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What/When	Ship
News Event Friday, June 26, 1964 @ 1200	YORKSHIRE (1960-1963 and 1964-1971 General cargo ship 500 feet long of Bibby Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Bibby Line's YORKSHIRE arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Calcutta via Birkenhead
Arrived from Tilbury (London, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Gross Tonnage 7,218 Sailing for Calcutta (India) via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Draught forward on arrival 11' 06" Draught aft on arrival 16' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 27th June Outward cargo General cargo 1,835 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Heavy lifts loaded 22 lifts totalling 319 tons 3 cwts Completed loading outward cargo 1100 on 1st July Draught forward on sailing 15' 09" Draught aft on sailing 18' 10" Vessel bunkered 26 and 27 June bunkered 240 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
News Event Tuesday, June 23, 1964 @ 1540	AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Scottish Shire's AYRSHIRE arrives in King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Durban
Arrived from Cardiff (Wales, 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' 00" Draught aft on arrival 20' 05" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 24th June 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 1415 on 26th June Draught forward on sailing 12' 07" Draught aft on sailing 20' 05" Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
News Event Saturday, November 1, 1952 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
Cunard Line Sailing Notice for November 1952
News Event Wednesday, February 14, 1968 @ 2025	FRANK L (General cargo coaster)	Own Page
Belgian coaster FRANK L arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Steel Coils for Cork (Ireland)
Arrived from Garlieston (Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Antwerp (Belgium) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 298 Master of vessel on arrival P Lahaut Draught aft on arrival 7' 04" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent McBride's Shipping Agency Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel. 041-248-5161
News Event Friday, January 17, 1964 @ 0530	FORCADOS (1963-1975 General cargo ship 465 feet long of Elder Dempster & Company, Liverpool)	Own Page
Elder Dempster's FORCADOS arrives in Glasgow with Logs, Timber and Oil from Dakar (Senegal)
Arrived from Dakar (Senegal) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 1 / 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Gross Tonnage 7,689 Sailing for Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Sailed from berth 1 / 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 25' 01" Draught aft on arrival 25' 07" Cargo carried on arrival Logs, Timber and Oil Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 17th January Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo Commenced discharging 162 tons of Oil at 2305 on 23 January, completed 0215 on 24 January Outward cargo Part inward cargo Draught forward on sailing 17' 03" Draught aft on sailing 23' 03" Vessel on ground 17th January at 0830 at first low water, draught both forward and aft 25' 03"
News Event Sunday, April 15, 1956 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1956 Advert by Ellerman & Bucknall Line for their services to South and East Africa
News Event Monday, December 6, 1954 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1954 Advert by Ellerman & Bucknall Line for their services from Australia
News Event Monday, November 25, 1963 @ 0540	ROELOF HOLWERDA (1961-1968 General cargo coaster 49.41m 162 feet long of Scheepvaartkantoor Holwerda, Heerenveen, / Hendrik & Piet Holwerda, Heerenveen)	Own Page
ROELOF HOLWERDA arrives in King George V Dock, Glasgow with 500 tons of Wheat from Rouen
Arrived from Rouen (France) Port of Registry Heerenveen, Netherlands Arrived in berth 5 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Net Tonnage 213 Sailing for Merklands Quay, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 383 Sailed from berth 5 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Deadweght Tonnage 547 Draught forward on arrival 9' 00" Draught aft on arrival 10' 03" Cargo carried on arrival Wheat 500 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1300 on 25th November Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 0930 on 27th November Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 4' 06" Draught aft on sailing 7' 03" Ships agent Inwards : J S Braid Outwards : Lietke & Co., Hope Street, Glasgow
News Event Wednesday, September 7, 1955 @ 0700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer fleet on 7th September 1955
