred of Formby (Merseyside, England) writes :

 

   I have put in a short article about J B KEE making a distress call on 4^th November 1957.

 

   Anyone have details of this ship ?

 

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Which Donaldson Line ship collided with a Cunard Liner in 1960’s in Quebec or Montreal ?

 

 Bas Buma (Rotterdam) e-mails ….. translated by Google

 

   Does anyone remember in 1960’s when a Donaldson cargo ship collided with a Cunard passenger liner, maybe CARINTHIA or SYLVANIA at Quebec or Montreal?   My memory is not good now.

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At what time did Union Castle mailships leave South Africa for U.K. ?

 

 Jim Allbright (London) e-mails :

 

   I thoroughly enjoy reading your “Conducting their business in Great Waters” articles as they remind me of places and ships of long, long ago.

 

   Something which I have always pondered – Union Castle passenger liners left Southampton at 4pm on Thursdays for South Africa, --- but did they have a set time, say 4pm when sailing from, for example Cape Town or Durban, when returning to U.K. ?

 

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SUNBEAR of Saguenay Terminals.

 

   In 1962 Saguenay had chartered a general cargo ship named SUNBEAR.   Does anyone have details of this vessel ?

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Can anyone identify or help with a cargo ship AUSTERLAND around 1955-1960 ? === ship is now firmly believed to be AUSTRALIND 

Captain Bryn Wayt writes :

 My father fitted a T/V to a ship that visited the Clyde around the years 1955-60 and I accompanied my him to assist - I was young and have only a limited memory of the event.
The 'Master' invited us both to sail with him "around the world" - so my guess was it was a long-range merchant vessel. It was NOT a "liner" but more of an "ocean freighter".
The name that sticks in my limited memory bank is the "AUSTERLAND".
I've tried various sources to find her, but have not been successful.
I was born and bred in Glasgow, but I was not acquainted with the Dock in which the ship was anchored to narrow the search.
It was there for at least a week, as the "Master" visited my father's shop and asked for a T/V to be fitted in his vessel.
It took a little time to gather the required bits and bobs to accommodate the order that's why I say a week all told in dock.
Anybody who can give me a clue where to look would be thanked in customer fashion.

James Jeffries replies :

   I saw the message from Captain Wayt and I don’t know off-hand of AUSTERLAND but the name makes me think of AUSTRALIND of the Australind Steam Shipping Company / Bethell, Gwyn & Trinder Anderson & Company, London.

    AUSTRALIND was a 7,214 gross ton tramp cargo ship and was built in 1944 by William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton, for Australind,  and in 1959 was sold to Argus Steam Ship Company, Liberia and renamed PORTALON.

   In 1972 she was scrapped in Santander, Spain.

However it’s an interesting problem and I’ll start looking for an AUSTERLAND

 

Billy MacAulay (Moderator and Senior Member) writes :

   I have never heard of AUSTERLAND, but as Jim says AUSTRALIND is a possibility as Trinder Anderson vessels were visitors – though not too frequently – to Glasgow - and AUSTRALIND was in Govan Drydock, Glasgow around 1954.

   But I will also look for AUSTERLAND and being a cargo ship will search at Queen’s and Prince’s Docks and surroundings.   It will take some time as there is a lot to plough through.

  

 

  

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   Why was LADY McGOWAN IN Loch Riddon ?

 

 The small I.C.I. explosives carrying coaster LADY McGOWAN was in Loch Riddon on 29 November 1953.

 

   Loch Riddon is a small Loch situated near Tighnabruaich in the Kyles of Bute, a lonely and sparsely populated hilly area off the main area known as Firth of Clyde, Scotland.

 

   Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions as to the reason why LADY McGOWAN would be in this unusual locality ?

  

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John Kelly's coaster BALLYCLARE in late 1953.

   In our entries for this ship it is difficult to read the Master's name... possibly Capt. Crab.   Anyone know if this is correct ?

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Small boat sailor writes from Inverkip :

 

 

 

   I see that motor launches P.D.1 and 8641 passed King George V Dock, Glasgow in January 1967.   Their names vaguely ring a bell in my memory but I don’t remember anything about them.

 

   Does anyone know anything of these two launches ?

 

Just a guess could P.D.1 refer to the launch being the mooring rope boat in Prince’s Dock ?

