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Wednesday, May 1, 1963 @ 1000

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1963 Advert by Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland for Relief Officers

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Monday, October 19, 2020 @ 1434

S D RELIABLE (2009- Ship-handling and coastal tug of Serco Denholm Marine Services, London)

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Tug S D RELIABLE and barge S D 1710 U pass Custom House Quay, Greenock

Ship's location	Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock	Port of Registry	London (England, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	271

It was a thoroughly unpleasant day to take photographs.

Thick overcast sky, continual heavy rain with fierce

squalls and poor visibility.

“Teeming down” or “pouring down” as they

say in the west of Scotland.

At 1414 hours the Serco Denholm tug S D RELIABLE left

Great Harbour, Greenock with the unmanned fuel barge

S D 1710 U fast alongside. It’s not known where they

were bound. Possibly the Royal Navy base at Faslane

in the Gare Loch or the NATO fuelling facility at

Loch Striven. Who knows ?

1434 hours and the pair passed Custom House Quay,

Greenock. The tug was seen to be moving astern on

her passage.

In the last image just above the tug's bow is

a small vessel named TONKA.

You may be surprised where it has been.

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Tuesday, April 2, 1963 @ 1035

THEODORA (1958-1972 Coastal oil tanker 57.64m long of N.V. Teerbedrijf Uithoorn (TEBU), Uithoorn)

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THEODORA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of fuel oil from Heysham

Vessel Master	P van Hoeve	Port of Registry	Uithoorn (Netherlands)
Arrived from	Heysham (England)	Net Tonnage	230
Arrived in berth	Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)	Gross Tonnage	499
Draught aft on arrival	12' 09"	Deadweght Tonnage	740
Cargo carried on arrival	Fuel oil
Ships agent	T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

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Tuesday, April 2, 1963 @ 0845

FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong)

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Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with Bitumen from Stanlow

Vessel Master	J Diston	Port of Registry	London (England, U.K.)
Arrived from	Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)	Reg Tonnage	1,280
Arrived in berth	Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) ... assisted by tug SEAWAY
Draught aft on arrival	17' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival	Bitumen
Ships agent	T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

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Monday, April 1, 1963 @ 2125

JACINTH (1939-1970 General cargo coaster 178 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow)

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Gem Line coaster JACINTH arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Limestone from Llanddulas

Arrived from	LLanddulas (Conwy County Borough, Wales, U.K.)	Port of Registry	Glasgow
Arrived in berth	Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)	Net Tonnage	332
Master of vessel on arrival	A McKinnon	Gross Tonnage	650
Draught aft on arrival	14' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival	Limestone
Ships agent	R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

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Tuesday, September 12, 1967 @ 1700

CLAN ROSS (1966-1976 General cargo ship of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow)

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CLAN ROSS closes at Birkenhead for cargo for Tenerife, Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira

		Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	10,542

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Monday, May 27, 1957 @ 1000

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May and June 1957 sailing notice for T & J Harrison Line of Liverpool

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Saturday, February 10, 1962 @ 0500

ELYSIA (1945-1973 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow)

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Anchor Line's ELYSIA arrives at Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Bombay via Liverpool

Arrived from	Bombay (India) via Liverpool	Port of Registry	Glasgow
Arrived in berth	7 / 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with head west, 2 blinds from west end of berth 8)	Gross Tonnage	6,936
Sailing for	Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Sailed from berth	6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival	19' 01"
Draught aft on arrival	22' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival	General cargo 3,767 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo	0800 on 10th February
Stevedore discharging inward cargo	James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo	1415 on 19th February
Outward cargo	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing	11' 02"
Draught aft on sailing	20' 00"
Ships agent	Anchor Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9809

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Monday, March 16, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

WEATHER RECORDER (1947-1961 Meteorological reporting ship of Air Ministry, London (formerly Royal Navy Flower Class Corvette H.M.S. GENISTA) : 1961 scrapped at Antwerp)

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Greenock Harbour Dues for ocean weather ship WEATHER RECORDER fuelling at Princes Pier

Ship's location	Princes Pier, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)	Port of Registry	London (England, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	227

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Wednesday, January 7, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

LADY ISLE (1956-1974 Steam then oil engined puffer lighter 66 feet long of Irvine Shipping & Trading Co., Irvine))

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Greenock Harbour Dues for Puffer LADY ISLE bunkering 5 tons of coal at Basin of James Watt Dock

Ship's location	James Watt Dock Basin, Greenock	Port of Registry	Troon (Scotland)
		Gross Tonnage	96

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Monday, August 21, 1967 @ 0110

CLAN MACTAGGART (1949-1971 General cargo ship 507 feet overall of Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd / Clan Line)

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CLAN MACTAGGART arrives at 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Durban via Birkenhead

Arrived from	Hull (England, U.K.)	Port of Registry	Glasgow
Arrived in berth	8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing for	Durban via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth	8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival	11' 09"
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 22nd August
Outward cargo	General cargo 460 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargo	Strathclyde Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo	1630 on 25th August
Draught forward on sailing	12' 06"
Draught aft on sailing	21' 03"
Engine trials	25th August from 1551 to 1610 ... with rope across the dock
Ships agent	Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

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Monday, May 18, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

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The Ross & Marshall's Light Shipping "Clyde Puffer" vessel diary for Monday 18 May 1959

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Thursday, June 10, 1982 @ 1300
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate

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Unknown coaster at Ardrossan Harbour, Firth of Clyde, Scotland

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Saturday, June 1, 1985 @ 1000

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Ben Bulletin June 1985 .....The Company magazine of Ben Line of Edinburgh (Scotland)

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Sunday, May 17, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

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The Ross & Marshall's Light Shipping "Clyde Puffer" vessel diary for Sunday 17 May 1959

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Wednesday, April 18, 1956 @ 0600
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable and time is our best estimate

VELEBIT (General cargo ship of Yugoslav Line)

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VELEBIT due at Madras to load for Rangoon, Penang, Port Swettenham, Singapore, Djakarta, Hong Kong

Ship's location	Madras (India)
Ships agent	F X Pereira & Sons, 99, Godown Street, Madras-1, India Telephone 3879 Grams "Perfex"

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Friday, March 8, 1935 @ 1107

LAIRDSHEATHER (1922-1937 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1937 scrapped in Barrow in Furness, England)

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Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSHEATHER leaves Belfast for Liverpool

Vessel Master	McCorkindale	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
		Net Tonnage	215
		Gross Tonnage	515

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Friday, April 6, 1956 @ 0600
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable and time is our best estimate

STEEL ARTISAN (1946-1973 Freighter 492 feet long of Isthmian Steamship Lines, New York, USA : 1973 Scrapped Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

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Isthmian's freighter STEEL ARTISAN due to arrive at Alleppey Cochin to load for North America

Ship's location	Alleppey Cochin (India)	Port of Registry	New York (USA)
Ships agent	A. V. Thomas & Co. Ltd., Cochin / Alleppey (India)	Gross Tonnage	7,948

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Sunday, June 9, 1935 @ 1017

LAIRDS ISLE (1932-1939 then Admiralty service then 1945-1957) Passenger ferry 323 ft (98.5 m) of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow)

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Burns & Laird's LAIRDS ISLE leaves Ardrossan on an excursion via Ayr to Bangor (Northern Ireland)

Vessel Master	Neil Campbell	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	1,675

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Saturday, October 10, 2020 @ 1411

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Does anyone remember Isthmian Steamship Lines of USA in 1950 / 60's

E-mail October 10 2020

From Bobby Ford (USA)

Do you have anything about Isthmian Steamship Lines,

or anyone remember them, who did freighter service

from India and Far East in 1950 / 60’s.

Any memories of the "STEEL" boats ?

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Thursday, September 13, 1951 @ 2000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

USHIO MARU (General cargo ship)

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Japanese ship USHIO MARU arrives at Cochin (India) with 7,000 tons of wheat from America

Arrived in berth	Cochin Harbour (India)	Port of Registry	Japan
Master of vessel on arrival	Nishi

The Japanese cargo ship USHIO MARU arrived at

Cochin Harbour (India) with 7,000 tons of wheat from

America, the wheat being supplied under the American

Food Aid to India Bill.

The wheat will help the food shortage and out of

the 7,000 tons received 1,000 tons will go to

Travancore - Cochin State and the rest to Madras.