MOONLIGHT had arrived at Brodick (Isle of Arran) on 6 September with a cargo of crushed limestone from Carnlough (Northern Ireland) and was discharging the cargo, for the account of  D. R. Shaw, Esq.   SEALIGHT was in Queen’s Dock, Glasgow and was waiting to discharge but delayed due to a dock strike,    She had loaded Limestone (for account of J. Dougall Esq.) at Glenarm (Northern Ireland) on 2nd September and arrived at Queen’s Dock on 3rd.   The strike continued until 9th and SEALIGHT was unloaded, and she bunkered with coal on 10th and on 12th she moved to King George V Dock where she loaded bagged Barley for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay) for the account of Sheriff’s Port Company.   WARLIGHT was on passage to Dumbarton, having loaded a cargo of timber at Aros (Isle of Mull) and arrived at Dumbarton on 8th September.   After discharging she went to Scott’s shipyard at Bowling where she was taken onto their slip for rudder repairs.   RAYLIGHT was at the Coal Pier, Dunoon, discharging a cargo of coal (for the account of A Blackwood, Esq.) which she had brought from Troon.    After discharging RAYLIGHT left for Glenarm in Northern Ireland to load a cargo of Limestone for Glasgow, but, owing to weather conditions in the North Channel, she had to divert to Campbeltown for shelter, and remained windbound in Campbeltown for six days before being able to continue on passage to Glenarm.   POLARLIGHT had arrived at Meadowside Quay,  Glasgow, on 2nd September with the intention of loading a cargo of  Barley for Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay (for account of Bruichladdich Distillery Company) but she was caught in a dock strike until 9th September when loading was resumed.    After loading was completed POLARLIGHT shifted to Queen’s Dock where she bunkered with coal and then left on passage to Bruichladdich.   LIMELIGHT was at Paisley on 6th and 7th September loading 3,000 cases of Beer (weight 52 tons 3cwts) for Belfast (account of  Mac Shipping Company.)    On finishing loading on 7th, LIMELIGHT left Paisley   for Greenock where she bunkered with coal and then left on passage to Belfast.   STARLIGHT was on her second day of hire to V.S.O.  …. Whatever that is ?????   SKYLIGHT was at the Coal Pier at Dunoon discharging a cargo of coal which she had brought from Troon for the account of the Engineer Manager of the Gas Works.
News Event Wednesday, July 22, 1964 @ 0520	AKASSA PALM (1958-1972 General cargo ship 473 feet long of Palm Line, London)	Own Page
Palm Line's AKASSA PALM arrives in Glasgow with logs and general cargo from West Africa
Arrived from Dakar (Senegal) via Belfast Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Gross Tonnage 5,797 Sailing for Liverpool (England, U.K.) Sailed from berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 17' 05" Draught aft on arrival 21' 08" Cargo carried on arrival 2,778 tons of general cargo and logs Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 22nd July Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1600 on 28th July Outward cargo Part same inward general cargo Draught forward on sailing 11' 06" Draught aft on sailing 17' 02" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9891
News Event Wednesday, July 15, 1964 @ 1630	CLAN GRANT (1962-1980 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Clan Line Steamers)	Own Page
CLAN GRANT arrives in King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload and then load for South Africa
Arrived from Beira and Cape Town via Manchester and Elderslie Dry Dock Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Cape Town and Durban (South Africa) via Swansea Sailed from berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 14' 00" Draught aft on arrival 15' 06" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 1,348 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1730 on 15th July Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1000 on 18th July Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 16th July Outward cargo General cargo 1,235 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1600 on 21st July Draught forward on sailing 12' 00" Draught aft on sailing 18' 10" Engine trials 20th July from 1155 to 1215 Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
News Event Sunday, April 30, 1939 @ 1000 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
1939 Advert by Anchor Line for their sailings and tours to New York for the World's Fair
Ship's location New York (U.S.A.)
News Event Saturday, October 1, 1960 @ 2055	LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters)	Own Page
Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSROCK leaves Glasgow with general cargo for Belfast
Vessel Master John M Sinclair Port of Registry Glasgow Sailing for Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 234 Sailed from berth Glasgow Gross Tonnage 471
News Event Wednesday, September 19, 2018 @ 1943		Own Page
Gibraltar around 1970
Received by e-mail :    Gibraltar around 1970, my favourite port, John L.,  (Papayanni Line)
News Event Monday, October 5, 1959 @ 1100	ISAAC CARTER ( 1952-1964 General cargo ship of Walter Runciman / Transatlantic Carriers, London)	Own Page
ISAAC CARTER arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow with Newsprint from Port Alfred (Canada)
Arrived from Port Alfred (Quebec, Canada) Port of Registry London Arrived in berth Merklands Quay, Glasgow ( head east : 2 pawls from west end and assisted by Clyde Shipping tugs) Sailing for Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada) Sailed from berth Merklands Quay, Glasgow ( head east : 2 pawls from west end and assisted by Clyde Shipping tugs) Draught forward on arrival 19' 06" Draught aft on arrival 21' 03" Cargo carried on arrival Paper 4,000 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1300 on 5th October Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Commened loading outward cargo 0945 on 9th October Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 9' 08" Draught aft on sailing 18' 03" Vessel bunkered 7th October bunkered 280 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY Ships agent Anchor Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9809
News Event Saturday, September 26, 1959 @ 0900	SUNVARD (1957-1966 General cargo ship 148,25m 487 feet long of Klosters Rederi A/S, Oslo)	Own Page
Klosters SUNVARD arrives in Glasgow with 11,276 tons of Grain from Norfolk (Virginia, U.S.A.)