 

   Sandy

  

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Mystery of CVC in Prince’s Dock area of Glasgow

   In 1958 the Clyde Shipping Company’s coaster PLADDA

 was listed as berthed in CVC in Prince’s Dock

 area in Glasgow.

   Does anyone know where CVC was ?

Jim Sloan replies : CVC was Clyde Vila Crane on the quay around berth 81 Plantation Quay, Glasgow

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Pacific Steam Navigation’s KENUTA at Puna in 1957

 

Tom Hayworth e-mails :

 

Your homepage shows KENUTA at Puna in 1957.   Where is Puna ?

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Ben Line’s Far-East coaster BENVEG in 1957

 

Leith Man e-mails

I was very surprised to see your entry for BENVEG in January 1957

for BENVEG as I had never heard of her.

 

Anyone have any more information please ?

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SPRINGFIELD QUAY, GLASGOW

Harry Cochrane e-mails :and conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.

For a good few years what was Springfield Quay in Glasgow has been redeveloped into an entertainment area with a cinema, hotel, casino and restaurants.   There was always a big sign at the entrance reading "SPRINGFIELD QUAY" but now the sign has been removed and replaced with a much smaller and more modern one saying "THE QUAY"

It's sad to have the last of the great Glasgow dockside quayside names disappear from public view.

aand conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.nd conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.

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MYSTERY SHIP PORTHOLE  From Michael Irwin (michaelj87836@gmail.com) When: 16 September 2016 15:09 Can show name?  Can show email?  Can show message?  I have a very short video posted on youtube of a porthole that I am trying to identify. It is more than likely WW1 era. Glass window is 14" in diameter and the entire assembly weighs 132 lbs. The name of the youtube video is Mystery Ship Porthole and I will leave a link. Thanks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbgNppQ8XWM ............................................................................................................................................

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LASHERCIA ..... A Spanish coaster in 1962

   Does anyone have information on LASHERCIA which was trading around the Irish Sea and Liverpool in 1962 ?

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Clyde Navigation Trust launches GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS

Jim Allison writes : I see from arrivals and sailings that the Clyde Navigation Trust launches GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS were busy on the River, even in the middle of the night.  What was their occupation ?

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Carrickfergus (Northern Ireland) in January 1963.

From Sean R  (Larne, Northern Ireland)

   Thanks very much for showing the ships bringing explosives from Irvine to Carrickfergus in January 1963.   After 53 years I've now found out the two ships in the photographs, CASCADE the Dutch coaster and LADY ANSTRUTHER of ICI.    Sean R.

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Netherlands coaster MADO in 1963

   In January 1963 the Groningen registered coaster MADO was at Irvine, Scotland, having arrived with a cargo of 200 tons of fertilizer from Rotterdam.   Does anyone have any information or details of this ship

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CARGOES FOR BEIRA BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ONLY

I see from the sailing notices (such as in SYDNEY STAR) that cargoes for Beira in East Africa are often accepted by special arrangement only.  Why by special arrangement ?

  Charlie and Misty Fennelly, New Jersey. U.S.A.

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Holland America cargo ship DUIVENDYK

Holland America cargo ship DUIVENDYK was at Glasgow from August 27 1959 to September 2 1959 loading scrap metal for Japan.   Does anyone have any information about this vessel.

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Information needed on cargo ship KORBACH in 1958

 

KORBACH was closing for receiving cargo in Glasgow on 25 July 1958 and loading for the Great Lakes, Detroit and Chicago.    She was probably on a charter by Anchor Line or Head Line or Cunard Line.

 

Does anyone have any information on KORBACH ?

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“Conducting their business in Great Waters” series

Just to say how much we enjoy reading your “Conducting their business in Great Waters” series.   Really good to read of BENDORAN at Zamboanga and DURBAN CASTLE at St. Helena Island and British India’s KENYA at Zanzibar. And Misty appreciates the diary of Donaldson Line's LETITIA that you included for her.  This is the only website that brings the voyages to life.   Even the kids read it and are sure learning their world geography.   Charlie and Misty Fennelly,  New Jersey. U.S.A (Misty was born in Canada and her family were Pilots on Saint Lawrence)

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WHERE IS " PULO BOKOM "

On 5th January 1957 Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel CALCHAS was at Pulo Bokom.   It's not on Wikipedia.   Where is Pulo Bokom ?