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Friday, December 19, 1958 @ 1630

STATESMAN (1948-1962 General cargo ship 442 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool)

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Harrison Line's STATESMAN arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load steel tubes for Venezuela

Arrived from	Manchester (England, U.K.)	Port of Registry	Liverpool (England, UK)
Arrived in berth	10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head north)	Gross Tonnage	7,259
Sailing for	Venezuela via Liverpool
Sailed from berth	10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head north)
Draught forward on arrival	12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival	18' 03"
Cargo carried on arrival	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo	0800 on 20th December .... there was a dockers strike on 26th December
Outward cargo	Steel tubes 1,921 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 25th December
Draught forward on sailing	16' 06"
Draught aft on sailing	20' 10"
Ships agent	Prentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel CENtral 1016

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Friday, October 31, 1958 @ 0410

CLAN SHAW (1950-1960 General cargo ship 512 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow)

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CLAN SHAW arrives at 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow to discharge then load for Calcutta

Arrived from	Mombasa (Kenya) via Liverpool	Port of Registry	Glasgow
Arrived in berth	8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing for	Calcutta (India) via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth	6A / 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival	12' 06"
Draught aft on arrival	23' 01"
Cargo carried on arrival	General cargo 1,997 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo	0800 on 31st October
Stevedore discharging inward cargo	Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo	1800 on 4th November
Commened loading outward cargo	0800 on 5th November
Outward cargo	General cargo 1,376 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargo	Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo	0930 on 8th November
Draught forward on sailing	13' 09"
Draught aft on sailing	20' 10"
Ships agent	Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

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Saturday, August 19, 1967 @ 1950

CLAN MACINNES ( 1952 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow)

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CLAN MACINNES arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Chittagong via Birkenhead

Arrived from	Newport (South Wales, U.K.)	Port of Registry	Glasgow
Arrived in berth	7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)	Gross Tonnage	6,389
Sailing for	Chittagong (East Pakistan = now known as Bangladesh) via Birkenhead	Deadweght Tonnage	8,945
Sailed from berth	7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival	14' 02"
Draught aft on arrival	18' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival	General cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo	0800 on 20th August
Outward cargo	General cargo 500 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargo	Strathclyde Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo	1445 on 22nd August
Draught forward on sailing	15' 00"
Draught aft on sailing	19' 10"
Ships agent	Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

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Thursday, February 12, 1953 @ 1000

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1953 Advert by N.V. Holland Coastal and Salvage Towage, Haarlem, Holland

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Thursday, October 8, 2020 @ 1045

ARKLOW CLAN (2017- General cargo ship IMO 9757113 being 87m long of Crinnis Shipping Ltd.)

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ARKLOW CLAN passes Braehead on her way upriver inbound from Liverpool to Shieldhall, Glasgow

Ship's location	Passing Braehead Shopping Centre, Glasgow	Port of Registry	Arklow (Ireland / Eire)
		Gross Tonnage	2,999

It was a dull and cold - but thankfully dry - morning when, at 1045

on 8th October 2020, ARKLOW CLAN passed Braehead Shopping

Centre on the River Clyde inbound to Shieldhall Riverside Quay,

Glasgow to load a cargo of scrap for Sevilla, Spain.

ARKLOW CLAN is passing the new British Royal Navy offshore

patrol vessel H.M.S. SPEY which is fitting out at the BAe Systems

yard at Elderslie, Glasgow.

Just as she was passing, ARKLOW CLAN was overtaken by the

Police Scotland RIB = Rigid Inflatable Boat - "DELTA" which

was charging upriver at a great rate of knots. Perhaps the

Officers were late for their morning cup of tea or coffee.

Look ahead of ARKLOW CLAN. Just under the big crane

and a little to the right you will see the white superstructure

and green hull of a ship.

It is ARKLOW VENUS, built in 2018, registered in

Rotterdam and owned by Ferrybank Shipping BV.

She is at Diesel Wharf on the North Bank of the

River Clyde and loading a cargo of scrap for Liverpool.

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Wednesday, November 4, 1953 @ 1500
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

JALAGOPAL (1933-1956 Passenger / cargo ship of Scindia Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Bombay)

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Scindia's JALAGOPAL leaves Madras for Nagapattinam, Penang, Port Swettenham and Singapore

Ships agent	K P V Shaik Mohamed Rowther & Co., 41 Linghi Chutti Street, Madras 1, (India)	Port of Registry	Bombay (India)
		Gross Tonnage	5,284

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Wednesday, September 30, 1953 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

DWARKA (1947-1982 Passenger / cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London : 1982 scrapped at Karachi)

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3 men dead and 18 injured in a fight on British India Line's DWARKA

Ship's location	Karachi (Pakistan)	Port of Registry	London (England, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	4,851

Three men died and eighteen others were injured

in a fight aboard the British India Line’s DWARKA,

26 miles off Karachi.

The ship is now in Karachi Harbour.

A Line’s spokesman said

“ It appears that a fight broke out between some

members of the crew and some unberthed passengers.

In the fight that ensued three members of the crew

were killed and eighteen others, both from the

crew and passengers were injured.

DWARKA was on it’s way from Basrah to Karachi

and was due to leave Karachi later today for Bombay.

Police have detained the vessel to complete their

investigation and obtain witness statements”

Harbour Officials state that four Arab passengers have been

detained. According to reports the fight started when some Arab

passengers tried to use baths which were meant for the crew.

Knives were freely used, and two of the knives have been recovered

by the Police.

One of the crew who died, an Indian, was a cook on the ship.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 @ 1412

CEMVALE (2006- Cement carrier IMO 9048287 and 88m long of ms "Cemvale" Schiffahrts GmbH & Co KG)

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CEMVALE passes Custom House Quay, Greenock inbound with Cement from Dublin (Ireland)

Ship's location	Custom House Quay, Greenock, Scotland	Port of Registry	Limassol (Cyprus)
		Gross Tonnage	2,894
		Deadweght Tonnage	4,257

CEMVALE passing container ship MSC MONICA at Greenock

Ocean Terminal and approaching Custom House Quay, Greenock

on her way upriver to King George V Dock, Glasgow with a

cargo of Cement from Dublin (Ireland).

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 @ 1350

SVITZER MILFORD (2004- Shiphandling tug IMO 9292876 of Svitzer Marine, Middlesbrough, UK)

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Tug SVITZER MILFORD passes Custom House Quay on her way to her base at Great Harbour, Greenock

Ship's location	Custom House Quay, Greenock, Scotland	Port of Registry	Milford Haven (Wales, UK)
		Gross Tonnage	384
		Deadweght Tonnage	226

A heavily overcast sky, frequent torrential rain and often

poor visibility when the tug SVITZER MILFORD

(nearest the camera) followed by tug ANGLEGARTH

pass Greenock Ocean Terminal on their way inbound

to their base at Great Harbour, Greenock.

Both tugs were returning after sailing the Russian

tanker NS LION from Finnart Oil Terminal on Loch Long.

The (stern of) container ship MSC MONICA can be seen

at the Ocean Terminal. She had arrived at 0140 that

morning from Liverpool.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 @ 1315

SOUND OF SOAY (2013- Passenger and 54-vehicle ferry of Western Ferries, Hunter's Quay, Dunoon(

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SOUND OF SOAY arrives at McInroy's Point, Gourock on her service from Hunter's Quay

		Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 @ 1315

NS LION (2007- IMO 9339313 Crude oil tanker 248.96m long of NS LION Shipping Corp. / SCF Novoship - Novorossiysk, Russia)

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Russian tanker NS LION leaves Finnart Oil Terminal (Firth of Clyde) for Murmansk (Russia)

Sailing for	Murmansk (Russia)	Port of Registry	Monrovia (Liberia)
Sailed from berth	Finnart Oil Terminal (Loch Long, Firth of Clyde) .... tugs SVITZER MILFORD and ANGLEGARTH	Gross Tonnage	61,449
Outward cargo	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)	Deadweght Tonnage	115,831

At 1220 the tanker NS LION left Finnart Oil Terminal, Loch Long,

to make her way down the deep, narrow water to the broad

expanse of the Firth of Clyde to start her passage to Murmansk, Russia.

She was assisted from the Finnart berth by the tugs

SVITZER MILFORD and ANGLEGARTH.

About 1310 she left Loch Long and entered the waters of the Firth of Clyde. The sky was heavily overcast

with frequent heavy rain squalls. You can see how the hills behind her are obscured by low cloud.

Coming into relative sunshine the tanker is seen passing the town

of Blairmore.

Note the smoke ahead of her bow, coming from the area of the houses.

The Pilot Boat has come from Estuary Control at Greenock to land

the Pilot from NS LION.

See you didn’t need to be concerned about the smoke at her foredeck.

1329 hours.

NS LION is passing the entrance to the Holy Loch. In the past the U.S. Navy nuclear submarines were based there.