Arrived from Norfolk (Virginia, U.S.A.) Port of Registry Oslo (Norway) Arrived in berth 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) ... assisted by Steel & Bennie tugs Net Tonnage 5,055 Sailing for Gulf of Mexico Ports Gross Tonnage 8,960 Sailed from berth 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) ... assisted by Steel & Bennie tugs Deadweght Tonnage 13,400 Draught forward on arrival 28' 10" Draught aft on arrival 28' 03" Cargo carried on arrival Grain 11,276 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 29th September Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow Completed discharge of inward cargo 1330 on 21st October Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 8' 00" Draught aft on sailing 19' 00" Ships agent Constantine & Co. Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6171 Grams "Constantine"
News Event Friday, July 4, 1958 @ 1700	ELSBETH WIARDS (1951-1967 General cargo ship 465 feet long)	Own Page
ELSBETH WIARDS arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with 9,580 tons of Grain from East London
Arrived from East London (South Africa) Gross Tonnage 5,945 Arrived in berth 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) ... assisted by Clyde Shipping Company tugs Deadweght Tonnage 10,619 Sailing for Rotterdam (Netherlands) Sailed from berth 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) ... assisted by Clyde Shipping Company tugs Draught forward on arrival 24' 10" Draught aft on arrival 26' 05" Cargo carried on arrival Grain 9,580 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 5th July Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow Completed discharge of inward cargo 1530 on 11th July Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 9' 06" Draught aft on sailing 16' 00" Vessel on ground First low water on arrival, draught forward 24' 6" and aft 25' 10" Ships agent Olsen, Johnston & Co. Ltd., 3 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 5815
News Event Thursday, September 15, 1960 @ 0900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	FRESHMERE (1942-1975 Fresh-class coastal water carrier of Royal Fleet Auxiliary, London))	Own Page
FRESHMERE loading water at Albert Harbour, Greenock for EMPRESS OF FRANCE at anchorage
Ship's location Albert Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Sailing for Loading water at Albert Harbour, Greenock for EMPRESS OF FRANCE at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage Reg Tonnage 113
News Event Thursday, September 15, 1960 @ 0900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	VIC 66 (Coastal water tanker)	Own Page
VIC 66 loading water at Albert Harbour, Greenock for EMPRESS OF FRANCE at anchorage
Ship's location Albert Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 51 Sailing for Loading water at Albert Harbour, Greenock for EMPRESS OF FRANCE at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage
News Event Tuesday, August 17, 1920 @ 1800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	EMPRESS OF BRITAIN (1905-1914 Passenger liner of Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Liverpool : 1914 Armed Merchant Cruiser : 1915 Troopship : 1919 returned to owners : 1930 scrapped	Own Page
Invitation in 1920 for voyage on Canadian Pacific's EMPRESS OF BRITAIN from Clyde to Liverpool
Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 14,189
News Event Wednesday, February 15, 1939 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1939 Advert by Ellerman's City & Hall Lines for voyages from Port Said (Egypt) to England and India
News Event Tuesday, July 14, 1964 @ 0055	ZUIDERZEE (1956-1969 General cargo coaster 51.34m 169 feet long of Kamp's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V., / Rederij Koster & Smid (Evert Smid en Arie Donald de Koster), Groningen)	Own Page
Coaster ZUIDERZEE arrives in King George V Dock, Glasgow with Wheat from Rouen (France)
Arrived from Rouen (France) Port of Registry Groningen (Netherlands) Arrived in berth 5 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Net Tonnage 266 Sailing for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 499 Sailed from berth 5 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Deadweght Tonnage 714 Draught forward on arrival 10' 06" Draught aft on arrival 12' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Wheat 650 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 14th July Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1450 on 16th July Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 5' 06" Draught aft on sailing 7' 06" Ships agent Mehren & Company, 342 Argyle Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 5945
News Event Saturday, February 10, 1968 @ 0345	GLENFYNE (1965-1988 General cargo motor coaster 109 feet long of G & G Hamilton / Hay Hamilton / Glenlight Shipping, Glasgow)	Own Page
Coaster GLENFYNE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Limestone from Llanddulas
Arrived from Llanddulas (Conwy County Borough, Wales, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 100 Master of vessel on arrival J McGuire Gross Tonnage 200 Draught aft on arrival 9' 06" Deadweght Tonnage 249 Cargo carried on arrival Limestone Ships agent General Freight, Ardrossan Harbour