"Hydatina" of Croydon, England, writes :

Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small island belonging to Singapore that is located about five kilometres to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. The size of Pulau Bukom is about 1.45 km².   Royal Dutch Shell Group had a refinery there which I visited a number of times on Shell U.K. Tankers.

Note : The event for CALCHAS has been amended accordingly.

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A question about Alfred Holt and the King George V Dock in Glasgow

Jim Alison e-mails :   Your event of 25th August 1958 tells that Blue Funnel's PELEUS loaded a 6-ton lift by "Holt's crane".   Did Alfred Holt have a company crane at Glasgow, or could it be the ship's own derrick that was used. ?

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CLAN MACINTOSH and help needed on the origin of three launches loaded at Glasgow.

On 9th July 1958 CLAN MACINTOSH loaded 3 launches by her own gear at Glasgow.   The launches came from "Mechano / Medano.   Please have a look at the image, which has been enlarged, and see if you can throw some light on the launches.

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Scottish motor coaster PIBROCH built in 1956 by Scott & Sons of Bowling

Does anyone have details of her owners and employment after being sold by Scottish Malt Distillers Company ?

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CAN YOU HELP  The oilers "Invertest, Apexity and Clanity" are noted as daily supplying bunker fuel oil to vessels. Have you any images or information on these three ships. ? 

A. Manson replies: Apexity and Clanity were owned by F.T Everard later taken over by Fisher.

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CAN YOU HELP   Ore ships at General Terminus Quay .....when leaving, they left Terminus Quay astern.... where were they turned, to go downriver ahead.  Did they turn in Princes Dock...or at Yorkhill Basin...or at King George V Dock ?

  A. Manson replies "Ore carriers leaving General Terminus Quay were canted at Princes Dock ; the area inside the entrance was known as the Canting Basin."

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CAN YOU HELP   Glasgow fire-boat "St. Mungo"    Billy and Terry Kelly noted that Glasgow had a fire-boat named "St. Mungo" operated by Glasgow Fire Service, moored at Yorkhill Quay at the entrance to Queens Dock,  and crewed by firemen based in Yorkhill Fire Station (just across the road from Yorkhill Quay.)  Does anyone have a photograph of "St. Mungo" ?

A. Manson replies :Photographs and history the early and latter St. Mungo Fireboats can be seen by going on website "St. Mungo Fireboat"

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CAN YOU HELP    Blue funnel liner "Pyrrhus" is shown as arriving on 16th July 1958 (see the image) at berth 3 King George V Dock, head South, bow 5 1/2 ...something...into berth 4.   Any idea what the 5 1/2 something is ?

Ref. "Pyrrhus Berthing. The large timber or metal doors on the dockside of the cargo sheds are referred to as Blinds. There may six or seven of these so the bow or stern of a vessel may be sited in a position relative to the blinds.

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CAN YOU HELP   The coaster "Salling" arrived at KG5 on 16th July 1958 from " G.at ? " (see the image)  Can anyone hazard a guess what the place "G....at" is ?

A Manson replies "Destination of "Salling" could possibly have Ghent, Belgium."

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CAN YOU HELP.   Princes Dock logbook shows these vessels arriving, but the writing is hard to read.   Can you make out the names?

          

Click on these images to enlarge them

First is maybe.... Cruzeiro Do Sul

Below it is maybe.... Templar

Further down is maybe... Kaduna ...or Kadura

Further down maybe... La Manche

Just below that ......Barbanihalis (or something)

Still further down..... Prins W J or G Frerderick

And also on that page for 28th June at 2045 arrives "Somme" at berth 65 annexe.   I had never heard of "65 annexe"     Can anyone enlighten me? 

A Manson replies "berth 65 Plantation was an Annex abutting on the West end of Mavisbank Quay."    and Kaduna was owned by Paddy Henderson, vessels trading to Burma and associated areas.

Prinz Willem 1V and Prinz W J Fredrick were owned by Dutch Company Oranje Lijn and traded to, and spent some time in the Great Lakes.

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CAN YOU HELP   What is the name of this ship?  Is it Sunnarhav or Sunnanhav.  She arrived in Glasgow on 6th July 1965.  Just to allow continuity of entering details, the ship is listed in events as being "Sunnanhav" unless otherwise corrected.