The tanker is now slowing down to disembark the Pilot on her starboard side, and then start on her passage

to Murmansk (north Russia).

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 @ 1249

BUTE (2005- IMO 9319741 Passenger / Ro-ro ferry 72m long of Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock)

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Caledonian MacBrayne ferry BUTE approaches Wemyss Bay on her regular service to / from Rothesay

Ship's location	Wemyss Bay, Firth of Clyde, Scotland	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Under the colourful rainbow the land on the far side, the Cowal shore, is obscured by heavy and torrential rain. It was better that

the rain was on the other side of the Firth, otherwise the images

would not have been taken.

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Saturday, April 10, 1982 @ 1900

HALIA (1958-1985 Oil tanker 556 feet long 14.5 knots of Shell Petroleum Company, London)

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Navigation class visiting Shell U.K. tanker HALIA at Ardrossan Harbour, Clyde, Scotland

Ship's location	Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)	Port of Registry	London
		Reg Tonnage	6,930
		Gross Tonnage	12,183
		Deadweght Tonnage	18,200

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Sunday, March 17, 1957 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

BARON KILMARNOCK (1953-1957 Oil products tanker 547 feet long of Hugh Hogarth & Co. / Baron Line, Glasgow : 1979 scrapped)

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Hogarth's tanker BARON KILMARNOCK broadcasts that she is in distress with engine trouble

		Port of Registry	Ardrossan (Scotland, U.K.)
		Net Tonnage	6,427
		Gross Tonnage	11,810
		Deadweght Tonnage	16,875

The Glasgow owned Hugh Hogarth / Baron Line tanker

BARON KILMARNOCK broadcast that she was in distress

with engine trouble.

She reported her position as 50 miles north-west of

Terschelling, Netherlands, and on passage light-ship

from Oslo (Norway) to Texas (USA).

The Dutch salvage tug HOLLAND of NV Schheepvaart

Mij G. Doeksen & Zonen attended from Harlingen and

stood by the tanker whose crew were attempting to make repairs.

BARON KILMARNOCK was built in 1953 by the Caledon

Shipyard at Dundee and is registered in Ardrossan, Scotland.

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Monday, September 12, 1960 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London)

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Greenock Harbour Dues for oiler APEXITY bunkering NAPIER STAR at James Watt Dock, Greenock

Ship's location	James Watt Dock, Greenock	Port of Registry	London (England, U.K.)
		Net Tonnage	49
		Gross Tonnage	136
		Deadweght Tonnage	180

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Tuesday, August 1, 1944 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate

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Wartime supply operations at Cherbourg (France) after liberation by American Forces

Ship's location	Cherbourg (France)

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Sunday, April 7, 1963 @ 0600
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate

CHESHIRE (1959-1968 General cargo ship of Bibby Line, Liverpool)

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CHESHIRE due about 7 April at Pondicherry (Pondy) India to discharge 120 tons of general cargo

		Port of Registry	Liverpool (England, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	7,201

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Friday, March 29, 1963 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

CLAN MACIVER ( 1958 - 1979 General cargo liner 503 feet long of Clan Line, London)

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CLAN MACIVER is the first ship to anchor in the new Pondicherry Port (Pondy) in India

		Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	7,105
		Deadweght Tonnage	9,937

An official reception was given to Clan Line’s CLAN MACIVER

when she arrived and anchored at the new Pondicherry Port

(known locally as Pondy), India, being the first vessel to arrive

at the new port.

350 tons of cotton clothing and cotton waste were loaded

for the U.K.

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Tuesday, November 1, 1977 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

BENNEVIS (1977-1982 General cargo ship (formerly BARON DUNMORE 1968-1977) of Ben Line, Edinburgh)

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Voyage diary for Ben Line's cargo ship BENNEVIS from November 1977 to November 1980

		Port of Registry	Leith (Scotland)
		Gross Tonnage	12,660

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Monday, May 30, 1960 @ 1705

LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters)

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Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSROCK leaves Greenock with 392 tons of steel for Belfast

Vessel Master	John M Sinclair	Port of Registry	Glasgow
		Net Tonnage	234
		Gross Tonnage	471

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Thursday, September 2, 1965 @ 1600
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable and time is our best estimate

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Matson Lines passenger liner leaves Sydney on a 14-day cruise to Noumea and Fiji

Contributed by J.S. (Sydney, Australia)

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Monday, May 10, 1965 @ 0800

GUGLIELMO MARCONI (1961-1976 Passenger 1,150 liner 701 feet 213.7m long of Lloyd Triestino, Italy : 2001 scrapped)

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May 1965 advert by Lloyd Triestino for their sailings from Sydney by liners MARCONI and GALILEO

Ships agent	Gilchrist Watt & Sanderson Pty, Ltd., 17 O' Connell Street, Sydney Telephone BL5801	Port of Registry	Trieste (Italy)
		Gross Tonnage	27,905

Contributed by J.S. (Sydney, Australia)

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Tuesday, September 20, 1966 @ 2315

INDORITA (1920-1970 General cargo coaster 115 feet long of Coppack Brothers, Chester))

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British coaster INDORITA arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to load Flax Seed for Drogheda

Arrived from	Coleraine (a town near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland)	Port of Registry	Chester, UK
Arrived in berth	4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (west end)	Gross Tonnage	201
Sailing for	Drogheda (Ireland)
Sailed from berth	4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (west end)
Cargo carried on arrival	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo	0840 on 21st September
Outward cargo	Flax Seed 216 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargo	Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo	1430 on 21st September

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Saturday, September 3, 1960 @ 0145

SISTINA (1959-1966 General cargo ship 144.90m 474 feet long of Tschudi & Eitzen, Oslo : 1982 scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan)

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Norwegian SISTINA arrives at Shieldhall, Glasgow to load Tubes and Steel Plates for Calcutta

Arrived from	Rotterdam (Netherlands)	Port of Registry	Oslo (Norway)
Arrived in berth	1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east : with bow on ladder)	Net Tonnage	4,874
Sailing for	Calcutta (India) via Liverpool and Stobcross Crane (Glasgow)	Gross Tonnage	8,780
Sailed from berth	1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east : with bow on ladder)	Deadweght Tonnage	12,612
Draught forward on arrival	15' 01"
Draught aft on arrival	19' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival	General cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo	0800 on 3rd September
Outward cargo	Tubes and steel plates 2,100 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargo	Clutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed loading outward cargo	1455 on 7th September
Draught forward on sailing	17' 00"
Draught aft on sailing	24' 09"
Ships agent	John G Borland & Peat Ltd., 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3651

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Sunday, February 22, 1959 @ 0600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

TOWARD (1947- General cargo coaster of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow)

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Master's letter to Clyde Shipping Company advising of damage to their vessel TOWARD

Ship's location	London Dock, London	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Vessel Master	J McKellar	Gross Tonnage	1,271

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Friday, November 18, 1955 @ 0600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

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Ship arrivals and sailings at Lobito (Angola) on 18 and 19 November 1955

Ship's location	Lobito (Angola)

Lobito (Angola)

1955

18 November

PURFINA NEDERLAND arrived from Augusta (Sicily, Italy)

BAUDOUINVILLE arrived from Matadi (Congo)

BAUDOUINVILLE sailed for Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)

19 November

CHARLESVILLE arrived from Antwerp (Belgium)

PURFINA NEDERLAND sailed for Ango Ango (Congo)

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Saturday, July 3, 1937 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

CALIFORNIA (1923-1939 Passenger liner of Anchor Line, Glasgow : 1939-1943 Troopship : 1943 Sunk_)

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Anchor Line's passenger liner CALIFORNIA sails from New York for Belfast and Glasgow

		Port of Registry	Glasgow (UK)
		Gross Tonnage	16,792

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Sunday, June 1, 1975 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate

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Radio Officer and his equipment in a Ben Line vessel around 1975

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Monday, July 26, 1965 @ 1500

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Anchor Line announce the withdrawal of their U.K. to Aden, Karachi and Bombay passenger service

The crews of Anchor Line ships were astonished when the company announced

that their passenger sailings from Liverpool to Karachi and Bombay are to be discontinued early next year.

A spokesman for the long established Glasgow-based company

said that although the service had been operating between India

and the U.K. for more than 100 years the decision had been taken

because the ships employed on the routes had reached an age

when their replacement had become necessary if the service

was to continue.

“The volume of passenger traffic over the route is not enough

to justify the high capital cost of passenger tonnage.

The regular cargo service from Glasgow and Liverpool to

Aden, Karachi and Bombay will be maintained.

A North Atlantic cargo service the company operates jointly

with Cunard between London, Glasgow and New York was not

affected and would continue.