News Event Saturday, February 10, 1968 @ 1535	WANGEROOG (pronounced Van - ger - oo - gi (as in "give") ( 1963 - 1972 coastal oil / products tanker 70m long of Carl W Hansen Tankschiffahrt, Hamburg)	Own Page
Coastal tanker WANGEROOG arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with Bitumen from Stanlow via Dublin
Arrived from Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.) via Dublin (Ireland) Port of Registry Hamburg, Germany Arrived in berth 1a Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 526 Master of vessel on arrival K Kucklin Deadweght Tonnage 1875 Draught aft on arrival 14' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Bitumen Ships agent T L Duff & Company Limited, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 29 and 40
News Event Tuesday, September 8, 1964 @ 0430	MENESTHEUS (1958-1977 General cargo ship 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's MENESTHEUS arrives at Glasgow to unload and then load for Hong Kong
Arrived from Penang via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Gross Tonnage 8,510 Sailing for Hong Kong via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 16' 06" Draught aft on arrival 20' 06" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 920 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 8th September Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 11th September Outward cargo General cargo 1,075 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1545 on 15th September Draught forward on sailing 14' 01" Draught aft on sailing 23' 01" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9891
News Event Saturday, January 7, 1939 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Anchor Line's CIRCASSIA leaves Liverpool for Marseilles and Bombay
Port of Registry Glasgow
News Event Monday, January 22, 1968 @ 0135	MOONLIGHT (1966 - General cargo motor coaster 118 feet long of Light Shipping Co. Ltd. / Ross & Marshall, Greenock)	Own Page
Ross & Marshall's coaster MOONLIGHT arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load for Dublin
Arrived from Jura (Western Isles of Scotland) Port of Registry Greenock (Scotland, UK) Arrived in berth 7 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 97 Master of vessel on arrival J McNiven Gross Tonnage 200 Draught aft on arrival 6' 6" Deadweght Tonnage 320 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 Thursday, January 25, 1968 @ 1235	SONJA (General cargo ship)	Own Page
Cargo ship SONJA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with Wood Pulp from Funedal
Arrived from Funedal Port of Registry Monrovia (Liberia) Arrived in berth 1 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) .. assisted by tug SEAWAY Net Tonnage 885 Master of vessel on arrival J Helemae Draught aft on arrival 18' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Wood Pulp Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Wednesday, November 21, 1962 @ 1430	ABILITY (1943 - 1975 General cargo coaster 203 feet long of F T Everard, London)	Own Page
Everard's coaster ABILITY arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Clinker from Drogheda (Ireland)
Arrived from Drogheda (Ireland) Port of Registry London Arrived in berth 5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north) Sailing for Partington (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.) Sailed from berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Draught forward on arrival 12' 10" Draught aft on arrival 14' 03" Cargo carried on arrival Clinker 1,061 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 22 November Stevedore discharging inward cargo J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1600 on 22 November Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 5' 00" Draught aft on sailing 9' 06" Vessel bunkered At 1450 on 21 November bunkered 19.62 tons of fuel oil from Mobil road tanker
News Event Thursday, July 16, 1964 @ 0520	IRISH SPRUCE ( 1957 - 1972 General cargo ship 449 feet long of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin)	Own Page
IRISH SPRUCE arrives at Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow with Soya Beans from Baltimore (U.S.A,)
Arrived from Baltimore and Dublin via Meadowside Quay, Glasgow Port of Registry Dublin (Ireland / Eire) Arrived in berth 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Gross Tonnage 8,014 Sailing for Waterford (Ireland) Sailed from berth 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 28' 02" Draught aft on arrival 22' 03" Cargo carried on arrival Soya Beans 6,028 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0930 on 16th July Stevedore discharging inward cargo Andrew Main & Sons, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1247 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1800 on 27th July Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 13' 05" Draught aft on sailing 16' 09" Vessel bunkered 21 July bunkered 45 tons Diesel and 300 tons and 50 tons fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE Vessel on ground At 1240 on 16 July, forward 26' 06" and aft 22' 01," and 18" on ground for'd and 3 feet off quay
News Event Wednesday, January 1, 1964 @ 1000		Own Page
The Alexandria Towing Company Limited Booklet in 1964
News Event Sunday, September 16, 2018 @ 1610		Own Page
SYDNEY : Australia or Canada ?