A Manson replies : "Sunnanhan" could possibly have been owned by Saguenay Terminals who prefixed several of their ships names by "Sun"

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CAN YOU HELP   The vessel "Mango" or "Manyo" arrived at Princes Dock from Ardrossan on 14th July 1965, draft 5' 10" forard and 12' 8" aft, which would be the draft of a coaster.  But the logbook shows her sailing on 18th July for Three Rivers (Canada) draft forard 17' 07" and aft 19' 06"   Any thoughts or information on this vessel would be welcome. 

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORY   Mrs  Margaret Buckner e-mails from Canada.

"I was browsing and chanced on your website, and was astonished to discover mention of the Donaldson ships taking passengers from Princes Dock to Montreal.   I was a little girl in 1960 when my folks emigrated from Kirkintilloch to Canada on Laurentia, and it was a very rough crossing, but was calm when we passed Newfoundland.  The mention of "Laurentia" brought the memories flooding back, having been forgotten for 50 years. Thanks for bringing back the memory.

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CAN YOU HELP   : This interesting little advert was in the 23rd June 1906 issue of "Largs and Millport Weekly News"   Note the early start for the days sailing, and the unusual name "Bute 4"     Any information on the firm or the vessels?   Click on the image to enlarge it to full size.

     

A Manson replies: For full history on SS Bute suggest Logging on" SS Bute at Greenock" With information regarding builders of same and SS Kyle then follow Princess Alice Disaster where all will be revealed re ultimate fate of Vessel. 

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CAN YOU HELP  : The vessel "Cedric" arrived at KG5 on 10th October 1967. It's difficult to decipher where she came from.  Any suggestions?  Click on the image to enlarge it.

A Manson writes : 
The "Cedric" which arrived at KG5 dock 10th October 1967 would have come from Napier, New Zealand, where she would have loaded refrigerated cargo, e.g. lamb, butter, etc. This was a regular run for vessels belonging to the New Zealand Shipping Company.

A Manson writes :

Ref. the "Cedric" The port referred to is Napier New Zealand.

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CAN YOU HELP   This vessel "Stern" or "Stein" arrived KG5.   Is the name "Stern" or "Stein"    Click on the image to enlarge it.

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CAN YOU HELP   : What is the name of this 1967 arrival.  Click on the image to enlarge it.

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CAN YOU HELP  : Falcon Reefer arrived from USA and Newfoundland.   Which was the USA port concerned?   Click on the image to enlarge it.

A MANSON replies: Gloucester Massachusetts USA is on of America's oldest Ports.

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CAN YOU HELP  : Harrison's "Statesman" in Jan 1968 at Shieldhall Riverside Quay conducted an engine test.   What is the word after the test.  Click on the image to enlarge it.

A Manson writes :

Ref. the engine test on "Statesman" at Riverside Shieldhall . The engines would have been run on slow speed. Vessels having such must be securely moored probably with insurance wires as an added precaution .

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MANOEUVERING ON THE RIVER   : Jim Allison e-mails that when a vessel was moving on the river Clyde and passing the entrances to Rivers Kelvin, Cart and Leven, after heavy rainfall, the amount of water coming off these rivers would hit any passing vessel on the side and tend to push her in the opposite direction.  You needed a strong steady hand on the wheel at these points.

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CAN YOU HELP  :  On 3rd May 1965 a vessel "DCV 401" arrived.  Any information on that vessel ?

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THE BIG EX-BP TANKER AT PLANTATION.    : Jim Allison writes that a big ex-BP tanker which lay at Plantation for some time, around 1980, and was leaving for breaking in the far east, was towed astern downriver to Shieldhall and her stern put into KG5, and she was turned there to go downstream ahead.   He doesn't remember the name.

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SEAMEN'S MISSION AT YORKHILL/SCOTSTOUN  ; Tam Thomson asks if anyone remembers the "Seamens Mission" at Yorkhill or Scotstoun in 1970s, run by pensioners/church, where seamen/retired sailors could get a hearty cooked meal at a reasonable price.

A Manson replies; 

There once was a"Flying Angel " Seamens Club in York Street Glasgow long since gone. There is still a Stella Maris Club for seamen situated at 937 Dumbarton Road Yoker Glasgow open several days a week .It is affiliated to St. Brendans Church on Kelso Street close by.