The three passenger ships – CILICIA, built in 1938, CIRCASSIA

in 1937 and CALEDONIA, 1948, will be withdrawn after

completing scheduled homeward voyages by March 1966.”

These vessels - well known and instantly recognisable on the

service – are all products of the Fairfield Shipbuilding

& Engineering Co. Ltd. of Govan, Glasgow.

CILICIA and CIRCASSIA will be scrapped and CALEDONIA

will be sold.

About 50 shore staff and the crews of the three ships will be

made redundant.

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Thursday, June 1, 1995 @ 0800
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate

BELARD (1985-1997 Chartered Ro-RO Trailer ferry IMO 7725362 of P & O Pandoro : 1997 returned to owners)

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P & O Pandoro chartered ferry BELARD arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with trailers from Belfast

Ship's location	Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)	Port of Registry	Manchester (England, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	1,599

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Saturday, May 16, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

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The Ross & Marshall's Light Shipping "Clyde Puffer" vessel diary for Saturday 16 May 1959

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Friday, January 7, 1966 @ 1832

SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India))

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Burns & Laird's SCOTTISH COAST leaves Glasgow for Dublin

Vessel Master	Flint	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
		Net Tonnage	1827
		Gross Tonnage	3817

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Sunday, January 10, 1965 @ 1000

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1965 Advert by Houlder Brothers & Co. Ltd., London for Navigation and Engineer Officers

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Monday, January 25, 1965 @ 1700

SUNHILL (1955- General cargo ship of Lundegaard and Sonner, Farsund, Norway)

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Saguenay's SUNHILL closes at Glasgow for Barbados, Trinidad, Demerara and other West Indian Islands

Ships agent	Constantine & Co. Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6171 Grams "Constantine"	Port of Registry	Farsund (Norway)

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Thursday, January 14, 1965 @ 1700

DARINIAN (1947-1970 General cargo ship of Ellerman & Papayanni Line, Liverpool)

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Papayanni Line's DARINIAN closes at Glasgow for Marseilles, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples and Sicily

Ships agent	John Bruce & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2.	Port of Registry	Liverpool (England, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	1,533

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Friday, January 15, 1965 @ 1000

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1965 Advert by David MacBrayne Ltd. for their services from Glasgow to West Highlands of Scotland

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Thursday, June 1, 1967 @ 1200
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate

LAIRDSFOX (1966-1973 General cargo coaster 189 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1989 scrapped at Cadiz, Spain)

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Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSFOX and Link Line's coaster POINTER in Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan

Ship's location	Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	563

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Sunday, September 30, 1973 @ 1100
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate

BENALDER (1972-1992 Container ship of Ben Line, Edinburgh)

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Captain K Hardie on Ben Line's container ship BENALDER at Southampton

Ship's location	Southampton (England, U.K.)	Port of Registry	Leith (Scotland, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	57,887

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Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 1620

AMUR STAR (2010- Chemical / oil products tanker IMO 9480368 being 128m long of Amur Star GmbH & Co. KG, Bremen, Germany)

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Tanker AMUR STAR approaching and passing Custom House Quay, Greenock and inbound to Clydebank

Ship's location	Approaching and passing Custom House Quay, Greenock	Port of Registry	Valletta (Malta)
		Gross Tonnage	8,581
		Deadweght Tonnage	13,019

1620 hours on Friday 25^th September 2020 and

German-owned tanker AMUR STAR passes Custom

House Quay, Greenock, inbound to Rothesay Dock,

Clydebank with a cargo of oil grades from Mongstad

(Vestland County, Norway).

The tanker was escorted by Svitzer tug SVITZER MILFORD who

met her at Tail-of-the-Bank off Greenock and would follow her

astern upriver to near Dumbarton where she would attach her

tow line to berth her in Rothesay Dock.

Almost one hour earlier, at 1522, the Clyde Marine tug

BATTLER left her base at Victoria Harbour and made her way

upriver on River Clyde to wait near Dumbarton where she

would attach to the bow of AMUR STAR and assist her into

the berth.

When AMUR STAR finished discharging she would leave

Clydebank and make her way “North About” around the

north coast of Scotland to return to Mongstad.

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Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 1517

SVITZER MILFORD (2004- Shiphandling tug IMO 9292876 of Svitzer Marine, Middlesbrough, UK)

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SVITZER MILFORD passes Custom House Quay Greenock to wait for tanker AMUR STAR

Ship's location	Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock	Port of Registry	Milford Haven (Wales, UK)
		Gross Tonnage	384
		Deadweght Tonnage	226

Tug SVITZER MILFORD had left Great Harbour, Greenock,

and was passing Custom House Quay, Greenock on her

way to Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage where she would wait

to meet the inbound tanker AMUR STAR

News Event

Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 1547

S D ORONSAY (2000- IMO 9201607 Naval Auxiliary passenger ferry 27m long)

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Naval Auxiliary S D ORONSAY passes Custom House Quay, Greenock on passage to Faslane

Ship's location	Custom House Quay, Greenock, Scotland	Port of Registry	London (England, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	199
		Deadweght Tonnage	109

At 1547 hours on Friday 25 September 2020

the Naval Auxiliary passenger ferry S D ORONSAY passed

Custom House Quay, Greenock.

She had left Great Harbour, Greenock about 15 minutes earlier

and was outbound to cross the Clyde Estuary to the Royal Navy

base at Faslane in the Gare Loch.

In the background are the towns of Helensburgh and Craigendoran and the hills are the start of the Scottish Highlands

In this image, just above the red buoy, is the Clyde tug

SVITZER MILFORD which is waiting at Tail-of-the-Bank

for the inbound tanker AMUR STAR and to follow her up

river to around Dumbarton where she would attach to

the tanker’s stern to berth her in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank.

Barely visible in the distance is the M.O.D. Pilot Vessel SKUA

which was outbound from Faslane Naval Base to board an

Admiralty Pilot onto the Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate H.M.S. SUTHERLAND which was inbound to Faslane.

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Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 1459

AILEEN M (2010- IMO 9570888 Workboat / Utility vessel 25m long)

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AILEEN M passing Custom House Quay, Greenock and inbound from Loch Long to Inchgreen, Greenock

Ship's location	Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock and inbound from Loch Long to Inchgreen, Greenock	Port of Registry	UK

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Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 1343

CHIEFTAIN (Passenger ferry of Clyde Cruises, Greenock)

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Passenger ferry CHIEFTAIN leaving Gourock Pier on her 10 minute journey to Kilcreggan

Ship's location	Leaving Gourock Pier (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)	Port of Registry	Greenock (Scotland)

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Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 1330

CHIEFTAIN (Passenger ferry of Clyde Cruises, Greenock)

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Passenger ferry CHIEFTAIN approaching Gourock Pier after her 10 minute journey from Kilcreggan

Ship's location	Approaching Gourock Pier (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)	Port of Registry	Greenock (Scotland)

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Friday, May 15, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

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The Ross & Marshall's Light Shipping "Clyde Puffer" vessel diary for Friday 15 May 1959

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Friday, May 15, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

SEALIGHT (1930-1963 Steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 86 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd : 1963 scrapped at Troon))

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SEALIGHT at Glenarm (Northern Ireland) : loading Lime for Rothesay (Isle of Bute)

Outward cargo	Lime for Rothesay (for account of J Gibson & Son)	Port of Registry	Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	154

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Wednesday, January 7, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

LADY ISLE (1956-1974 Steam then oil engined puffer lighter 66 feet long of Irvine Shipping & Trading Co., Irvine))

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Greenock Harbour Dues for Puffer LADY ISLE bunkering 5 tons of coal at Basin of James Watt Dock

Ship's location	James Watt Dock Basin, Greenock	Port of Registry	Troon (Scotland)
		Gross Tonnage	96

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Friday, January 1, 1937 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate

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1937 Advert by Ellerman & Bucknall, London for their passenger service from London to South Africa.