SYDNEY  :  Australia or Canada ?     First let me say that I really enjoy reading your site, but I have to point out a little anomaly.    You show many vessels as going to or coming from  Sydney.   I suspect that most readers will assume that the Sydney referred to is the big city in Australia, but here in Cape Breton Island in Canada is another Sydney, a busy seaport.    So can I ask that, for geographical accuracy, when Sydney is mentioned that it is shown as being Australia   or Cape Breton Island in Canada.    Dale, Cape Breton Island, Canada.   Douglas replies :    Thanks for your message Dale.   My education has quite obviously been sadly lacking as I did not know that there was a Sydney in Canada, but now that I am aware I will try to look out for any future items and amend them “geographically accurately” as necessary.    As an afterthought, do any other readers know of ports with the same names and which could be confused with each other ?     Douglas
News Event Wednesday, October 5, 1960 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
Conducting their business in Great Waters around 5 October 1960
ATHLONE CASTLE at Cape Town 6 October for Durban  CALABAR left Takoradi 4 October for Lagos  CAPE HAWKE at Tampa 4 October from Liverpool CITY OF ROCHESTER left Aden 4 October for Dar-es-Salaam CLAN CAMPBELL from Glasgow at Port Said 5 October CLAN MACINDOE from Glasgow at Beira 4 October CLAN STEWART from Glasgow at Beira 4 October CORFU left Colombo 4 October for London DUNEDIN STAR left Port Said 4 October for Hull EMPRESS OF BRITAIN left Montreal 4 October for Greenock HERTFORD at Auckland 6 October for Dunedin HOBART STAR left Brisbane 5 October for Glasgow IONIC left Liverpool 5 October for Brisbane JOURNALIST at Mombasa 5 October for Liverpool KADEIK at Rotterdam 4 October for Sapele KALADAN at Takoradi 3 October for Douala KOYAN at Takoradi 3 October for Hamburg LAURENTIA from Glasgow at Montreal 5 October NEVASA left Port Said 4 October for Southampton ORONSAY left Melbourne 6 October for Sydney (Australia) ORONTES left Gibraltar 5 October for London PILCOMAYO at Las Palmas 5 October for San Antonio QUEEN ELIZABETH left New York 5 October for Southampton QUEEN MARY left Southampton 6 October for New York SAXONIA at Montreal 5 October from Southampton SOUTHSTAR left Jacksonville 4 October for Charleston STRATHEDEN at Port Said 5 October for Sydney (Australia) SULIMA at Las Palmas 5 October for Manchester SURREY at Aden 5 October for Liverpool UNITED STATES left Le Havre 5 October for New York WARWICK CASTLE left Mombasa 5 October for Beira WORCESTERSHIRE at Suez 5 October for London YOMA at Port Sudan 5 October for Glasgow
News Event Tuesday, February 13, 1968 @ 2255	VLIELAND (1959-1978 a Shell A-class Crude and white oil products tanker of Holland Bulk Transport, Rotterdam / Shell Tankers, Rotterdam : 1978 scrapped at Hong Kong)	Own Page
Shell Tanker VLIELAND arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of fuel oil from Thameshaven
Ship's location Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Port of Registry Rotterdam (Netherlands) Vessel Master Bouman Net Tonnage 6,966 Arrived from Thameshaven Arrived in berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Draught aft on arrival 22' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Fuel oil Ships agent T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40
About 2230 the Steel & Bennie Tug WRESTLER (Master T Slater) arrived at Ardrossan Roadstead from Greenock to assist the tanker VLIELAND to berth in Ardrossan Harbour.    The Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY (Master Neil Mealey) also met VLIELAND at the Roadstead and she attached her towline to the tanker’s bow and WRESTLER attached her towline to the tanker’s stern.    The tugs then towed VLIELAND (Captain Bouman), an A-class vessel of Shell Tankers Rotterdam bow first through the 300 feet wide harbour entrance and at 2255 berthed her at berth 12 ocean tanker berth where she would discharge her cargo of fuel oil through the pipelines to the nearby Shell Oil Depot at North Crescent Road, Ardrossan.    On being released by the Pilot (Alastair Caldwell), WRESTLER left the harbour at 2305 to return to Greenock. Image courtesy of Ryan, Utrecht
News Event Saturday, September 15, 2018 @ 1240	RAMON DE LARRINAGA (1954- General cargo ship of Larrinaga Steamship Co. Ltd., Liverpool)	Own Page
Deck Cadet officers Critchley and Doherty from RAMON DE LARRINAGA in 1965
Port of Registry Liverpool Net Tonnage 3,021 Gross Tonnage 5,818 Deadweght Tonnage 10,000