Tam Thomson replies: Much appreciated for your answer Mr Manson. I didn't know about the Flying Angel but you have made me think.  was there a seamens club beside the Clyde Shipping offices at the suspension bridge.  The stella Maris, yes that is the very one.  I had a dinner in there must be twenty years ago. the ladies had finished meals but made me one specially when i came in.  Its great that you have brought back memory and i like all your ansers to the help bit as you really know your stuff about the clyde.  Have a good new year mr Manson, and Douglas please keep up the internet site as it is great to read about the ships at Glasgow, and i hope you have a good new year to. 

A Manson replies:Re the Stella Maris Club which may stir a memory of the subscriber. It was for many years situated in Carlton Place on the South side of the Upper Clyde close to the Suspension Bridge.

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MEXICAN WARSHIPS IN PRINCE'S DOCK  ; Joe Barrowman asks if anyone remembers some "Mexican ?" frigates which visited Princes Dock in early 1970s.

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CAN YOU HELP    Can you decipher the name of the ship Bleuersand?   And she has come from Sfax via ?????   Could it be Ayr?   Click on the image to enlarge it.

Bill McKellar e-mails : I would say that it's Ayr for Bluersand.

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CAN YOU HELP   Can you clarify the ships names Jozina and Teun ?   Click on the image to enlarge it.

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CAN YOU HELP   Joe Matthewson asks where Paddy Henderson's offices and the Ellerman City Line offices were in Glasgow and is looking for details from the Ellerman deck cadet recruiting brochure around 1965

A reply :   Ellerman once had offices at City line, Managers George Smith and Sons 76 Bothwell Street Glasgow.

Clan Line offices were at Clan Line 109 hope Street Glasgow

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CAN YOU HELP  Joe Matthewson remembers that around 1980 an Ellerman vessel was a long time at Yorkhill Quay with bow damage. What was her name, and what was the story of the damage.

A Manson replies : 

The Ellerman vessel was the City of Lancaster but renamed Lancaster by Greek owners who simply painted over the City of .She arrived in Glasgow having suffered severe bow damage in a collision. The forecastle was shored using two of the ship's derricks
She discharged a cargo Mediterranean potatoes at Merklands Quay. The cargo was in a severe state of rot due to exposure to the elements. Thereafter the vessel was berthed at Meadowside Quay and the entire crew, including the master, vanished overnight abandoning the vessel . There was difficulty in contacting agents 
Subsequently I believe she was taken to a shipbreakers.
A photograph of her can be seen in ,I think, November or Decembers copy of Ships Monthly

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CAN YOU HELP  Tommy Campbell remembers the ore boats at General Terminus, and asks if anyone rememers Livanita, Vivita, Dapo Sky, Welsh something or other.

A Manson replies: The "Livanita" of Norwegian Registry was one of many iron ore carriers which discharged at General Terminal Quay Mavisbank. She did on one  occasion run aground at Elderslie Dry Dock area Partial discharge to lighten the vessel was done by grab into Puffers which were of shallow draught and able to go alongside for that purpose.  She was eventually re-floated and thereafter completed Discharge at General Terminus.

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BILL McKELLAR WRITES : I really like reading about the old boats and think that todays boats don't have the good looks of the old ones.  My favourites were the Blue funnel ones and the Palm boats, and I always thought that the newer Clan boats were too squat for my liking.   The dredgers and hoppers had character and at new year time they were all tied up in KG5 and the top of the dock was jammed full of them.  Ellerman had nice colours.  My favourite was Scottish Coast.

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A MANSON writes:   At one time it was not uncommon for a vessel to conduct an engine trial while alongside a berth in port and prior to sailing probably after some engine repair or adjustment. Particular attention had to be given to secure mooring often meaning putting out "insurance wires" for added safety.

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ADRIATIC COAST   Jack Lennon writes "I was surfing and found your item on the Coast Line's Adriatic Coast at Glasgow. I was on her at the time. great site for detail and nostalgia. Can you do a forum on the site.   

Douglas replies : I don't have plans for a Forum at present, but possibly in the future.