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Tuesday, November 12, 1963 @ 2100

CLAN URQUHART (1946-1966 General cargo liner 500 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine / Houston Line, Glasgow : 1966 scrapped at Taipei, Taiwan)

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CLAN URQUHART arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Durban via Swansea

Arrived from	Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow	Port of Registry	Glasgow
Arrived in berth	7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Sailing for	Durban via Swansea
Sailed from berth	8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival	14' 10"
Draught aft on arrival	18' 02"
Cargo carried on arrival	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo	0800 on 13th November
Outward cargo	General cargo 800 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargo	Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo	1630 on 14th November
Draught forward on sailing	16' 07"
Draught aft on sailing	19' 09"
Engine trials	At 2055 on 13th November
Ships agent	Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

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Saturday, October 3, 1959 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

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Telex from Donaldson Line, Glasgow to their Agents Cunard Steam Ship Co.in Montreal, Canada

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Saturday, August 26, 1967 @ 1610

CLAN ALPINE (1967-1981 General cargo ship 508 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, London)

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CLAN ALPINE arrives at 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow from Beira (Mozambique) via Manchester

Arrived from	Beira via Manchester	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth	8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)	Gross Tonnage	8,713
Sailing for	Mombasa (Kenya) via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth	8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival	15 01"
Draught aft on arrival	17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival	General cargo 2,407 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo	0800 on 28th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargo	Strathclyde Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo	1630 on 1st September
Outward cargo	General cargo and 1 X 40-ton Locomotive
Heavy lifts loaded	1 X 40-ton Locomotive loaded by ship's Jumbo Derrick (Locomotive delivered by road transport)
Engine trials	12th September from 1700 to 1720 (with rope across the dock)
Vessel drydocked	2 September @ 0742 left King George V Dock for Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Ships agent	Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

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Tuesday, May 5, 1964 @ 1700

WANDERER (1951 - 1970 general cargo liner 448 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool)

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Harrison Line's WANDERER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for West, South and East Africa

Ships agent	Prentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011	Port of Registry	Liverpool

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Saturday, May 29, 1954 @ 1200
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

JALAGOPAL (1933-1956 Passenger / cargo ship of Scindia Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Bombay)

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Scindia's JALAGOPAL leaves Madras for Nagapattinam, Penang, Port Swettenham and Singapore

Ships agent	K P V Shaik Mohamed Rowther & Co., 41, Linghi Chutti Street, Madras 1, (India) Tel. 4972 / 3	Port of Registry	Bombay (India)
		Gross Tonnage	5,284

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Wednesday, December 2, 1953 @ 1000

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Renewal of licences to transport goods from and into the harbour of Madras (India)

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 @ 1446

MOUNT STUART (Pilot boat of Peel Ports Clydeport)

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Pilot boat MOUNT STUART at James Watt Dock Marina, Greenock

Ship's location	James Watt Dock Marina, Greenock	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

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Thursday, September 17, 2020 @ 1410

RED PRINCESS (1970- IMO 8748828 Ro-Ro twin screw landing craft 64m long of Troon Tug Co. Ltd, Troon)

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Troon Tug Company landing craft RED PRINCESS loading timber at Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Ship's location	Brodick (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)	Port of Registry	St Kitts & Nevis

RED PRINCESS had arrived at Brodick at 1300 hours

on 17^th September 2020, having come light-ship from

Troon on the mainland.

Using her bow ramp she commenced loading logs from

the yard at Market Street, Brodick and, at 1225 the next

day, left with a full cargo of logs for Troon.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 @ 1518

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Unknown yacht entering James Watt Dock, Greenock and making for the Marina

Ship's location	James Watt Dock, Greenock

News Event

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 @ 1445

HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS (1989- Passenger cruise ship 72m 236ft long of Hebridean Island Cruises, Skipton, England)

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HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS laid up at James Watt Dock, Greenock

Ship's location	James Watt Dock, Greenock	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
		Gross Tonnage	2,112

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Thursday, September 17, 2020 @ 1400

CEG COSMOS (1983- IMO 8303173 General cargo ship 63.21m long of Fehn Ship Management GmbH & Co. Ltd., Leer, Germany)

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CEG COSMOS discharging Aggregates at Brodick Pier, Isle of Arran

Ship's location	Brodick Pier (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)	Port of Registry	Riga (Latvia)
		Net Tonnage	460
		Gross Tonnage	1,139

Brodick, Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.

16^th September 2020 at 2135 hours the Riga (Latvia)

registered cargo ship CEG COSMOS anchored in Brodick Bay.

She had arrived with a cargo of Aggregates from Glensanda

in the Scottish Highlands and, as there are no Pilots for

Brodick, the Master decided to wait until daybreak the

following morning to berth at the pier.

And so at 0610 hours on 17^th September

CEG COSMOS came alongside west quay and made fast.

Discharge soon commenced and, at 1550 hours, shortly

after these images were taken, the vessel backed out from

the pier and left Brodick, light-ship, for Kilkeel in County

Antrim in Northern Ireland.

In the background is “Goatfell” the highest mountain on the island

A short distance from CEG COSMOS can be seen RED PRINCESS

of Troon Tug Company, beached at Market Street, Brodick

and loading Logs for Troon.

News Event

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 @ 1515

H.M.S. PEMBROKE (1997- Sandown-class Minehunter M107 172 feet long of Royal Navy, London))

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Royal Navy Minehunter H.M.S. PEMBROKE at James Watt Dock, Greenock

Ship's location	James Watt Dock, Greenock	Port of Registry	Admiralty (Royal Navy, London)

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 @ 1415

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Clyde Marine base at Victoria Harbour, Greenock with CLYDE CLIPPER, BITER and CMS WRESTLER

Ship's location	Victoria Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)

News Event

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 @ 1405

SLOMAN HELIOS (2016- IMO 9466740 Chemical / Oil products tanker 145.15m long of SLOMAN HELIOS / Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft, Langenstrasse 44, 28195 Bremen, Germany)

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Tanker SLOMAN HELIOS passes Greenock inbound to Rothesay Dock, Clydebank

		Port of Registry	St John's (Antigua and Barbuda)
		Gross Tonnage	11,246
		Deadweght Tonnage	16,241

The Gods of the weather must have been in a most

unpleasant mood today by deciding to make an exceptional

effort to greet the tanker SLOMAN HELIOS on her arrival in

the Firth of Clyde early this morning. Rough sea, a strong,

biting cold wind, frequent heavy rain squalls which blanketed

visibility and thick overcast skies. The large Isle of Arran on

her port side was invisible in the rain.

However, the land of glens and bens and heroes saw a

drier afternoon as the vessel entered the River Clyde at

Greenock.

The rain almost stopped, not completely, or largely,

but sometimes just came down in light showers.

The chemical / oil product tanker SLOMAN HELIOS was

arriving with a cargo of oil grades from Havens van, Rotterdam,

and was heading inbound to Rothesay Dock, Clydebank.

SLOMAN HELIOS approaching Greenock Ocean Terminal with Clyde Marine’s tug BATTLER escorting ahead

BATTLER passing Custom House Quay, Greenock

Closer image of tug BATTLER

SLOMAN HELIOS approaching Custom House Quay with the Svitzer tug AYTON CROSS following close astern

SLOMAN HELIOS passing Custom House Quay

SLOMAN HELIOS passing Custom House Quay with AYTON CROSS astern and a rainbow decorating the distant sky

Superstructure of SLOMAN HELIOS

Tug AYTON CROSS astern of the tanker

Another image of AYTON CROSS

SLOMAN HELIOS and AYTON CROSS passing Victoria Harbour, Greenock

SLOMAN HELIOS passing Victoria Harbour, Greenock

SLOMAN HELIOS and AYTON CROSS passing Victoria Harbour, Greenock

Turning towards Garvel Point, Greenock. Years ago an

Alfred Holt Blue Funnel cargo ship, inbound to Glasgow,

ran aground on Garvel Point.

Turning towards Garvel Point, Greenock.

Turning towards Garvel Point, Greenock. Tug BATTLER can

be seen ahead in the distance

News Event

Saturday, February 20, 1960 @ 1450

MAY

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MAY arrives at Ardrossan Dockyard for a four week repair and overhaul

Arrived from	Granton (near Leith, Scotland)	Port of Registry	Leith (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berth	Old Dock, Ardrossan Dockyard (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) on arrival	Reg Tonnage	237
Master of vessel on arrival	R Williamson
Draught aft on arrival	13' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

News Event

Friday, February 19, 1960 @ 1450

MOSBORG (1954-1962 Oil products tanker 556 feet long of A/S Mosvold Shipping Co., Farsund / (manager) Martin Mosvold, Farsund. 1971 sank near Azores)

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Norwegian tanker MOSBORG arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Cabimas (Venezuela) via Stanlow

Arrived from	Cabimas (Venezuela) via Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal)	Port of Registry	Farsund (Norway)
Arrived in berth	12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and WARRIOR	Net Tonnage	7,451
Sailing for	Persian Gulf	Reg Tonnage	12,940
Sailed from berth	12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and FORAGER	Deadweght Tonnage	18,560
Master of vessel on arrival	O Hessen
Draught aft on arrival	21' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival	Crude Oil and Fuel Oil
Outward cargo	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught aft on sailing	20' 06"
Master of vessel on sailing	O Hessen
Ships agent	T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