Alan Rutherford is interested in the whereabouts of other deck cadet officers Critchley and Doherty from RAMON DE LARRINAGA in 1965
News Event Saturday, October 15, 1960 @ 1700	GRINDEFJELL (1953 - 1966 General cargo ship of Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo, Norway)	Own Page
Fjell Line's GRINDEFJELL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal and the Great Lakes
Ships agent J C Peacock & Co. Ltd.,, 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel DOUglas 7101 Grams "Peacock" Port of Registry Oslo Gross Tonnage 1,887 Deadweght Tonnage 3,240
News Event Saturday, October 8, 1960 @ 1700	GRECIAN (1949-1966 General cargo ship 362 feet long of Ellerman Papayanni Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Papayanni's GRECIAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Mediterranean Ports
Ships agent John Bruce & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 45 Renfield Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. CITy 3581 Port of Registry Liverpool Net Tonnage 1,517 Gross Tonnage 3,347 Deadweght Tonnage 3,909
News Event Saturday, October 15, 1960 @ 1700	TABOR (1952-1971 Refrigerated / General cargo ship 385 feet long of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool then 1971-1975 of P & O General Cargo Division)	Own Page
Moss Hutchison's TABOR closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Mediterranean Ports
Ships agent Moss Hutchison Line Limited, 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. Central 6643 Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Net Tonnage 1,587 Gross Tonnage 3,694 Deadweght Tonnage 5,008
News Event Sunday, March 21, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
1954 Advert by Harland & Wolff Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Company
News Event Friday, October 14, 1960 @ 1700	CRAFTSMAN (1947-1967 Steam General cargo ship 464 feet long of Charente Steamship Company / T & J Harrison, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison Line's CRAFTSMAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for West Indies
Ships agent Prentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel CENtral 1016 Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Net Tonnage 4,000 Gross Tonnage 6,725 Deadweght Tonnage 9,160
News Event Friday, October 7, 1960 @ 1700	FACTOR (1948-1972 General cargo ship of Thos & Jas Harrison Line, Liverpool : 1972 Scrapped)	Own Page
Harrison Line's FACTOR closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 6,533
News Event Saturday, October 15, 1960 @ 1900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	BENLOYAL (1959-1969 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh)	Own Page
Ben Line's cargo ship BENLOYAL sails from Grangemouth for Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong
Ships agent The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803 Port of Registry Leith (Scotland, UK)
News Event Sunday, February 23, 1964 @ 0955	CLAN MACIVER ( 1958 - 1979 General cargo liner 503 feet long of Clan Line, London)	Own Page
CLAN MACIVER arrives in Glasgow to load general cargo for Madras and Eastern Ports
Arrived from Liverpool (England, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Gross Tonnage 7,105 Sailing for Madras via Birkenhead Deadweght Tonnage 9,937 Sailed from berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Draught forward on arrival 9' 03" Draught aft on arrival 17' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 24th February Outward cargo General cargo 900 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Draught forward on sailing 12' 07" Draught aft on sailing 17' 09" Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
News Event Sunday, September 13, 1964 @ 0650	MYSTIC (1959-1975 General cargo ship 480 feet long of Johnson Warren Line and chartered to Shaw Savill, London)	Own Page
Shaw Savill's chartered MYSTIC arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Adelaide
Arrived from Adelaide (Australia) via Belfast Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Gross Tonnage 6,656 Sailing for London (England, U.K.) Sailed from berth 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Draught forward on arrival 15 06" Draught aft on arrival 19' 10" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 2,627 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 14th September Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1500 on 24th September Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 11' 04" Draught aft on sailing 17' 05"