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MEMORIES FROM THE ORE CARRIER DAYS  Peter Best of Newcastle e-mails : I spent seven years on the ore carriers on the Glasgow run carrying ore for the steelworks at Ravenscraig. One of me mates and me were going to the pool office just across the river, and instead of taking the ferry boat from the pier just astern of the ship, me mate said we could go under the water on a tunnel. We hunted for the doorway but coudent find it.  When we were leaving the pilot said that there was a tunnel but there was no way he would go through it. Strange thing was I gave up the sea and got work in the steelwork at Redcar.  One time we left Glasgow along with one of the Glasgow liberty ship passenger boats that was going to Canada and we kept in company with her all the way over until we turned off to Seven Islands.  We usually passed one of the empress or cunard boats, and the old man took us closer to give them a wave.  Me mate and me were in a pub beside the boat and got talking to the barmaid.  all the crews of the ore boats went in there and the barmaid said that she stayed just behind the big cranes and when a boat was being unloded the red dust covered all her washing and the windows had to be kept shut all the time to keep out the dust.

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THE DERELICT BUILDING AT KG5 DOCK, BESIDE SAINSBURY'S PETROL STATION

Robert Stewart fills up his car with petrol at Sainsbury's at Braehead Retail Park, Glasgow, and tells of a derelict old building, which is falling to bits, which is just yards from the petrol station on the King George 5 Dock side of the fence.   Does anyone know the history of the building

A Manson writes :

If they are still in existence, it is possible that the derelict premises at Shieldhall/ Braehead could the remains of house or outbuildings of the farm that once stood on that site, Remains of WW11 gun emplacements were also evident for some time before the new developments.

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UNUSUAL STOP AT STOBCROSS CRANE FOR QUEEN MARY 11 ON SAIL TO TIGHNABRUAICH 

On 24th August 1965 the Clyde passenger Excursion Steamer "Queen Mary 11" left her usual berth at Bridge Wharf, Glasgow,  at 11am taking her passengers on a trip downriver to Tighnabruaich.  But a few minutes later she berthed on the opposite side of the river - in the commercial shipping berth at Stobcross Quay just under the tall Stobcross Crane - and again boarded passengers for Tighnabruaich.  This was a most unusual stop  for an excursion steamer - just minutes after leaving her berth.  Anyone have any idea why the special stop would have occurred ?  Detail of the stop are in the "Events" for 24th August 1965.

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30th January 2014

PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS RELEVANT TO SHIPS AND SHIPPING AT GLASGOW

Douglas writes :  There have been seven e-mails recently received which comment or try to discuss    Scottish Independence,   Government "Bedroom Tax",   Government lack of aid to flooded areas in South of England,    Military forces being made redundant,    Amount of rainfall this winter,   Cost of living and electricity prices,    and today, the closure of certain Fire Brigade Control Rooms in Scotland.

None of these messages have the slightest relevance to this website or to shipping, and I have deleted them all and advised the senders accordingly.

Please only post messages which have a connection to shipping, Glasgow or the Clyde or appropriate.   Any other messages will be deleted, as this site will not become a platform for anyone to express their complaints or views or dis-satisfaction on Government policy or similar or anything unconnected to ships or shipping.

There are other sites and avenues where opinions can be posted .... but not on this site, thank you. 

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CUNARD LINE'S "BRESCIA" AT GLASGOW IN OCTOBER 1965

"Brescia" is listed as arriving from Aiyow via Belfast.  Where on earth is Aiyow?

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BERTH NUMBERS AT SHIELDHALL RIVERSIDE WHARF

The Riverside Wharf has two berths, numbers 1 and 2.    Does anyone know how the berths are numbered, either berth 1 at the entrance to King George V Dock and berth 2 going upriver towards the city ?

Or, like the main docks in the city, are the berths numbered as coming from the city downriver, meaning berth 1 would be nearest the city and berth 2 being at the entrance to King George V Dock ?

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NUMBERING OF BERTHS FROM BROOMIELAW AND BRIDGE WHARF TO PLANTATION

A Manson writes :

Previously, when standing on King George V Bridge looking down-river the Berthing positions on the North side from Broomielaw to Berth 85 Plantation were designated in even numbers while those on the south side were in odd numbers from Bridge Wharf to Berth 85 Plantation. Berth 83 was colloquially known as "Starvation Point" Berth 85 was separated from Berth 83 by the entrance to Princes Dock and was adjacent to Govan Dry Docks.

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WHO OWNED OR OPERATED GENERAL TERMINUS AND ITS CRANES

Bill McKellar e-mails :

I've been looking at the replies about Kingston Dock and General Terminus, and got to thinking.   Who actually owned or operated Terminus and the cranes, and when were the cranes demolished.