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Friday, February 19, 1960 @ 1205

EMMY S (1957-1975 General cargo coaster 53.25m long of Carebeka, Groningen / Swiers & Moolbroek, Groningen)

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EMMY S arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of scrap metal from Emden (Germany)

Vessel Master	J Mosterdyk	Port of Registry	Groningen (Netherlands)
Arrived from	Emden (Germany)	Net Tonnage	303
Arrived in berth	Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)	Gross Tonnage	499
Draught forward on arrival	11' 03"	Deadweght Tonnage	690
Draught aft on arrival	12' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival	Scrap metal
Ships agent	R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Thursday, October 1, 1964 @ 1000

TRBOVLJE (1960-1983 IMO 5193838 General cargo ship of Splosna Plovba Line, Yugoslavia : 1983 scrapped at Alang, India)

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October 1964 Sailing Notice for Splosna Line's TRBOVLJE from India to Far East, USA and Vancouver

Sailing for	Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, U.S. Pacific Ports and Vancouver	Port of Registry	Yugoslavia
Sailed from berth	Indian Ports	Gross Tonnage	8,645
Ships agent	New India Maritime Agencies Private Ltd., 21, Sunkurama Chetty Street, Madras-1 (India)	Deadweght Tonnage	13,547

News Event

Thursday, September 17, 2020 @ 1440

ISLE OF ARRAN (1984- Passenger and vehicle ferry 84.9m long of Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock)

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Caledonian MacBrayne's ISLE OF ARRAN at Brodick and on passage to Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's location	Brodick (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde) then on passage to Ardrossan	Port of Registry	Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargo	Passengers and vehicles	Gross Tonnage	3,296

17^th September 2020 was a beautiful Autumnal (American = Fall) day.

Not a cloud in the sky. And not warm, but cool,

but pleasantly cool. Just the slightest breath of wind to

sometimes ripple the glassy sea.

And at 2.40 pm (1440 hours) Caledonian MacBrayne’s

passenger and ro-ro ferry ISLE OF ARRAN is approaching

Brodick (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) on her

regular daily service from Ardrossan Harbour on the mainland.

ISLE OF ARRAN and another Caledonian MacBrayne

ferry CALEDONIAN ISLES are together on the Arran run from

Ardrossan. When one vessel leaves Ardrossan the other

leaves Brodick, and they go back and forward each day,

passing each other about midway in the Firth of Clyde.

So, now that all you lovely viewers know the score, please

join us on ISLE OF ARRAN on her 55 minute passage from

Brodick back to Ardrossan.

Here is your ticket. It has been paid for.

2.40 p.m. and ISLE OF ARRAN is approaching Brodick

Bay and the new pier

In Brodick Bay

Turning in Brodick Bay. The highest mountain on

the island “Goatfell” is in the background

Approaching the pier

Swinging to bring her starboard side to the berth

Having left Brodick at 3.15 p.m. we have a look at

the Shipbuilders plate (situated just below the bridge)

A view of the bow

Notice reminding passengers not to throw

rubbish overboard

3.42 p.m. and we pass CALEDONIAN ISLES on

her way from Ardrossan to Brodick.

As a matter of interest just about here, well below us,

is the sunken wreck of the Royal Navy Escort Aircraft

Carrier H.M.S. DASHER which exploded and sank during

World War 2. There was a great loss of life, and bodies

which were washed ashore at Ardrossan are buried in the Town Cemetery.

More modern times, this area of the Firth is a Submarine

Exercise Area for Royal Navy Submarines and these “boats”

are known to use the Arran ferries as training targets

CALEDONIAN ISLES approaching Arran

A lifebuoy

One of her lifeboats

Upper deck, looking forward. Someone is making

good use of the seating. Poor thing must be tired.

However, look more closely at the red coloured seats.

They must be about the most uncomfortable seats ever

made : the back end is deep and when you sit down on

them you fall backwards and downwards

Ship’s details

Looking back at Arran across the silvery wake. A

fishing boat from Troon is in the distance

Approaching Ardrossan Harbour

4.10 p.m. Ardrossan Ferry Terminal, and ISLE OF ARRAN

will turn hard to starboard to berth port side-to and meet the ramp.

The voyage is now finished.

You can now go for a cup of tea or coffee

News Event

Monday, August 10, 1953 @ 0600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

CHILKA (1950-1972 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company, London)

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British India Line's cargo ship CHILKA due at Madras (India) to load for U.K. and Continent

Ship's location	Madras (India)	Port of Registry	London (UK)
Ships agent	Binny & Company (Madras) Ltd., 7 Armenian Street, Madras, 1, (India)	Gross Tonnage	7,132

News Event

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 2100

OTTO PORR (1961-1985 General cargo coaster 235 feet long)

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OTTO PORR arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 1,491 tons of Clinker from Linkoping (Sweden)

Arrived from	Linkoping (Sweden)	Gross Tonnage	998
Arrived in berth	3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)	Deadweght Tonnage	1,644
Sailing for	Runcorn (England)
Sailed from berth	2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival	14' 06"
Draught aft on arrival	14' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival	Clinker 1,491 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo	0800 on 22nd August
Stevedore discharging inward cargo	J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo	1130 on 23rd August
Outward cargo	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing	5' 05"
Draught aft on sailing	10' 00"

News Event

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 0340

INGSE (1957- 1965 General cargo coaster 59.6m 196 feet long of Solgt til Skips-A/S Ingse (Reidar Bjerk, Wollert Hvide & Tore R. Stensaker), Bergen : 28 October 1965 sank Langholmen, Norway)

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Norwegian coaster INGSE arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with felspar from Drog (Norway)

Arrived from	Drog (Norway)	Port of Registry	Bergen (Norway)
Arrived in berth	4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)	Gross Tonnage	499
Sailing for	Bergen (Norway)
Sailed from berth	4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival	10' 07"
Draught aft on arrival	12' 09"
Cargo carried on arrival	Felspar 787 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo	1300 on 25th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargo	Honeyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed discharge of inward cargo	1330 on 31st August
Outward cargo	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing	4' 06"
Draught aft on sailing	9' 00"

News Event

Tuesday, February 9, 1960 @ 1245

ADMIRAL NELSON (1949-1969 General cargo coaster of G. de Ruiter's Kustvaart- en Rederijbedrijf (K. de Ruiter), Scheveningen / Gerrit de Ruiter, Scheveningen

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Netherlands coaster ADMIRAL NELSON arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with scrap metal from Hamburg

Vessel Master	T Kjipor	Port of Registry	Scheveningen (Netherlands)
Arrived from	Hamburg (Germany)	Net Tonnage	178
Arrived in berth	Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)	Gross Tonnage	365
Draught forward on arrival	8' 10"	Deadweght Tonnage	425
Draught aft on arrival	11' 03"
Cargo carried on arrival	Scrap metal
Ships agent	R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Tuesday, February 9, 1960 @ 1105

IRISH HOLLY (1954 - 1967 coastal tanker of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin)

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Irish Shipping's tanker IRISH HOLLY arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with gas oil from Faslane

Vessel Master	N Gillespie	Port of Registry	Dublin
Arrived from	Faslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)	Reg Tonnage	1,381
Arrived in berth	Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)	Gross Tonnage	2,940
Draught aft on arrival	18' 00"	Deadweght Tonnage	3,350
Cargo carried on arrival	Gas Oil
Ships agent	T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

News Event

Thursday, May 14, 1959 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate

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The Ross & Marshall's Light Shipping "Clyde Puffer" vessel diary for Thursday 14 May 1959

News Event

Thursday, September 2, 1965 @ 1055

EMERALD ISLE (1965- General cargo coaster 165 feet long of N. V. Scheepvaartbedr "Gruno", Amsterdam)

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Gruno coaster EMERALD ISLE arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank from Ballina (Ireland)

Arrived from	Ballina (County Mayo, Ireland)	Port of Registry	Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth	12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)	Net Tonnage	260
Sailing for	Rotterdam (Netherlands)	Gross Tonnage	390
Sailed from berth	12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)	Deadweght Tonnage	540
Draught forward on arrival	5' 00"
Draught aft on arrival	7' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo	1300 on 2nd September
Outward cargo	Pig Iron 492 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargo	Honeyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed loading outward cargo	1545 on 2nd September
Draught forward on sailing	9' 00"
Draught aft on sailing	10' 06"

News Event

Tuesday, August 24, 1965 @ 1030

OLIVINE (1952-1976 General cargo coaster 245 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow : 1976 foundered in Mediterranean)

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Robertson Gem Line coaster OLIVINE arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank from Lidkoping (Sweden)