News Event Sunday, February 9, 1964 @ 1015	CLYTONEUS (1948-1972 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 Scrapped)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's CLYTONEUS arrives at Glasgow to load for Singapore and Hong Kong via Birkenhead
Arrived from Hamburg (Germany) Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Arrived in berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Gross Tonnage 7,620 Sailing for Singapore and Hong Kong via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 15' 09" Draught aft on arrival 20' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 1030 on 9th February Outward cargo General cargo 1,600 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1910 on 12th February Draught forward on sailing 15' 03" Draught aft on sailing 20' 06" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Saturday, February 8, 1964 @ 1800	MARKHOR (1963-1981 General cargo ship 480 feet long of T & J Brocklebank Ltd., Liverpool / Cunard Line / Eggar Forrester Holdings : scrapped 1984)	Own Page
Brocklebank's MARKHOR arrives at Glasgow for engine repairs by Alexander Stephen Shipbuilders
Arrived from London (England, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth Shieldhall Wharf, Govan, Glasgow Net Tonnage 3,029 Sailing for Newport (South Wales, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 6,178 Sailed from berth Shieldhall Wharf, Govan, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage 10,950 Draught forward on arrival 9' 04" Draught aft on arrival 14' 04" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 9' 05" Draught aft on sailing 18' 00" Engine trials From 1830-1900 hours on 22nd February
News Event Thursday, February 1, 1968 @ 0200	LOCHDUNVEGAN (1950-1973 General cargo coaster 180 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow)	Own Page
MacBrayne's LOCHDUNVEGAN finishes annual overhaul and leaves Ardrossan Dockyard for Glasgow
Sailing for Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 222 Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught aft on sailing 10' 00" Master of vessel on sailing A Matheson
News Event Friday, April 1, 1938 @ 1000		Own Page
1938 Advert by Ellerman Lines for Holiday Voyages to Marseilles, Egypt, India, Ceylon, South Africa
News Event Wednesday, June 12, 1968 @ 1720	SOMERSBYDYKE (1967-1979 General cargo ship of Klondyke Shipping Co., Hull : 1998 scrapped at Calcutta )	Own Page
SOMERSBYDYKE leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of steel coils for Bilbao (Spain)
Sailing for Bilbao (Spain) Port of Registry Hull (England) Sailed from berth Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 1597 Outward cargo Steel coils Draught forward on sailing 18' 00" Master of vessel on sailing J J Gomeg
News Event Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1000 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	SPINEL (1937 - 1940 then 1946 - 1970 a 185 feet long general cargo coaster owned by William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow )	Own Page
Gem Line coaster SPINEL calls at East India Harbour, Greenock to land an injured seaman
Arrived in berth East India Harbour, Greenock Port of Registry Glasgow Reg Tonnage 333 Gross Tonnage 650 Deadweght Tonnage 830
News Event Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1000 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	HNLMS HOLLAND (1954-1978 Holland-class Destroyer 113.1 m (371 ft 1 in) Pennant D808 of Royal Netherlands Navy)	Own Page
Royal Netherlands Navy Destroyer HOLLAND arrives at Princes Pier, Greenock for water
Ship's location Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Royal Netherlands Navy
News Event Saturday, October 15, 1960 @ 1700	GRINDEFJELL (1953 - 1966 General cargo ship of Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo, Norway)	Own Page
Fjell Line's GRINDEFJELL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the Great Lakes
Ship's location Glasgow Port of Registry Oslo Ships agent J C Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel DOUglas 7101 Grams "Peacock" Gross Tonnage 1,887 Deadweght Tonnage 3,240
News Event Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 1845	RUYSDAEL (1957 - 1968 general cargo ship 461 feet long of Bolton Shipping Company, London : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
RUYSDAEL arrives at Glasgow to unload and then load for Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool