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PORT CHALMERS

Liz Chalmers e-mails :   I'm sending this message for my dad who worked in Connels Yard and worked on Port Chalmers.   He was reading your stuff and remembers the day whem she went aground at Barclay Curles.   The yard manager was going daft in case she was badly damaged and would be late in going to the owners.  But it was all right and when she was going away all the yard men gave her a loud cheer as it went past.  He says it was a huge tall ship and bigger than the ben boats.

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DUMBARTON AND LOCH LOMOND AND "MAID OF THE LOCH"

Alaister McKenzie e-mails :

First time in years I was in dumbarton and at the river side.   Got to thinking.  Last time i was here there was Glenlight boats taking the remains of Dennys yard somewhere.   Where did the stuff go to.   And is there a way for boats to go from dumbarton to loch lomond.   and how did the Maid of the Loch and the todays passenger boats on the loch get there as surely the maid is too deep to get up past dumbarton

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STEAMSHIP "META"

On 14th October 1961 (the details are on site) a coaster steamship "Meta" arrived in Prince's Dock to load for Sweden, and during her stay loaded 270 tons of bunker coal.   It was quite unusual to have a steam-ship in those days.   Does anyone have any information on this ship ?

Vessel Meta was owned by Glen Line of Glasgow who operated between the U.K and Scandinavian Ports.Their inward cargo usually consisted of Matches and timber and allied products Exports from Scotland at one time were the chassis of the Volvo cars which were taken to Sweden for the final completion the exported from there. This was,as I recall the car driven by "The Saint" in the early detective series. The Meta was built in the early 1930,s

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MAVISBANK QUAY AND PLANTATION QUAY, GLASGOW

Jim Hillhouse e-mails :   

I find it very interesting how you  show the berth numbers for the ships at Mavisbank and Plantation Quays.   I was wondering what berths numbers were in Mavisbank and which berths were in Plantation, and was there any separation or dividing line between Mavisbank and Plantation quays.

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NUMBERING OF BERTHS FROM BROOMIELAW AND BRIDGE WHARF TO PLANTATION

A Manson writes :

Previously, when standing on King George V Bridge looking down-river the Berthing positions on the North side from Broomielaw to Berth 85 Plantation were designated in even numbers while those on the south side were in odd numbers from Bridge Wharf to Berth 85 Plantation. Berth 83 was colloquially known as "Starvation Point" Berth 85 was separated from Berth 83 by the entrance to Princes Dock and was adjacent to Govan Dry Docks.

Jim Hillhouse e-mails :  Thank you Mr Manson for explaining about berth 85.   Can I ask what that berth was used for? and you tell that from Broomielaw to berth 85 plantation were designated even numbers...... should that read broomielaw to berth something at stobcross were even numbers??

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NEGOTIATING CITY BRIDGES TO REACH CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY

"puffer fan of Scotstoun" e-mails :     My favourite book is Dan McDonalds "The Clyde Puffer" but I'm a wee bit sceptical about a caption in it.   On page 30 he has a photo of puffer "Stormlight" passing downriver before 1959, and the caption is that she was returning from custom house quay and had  to negotiate five city bridges.   Surely it would be four bridges or would coasters at chq have to under the suspension bridge at south portland street also.   any ideas?

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HISTORY OF PUFFERS

For a history of Puffers Go on "Puffers-The supreme Marine achievement of man's invention".

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KELVIN

On 19th February 1962 (the item is on site) the coaster WOLFGANG VOGELSANG left "Kelvin" and berthed in Prince's Dock.    Can anyone hazard a guess what she would be doing in the Kelvin and where she would be berthed there ?

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CLYDE SHIPPING TUG AT ARDROSSAN

Alan Brown writes that he remembers a Clyde Shipping tug helping a Steel and Bennie tug to dock a big tanker at Ardrossan in early 1960's.   Any information would be appreciated.

Douglas replies :  The tanker was SOUTHERN CLIPPER and docked at Ardrossan on 7th August 1962 assisted by the tugs CAMPAIGNER and FLYING WITCH.    Details will be put on site soon.

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 END OF GLASGOW's   ANCHOR LINE,   GLEN LINE   AND DONALDSON LINE

Andy Hiddleston writes  : Following on to the thing about Paddy Henderson Line, I never understood why Anchor and Glen and Donaldson Lines all shut down.   Somebody please tell me why.

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