Arrived from	Lidkoping (Sweden)	Port of Registry	Glasgow
Arrived in berth	3 Rothesaock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)	Reg Tonnage	728
Sailing for	LLanddulas (Conwy County Borough, Wales, U.K.)	Gross Tonnage	1,354
Sailed from berth	5 Rothesaock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival	14' 05"
Draught aft on arrival	15' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival	Clinker 1,673 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo	1300 on 24th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargo	J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo	1100 on 25th August
Outward cargo	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing	5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing	10' 08"
Ships agent	William Robertson (Shipowners) Ltd., 45 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9402

News Event

Saturday, August 7, 1965 @ 2125

THUNTANK 2 (Coastal oil products tanker of Thunrederiema, Sweden)

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THUNTANK 2 arrives at Pudzeoch Basin, Renfrew with Lubricating Oil from Nynashamm (Sweden)

Arrived from	Nynashamm (Sweden)	Port of Registry	Sweden
Arrived in berth	Pudzeoch Basin (Renfrew Harbour, River Clyde,.... with her head south)
Sailing for	Bremen (Germany)
Sailed from berth	Pudzeoch Basin (Renfrew Harbour, River Clyde,.... with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival	11' 04"
Draught aft on arrival	12' 08"
Cargo carried on arrival	Lubricating Oil 976 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo	1200 on 8th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargo	Buchanan Brothers
Completed discharge of inward cargo	9th August
Outward cargo	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing	6' 06"
Draught aft on sailing	9' 03"

News Event

Saturday, December 12, 1959 @ 1020

SALVEDA (Ocean going salvage tug of Metal Industries (Salvage) Ltd., of Faslane,, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)

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SALVEDA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to bunker with fuel oil

Vessel Master	H Sutherland	Gross Tonnage	781
Arrived from	Clyde
Arrived in berth	Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Draught aft on arrival	15' 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

Monday, June 4, 1962 @ 0225

CARMENCITA (1959-1975 Ore carrier 517 feet long 66 feet beam of J M Ugland Shipping, Grimstad)

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Ugland ore carrier CARMENCITA arrives at Terminus Quay, Glasgow with 14,620 tons iron ore

Arrived from	Wabana (Bell Island in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador., Canada)	Port of Registry	Grimstad (Norway)
Arrived in berth	Terminus Quay West, Glasgow ...Pilot Foster and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs	Net Tonnage	4,231
Sailing for	Vitoria (Espírito Santo, Brazil) via Las Palmas (Gran Canaria island, Canary Islands, Spain)	Gross Tonnage	10,858
Sailed from berth	Terminus Quay West, Glasgow ...Pilot Johnstone and 2 Steel & Bennie tugs	Deadweght Tonnage	16,300
Draught forward on arrival	28' 02"
Draught aft on arrival	28' 04"
Cargo carried on arrival	Iron Ore 14,620 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo	0800 on 4th June
Stevedore discharging inward cargo	Colvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo	0755 on 5th June
Draught forward on sailing	13' 09"
Draught aft on sailing	18' 06"
Vessel on ground	Low water 4th June @ 0750 : vessel on ground lying 8 feet off quay : Fwd 23' 3" and aft 23' 4"
Ships agent	BISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation)

News Event

Thursday, December 10, 1959 @ 0805

CLAVELLA (1939-1960 Oil products tanker 147m long of Shell Netherlands / LA CORONA / Petroleum Maatschappij La Corona : 1960 scrapped Inverkeithing)

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Shell Tanker CLAVELLA berths at Ardrossan Harbour with Petrol and Avtur from Stanlow via Belfast

Vessel Master	H Lotsy	Port of Registry	's-Gravenhage (The Hague, Netherlands)
Arrived from	Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.) via Belfast (Northern Ireland)	Gross Tonnage	12.025
Arrived in berth	12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER
Sailing for	Faslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth	12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and CAMPAIGNER
Draught aft on arrival	21' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival	Petrol and Avtur
Outward cargo	Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agent	T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

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Isthmian Steamship Lines of USA

E-mail October 10 2020

From Bobby Ford (USA)

Do you have anything about Isthmian Steamship Lines,

or anyone remember them, who did freighter service

from India and Far East in 1950 / 60’s.

Any memories of the "STEEL" boats ?

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What do you want (or not want) on this website ?

It is the time of year to ask you, the readers, what you want - or

do not want - on this website.

More of this, or less of that, or maybe something new ?

Please let us know what you want, so that we can try to provide the material which is of interest to YOU.

Also we are always interested in receiving material from our readers. So, wherever you are in the world, how about sending

stories, images or items to put in the website ?

Thank you. 11 August 2020

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Information needed on Cunard Line's ASCANIA (1911-1918)

10th August 2020 E-mail from a viewer.

Cunard Lines ASCANIA (1911-1918)

I am wondering if you might have more information and pictures

on the Vessel Ascania - Shipping line Cunard 1911-1918

Master - SGS Mihal.

This is a ship that my grandfather travelled from Southampton,

England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1914.

Please any information would help.

Thank You

Where did the Royal Navy families from H.M.S.MAIDSTONE stay in Rothesay ?

		Port of Registry	Admiralty (Royal Navy, London)

Where did the Royal Navy families stay in Rothesay ?

E-mail 03 June 2020 from Helen G (Glasgow)

As a young girl in 1960s my parents and I often visited my

aunt in Rothesay …(Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde,)

It was exciting to see a big Royal Navy ship, I remember

her name was MAIDSTONE, and she was anchored in the bay.

There was always submarines about her and sailors in

uniform in the town.

My aunt used to tell that some sailors and their families

stayed in “Navy Houses” in Rothesay. Does anyone know

where the houses were ?

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Song about the Clyde and the musical band on Glasgow excursion steamers in 1950s / 60s

Email from Margaret Rose (nee Wilson) May 31 2020 Montreal

In the early 1960s my family emigrated from Scotland to Montreal(Canada).

Dad always used to tell of sailing down the Clyde from

Glasgow on excursion steamers and there was a musical

band aboard which played Scottish tunes to entertain

passengers.

A favourite song was something about the Clyde. I know

it’s a long shot but does anyone know the name of the

song and the band ?

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Lightship ALBATROSS built at Robbs Shipyard, Leith in 1927

E-Mail from a viewer 31 May 2020

Hello- I wonder if anyone can please help. I am researching a lightship built at Robbs shipyard in 1927. Her name is Albatross and I believe she was built in yard 30. I would dearly love to see her build plans but I know that is a massive ask. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks

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Cruise ships may be laid up in the Clyde

22 May 2020

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From Jimmy Johnston (Paisley)

In the news they are talking about laying up idle cruise liners in the Clyde. Where in the Clyde or even in Scotland could be good places to put these big ships.

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e-mail from Tommy Robertson (Dumbarton)

21 May 2020

Elder Dempster / Blue Funnel ship scrapped at Dalmuir (Glasgow) around 1980

Does anyone know the name of the Alfred Holt Blue Funnel

ship that was scrapped at the Arnott Young yard at Dalmuir.

She was definitely a Blue Funnel job but had the Elder

Dempster buff funnel.

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Paddle Steamers at Pusser River, Chalna, Bangladesh

E-mail 23 March 2020 from N.L. of Cardiff, Wales

I was looking at your item on the WAVERLEY which calls herself the “Last seagoing paddle steamer in the World.”

It reminded me of the last time I was at Chalna (Pusser River, Bangladesh) in early 1980s where there were many largish paddle steamers about 300 feet (100 metres) long chugging around.

I never thought of what they were doing, maybe bringing the gangs of workers to the anchorage to load Jute (who remembers the biting Jute Flies) onto the ships, or maybe taking passengers to some place downriver.

But these were big working paddle steamers. Does anyone else remember them ?

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Why was Irish Lights Tender IERNE registered in Liverpool ?

19 March 2020 @ 1057

J R of Birkenhead e-mails :

I read your item about the IERNE, a lights tender owned by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, Dublin, Ireland.

Why was she registered in Liverpool and not Dublin ? and what was her eventual fate ?

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Maclay and McIntyre of Glasgow ships DOMIRA and KASSANGA and a ship LYNFIELD of Stockton on Tees

A viewer e-mails

I am particularly looking for some information about a Glasgow Tramp Shipping Co called Maclay and Mc intyre and 2 ships of there's Domira sold 1919 and Kassanga bought 1911 sunk 1917.

Also a ship called Lynfield belonging to a shipping co called Field from Stockton on Tees

Can anyone help ?

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Stewardesses and Nurse on Burns & Lairds IRISH COAST in 1966

2019-12-29

By e-mail

Does anyone remember the Stewardesses (usually student school-teachers who were working during the summer holidays) and the Nurse who worked on Burns & Lairds IRISH COAST in 1966.

Mary D.

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Old Mississippi – type passenger steamer in Sydney (Australia)

Jim Middleton (London) e-mails

29 December 2019

The BBC news today showed the wild fires at Sydney and the smoke at Sydney Harbour.

I was surprised to see in the news report, in the background, an old Mississippi type passenger steamer, with two tall abreast funnels (stacks) passing under the Harbour Bridge.

Can anyone give details of this vessel and its route and timetable ?

Thanks, JM.

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CLAN FRASER and a rope across the dock at Glasgow

4 November 2019

Jim McGoogan e-mails :

Your article of CLAN FRASER of 8^th January 1964 says a rope was put across King George V Dock, Glasgow while the ship was making an engine trial.

Why put a rope across the dock and where would the rope be attached to the ship and also attached to the dock ?

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Glasgow shipping line Maclay and Mcintyre and ship pictures of DOMIRA 2 and LYNFIELD.

A reader asks for any information on Glasgow shipping line Maclay and Mcintyre and ship pictures of DOMIRA 2 and LYNFIELD.

Can anyone help ?

14 September 2019

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Where is the “Chapman Anchorage” ???

Robbie Keen (Carlisle, England) emails:

I see in the entry for BENWYVIS that she

was in “Chapman Anchorage.” Where is

Chapman Anchorage and what would she

be doing there ???

Robbie. 31 August 2019

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Teak fronts on the front of ship's bridges

By Eric S. 8th July 2019

Many cargo vessels and tankers built as late as the 1950s had

teak fronts to their bridges, even though the rest of their

superstructures was steel. Why was this so? Was the teak

front at these late dates merely a design feature, or an echo

of past practice, perhaps, or were there practical reasons?

All comments are welcome.

Can anyone identify this cap badge ?

Samms of Nantwich e-mails: 07 July 2019

I saw this officer’s cap at a flea market. Can

anyone identify the cap badge ?

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What shipping Companies served Calcutta, Chalna, Chittagong and Rangoon and what problems did the Monsoon rains and storms cause to the ships ?

By e-mail from R.S. (London) 2 July 2019

There was a programme on television the other evening

about the Monsoon in the Bay of Bengal. I was a North

Atlantic man and never ventured to the Far East.

I wondered what difficulties would be experienced by

ships during the Monsoon season’s heavy rainfall and

swollen rivers and storms.

And also, I can only think of maybe 3 shipping

companies which regularly traded to the area – Calcutta,

Chalna, Chittagong, Rangoon. What other companies

were there ?

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Where did this ship come from in Sweden ???

Haltst…….. ?????

January 2020 and Bryn Wayt e-mails

A chap was asking where ship came from: the spelling was incorrect using Haltstwik on the 'docket'.

The origin of the ship must have been HALLSTAVIK in Sweden.

The place was/is famous for it paper-mill, hence the ships cargo bound for Belfast.
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallstavik

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U.S. Navy supply ships calling at Fairlie (Firth of Clyde)

From Alan and Jean, (Fairlie, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)

20 May 2019 @ 1540

We were very interested in your mention of U.S.S. YELLOWSTONE

at Tail-of-the Bank.

It reminded us in 1960s, 1970s and 1980s when U.S. Navy

supply ships were common callers at the Navy jetty at Fairlie,

bringing stores for the Holy Loch vessels, and the stores

were taken from Fairlie to Holy Loch in the Ross & Marshall

lighters and small coasters.

The U.S. ships were quite colourful (colorful) with their

grey hulls and their funnels (stacks) painted grey with yellow

and blue bands.

Our favourite, her name began with M, not quite sure but

could be MARSHFIELD or MARSHLAND ….. or something like

that, was obviously a WW2 type but always immaculate

and a frequent caller.

Does anyone else remember these ships calling at

the Clyde ?

Alan and Jean.

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Clyde Navigation Trust launches NEWARK, GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS

14 March 2019 @ 1239

Richard Danielson e-mails

The Clyde Navigation Trust harbour launches: Newark, Garmoyle and Dunglass have had little written about them.

I have a photo showing two of them (which two I cannot tell) giving a tow to the Duchess of Hamilton to help her turn at Bridge Wharf in 1969.

Please ask anyone who knows about the work of the launches to get in touch with me by email.

THANK YOU.
Richard Danielson.

Admin Note :

For safety and security of our readers we do not normally show e-mail addresses. Any reply to this interesting question should be made to our “CONTACT US” and we will forward the message to Richard.

20 March 2019 @ 1604

Jim Howie (Partick, Glasgow)

I am replying to Richard’s query about the small boats at Glasgow.

Sorry to disappoint you Richard but there was a small but bulky booklet produced possibly about 50 years ago that described in great detail all the Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority vessels. I did have a copy but it’s been lost.

In 1960’s the Clyde Trust / Authority had quite a few vessels.

6 Dredgers : CESSNOCK, CRAIGIEHALL, ELDERSLIE, LENNOX 11, ROSSLYN and SIR WILLIAM H. RAEBURN.

12 Hopper Barges.

1 Dumb grab hopper barge.

1 Tug CLYDE.

4 high-level Vehicular Ferryboats : FINNIESTON, GOVAN and WHITEINCH. The remaining one was a spare in case of breakdowns.

3 chain-operated ferries : RENFREW and ERSKINE. The remaining one was a spare in case of breakdowns.

11 passenger ferryboats.

1 60-ton floating crane NEWSHOT.

1 Diving Bell barge.

2 Divers’ motor boats.

1 Oil Separating Barge PLOVER

3 motor launches NEWARK, GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS.

1 Hydrographic Survey launch CRANNOG.

And a number of very small rope boats which were used in the docks and piers to bring the mooring ropes from ships to the pawls on the dockside.

I think CRANNOG did an awful lot of the surveying for the placement for both Finnart and Hunterston jetties.

And around mid 1990s NEWARK was fitted with an A-frame at the stern and spent a week in Ardrossan Harbour dragging the bottom of Eglinton Dock to clear all debris prior to the construction of the Marina in the dock.

The motor launches normally berthed at the Trust / Authority workshops at Renfrew although at odd times they laid alongside the dredgers and hoppers in Queen’s Dock.

If you would care to put the photograph on this site I have a friend who may be able to identify the boats in question.

Jim Howie.

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Looking for images / photos of BALLYGALLY HEAD of 1950s

23 January 2019 1011

Joseph McGurk Jr. e-mails

Hi, I am looking for any photos of the tramp steam ship, BALLYGALLY HEAD, I think

there were two built, one in the late 1800s and the other in the mid 1950s

I would appreciate if you could find any as it would make my father very happy as

he sailed on her

Thank you, regards Joseph mc gurk jr

Renfrew Harbour, Firth of Clyde, around 1980

January 2019 : Robert Orr contributed this image of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority HOPPER No. 25 at their wharf at their workshops at Renfrew Harbour around 1980.

Does anyone have any idea what the other ships are ?

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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.

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)

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.

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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 ?”

“ If sufficient inducement “

23 January 2019 at 2113

Geoff (Australia) e-mails :

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 ? “

My understanding of "sufficient inducement" meant if there was

enough cargo to be lifted to be commercially viable. ”

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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 ?

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” ???

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 ?

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

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)

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.

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 ?

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

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.

MYSTERY SHIP PORTHOLE

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When: 16 September 2016 15:09
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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.

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 ?

“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)

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.

MEANING OF CERTAIN SHIPPING DESCRIPTIONS

Mandy Skinner writes :

I teach Modern Studies and Geography and my classes use this amazing website to learn of the trade and shipping business on the Clyde from the 1950's, and how the Port of Glasgow and Britain supplied to, and received goods from, every part of the world.

However, as a non-sailor, I am mystified as to the actual meanings of some descriptions regarding ships. Can someone please enlighten me ?

The terms are

Gross tonnage

Net tonnage

Deadweight tonnage

Loading coal or oil bunkers / bunkered

The ship was "ranging"

On the ground

Stevedore

Longshoremen

Bad spillage while unloading cargo (I would have thought that any spillage was bad)

Dragging her anchor

Hopper barge

Canting in Prince's Dock

Shifting along the wall

Palm oil cargo

Shelphate

Weatherbound / Windbound

Cleaning tanks (as in the ship TULIPBANK)

Fitting out

Thank you, Mandy Skinner

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. ?

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.

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 ?

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.

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."

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"

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.

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."

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.

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"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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 .

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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