Arrived from Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 7 / 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 5 1/2 blinds in) Gross Tonnage 6452 Sailing for Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool Deadweght Tonnage 10,431 Sailed from berth 7 / 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 18' 08" Draught aft on arrival 21' 04" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 1,477 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 7th July Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1530 on 10th July Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 25th July Outward cargo General cargo 150 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed loading outward cargo 1500 on 26th July Draught forward on sailing 11' 02" Draught aft on sailing 16' 07" Vessel bunkered At 1010 on 25th July bunkered 140 tons Diesel and at 1515 bunkered 10 tons fuel oil from APEXITY Ships agent J S Nowery & Co., Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 5133
News Event Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	BENDIGO (1954-1968 General cargo liner 527 feet long of P & O Line, London)	Own Page
P & O cargo ship BENDIGO sails from Grangemouth for Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane
Ship's location Grangemouth (Firth of Forth, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry London (England, UK) Sailing for Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane (Australia) Gross Tonnage 8,777 Ships agent The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow,
News Event Monday, November 21, 1960 @ 2100	FRUIN ( 1958-1963 General cargo coaster of William Sloan Company, Glasgow)	Own Page
Sloan's FRUIN leaves Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow with general cargo for Bristol via Belfast
Sailing for Bristol via Belfast Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth 17 Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 906 Outward cargo General cargo Draught forward on sailing 8' 07" Draught aft on sailing 12' 11" Ships agent William Sloan & Co. Ltd., 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 4621
News Event Monday, November 21, 1960 @ 1540	LOCH ARD (1955-1971 General cargo coaster 184 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped)	Own Page
MacBrayne's LOCH ARD leaves Kingston Dock, Glasgow for the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Sailing for West Highlands and Islands of Scotland Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Sailed from berth 6 Kingston Dock, Glasgow Reg Tonnage 237 Outward cargo General cargo Gross Tonnage 611 Draught forward on sailing 8' 05" Draught aft on sailing 11' 11" Ships agent David MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Telephone CENtral 9231
News Event Saturday, November 19, 1960 @ 1920	YOMA (1950-1964 Passenger and cargo liner 463 feet long of "Paddy" Henderson Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Henderson's YOMA leaves Springfield Quay, Glasgow for Rangoon via Birkenhead
Sailing for Rangoon via Birkenhead Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth 29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow Outward cargo General cargo Draught forward on sailing 12' 05" Draught aft on sailing 16' 03" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467
News Event Monday, October 24, 1960 @ 1630	AJOY ( 1960 - ? a bucket dredger 185 feet long of Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta, Calcutta)	Own Page
New Indian dredger AJOY collides with Renfrew Ferry and goes aground and sinks at Pudzeoch, Renfrew
Arrived from River Clyde where she had been doing dredging trials at Newshot Isle (opposite Clydebank) Port of Registry Calcutta, India Arrived in berth Pudzeoch Basin (South End) ----- at Renfrew (River Clyde) ... ON GROUND Net Tonnage 347 Sailing for Elderslie number 1 Drydock Gross Tonnage 1,066 Sailed from berth Pudzeoch Basin .....at Renfrew (River Clyde Ships agent Fleming & Ferguson Shipbuilders, Paisley
At 1630 on 24th October 1960 the new Indian dredger AJOY was returning to Pudzeoch Basin, Renfrew, after trials at Newshot Isle, when she was in collision with the Renfrew Ferry on arrival, and immediately grounded and sank. The dredger was raised by Metal Industries at 6pm on 14th November 1960. At 0955 on 18th November AJOY moved to Elderslie Number 1 Drydock for repairs
News Event Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 1215	AVAFORS (1959-1976 Ore carrier of Grangesberg-Oxelosund, Sweden : Scrapped 1983 )	Own Page
Ore carrier AVAFORS shifts 110 feet to the Eastward along General Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Ship's location East General Terminus Quay, Glasgow Port of Registry Gothenburg, Sweden Gross Tonnage 10,588 Deadweght Tonnage 15,870
Ore carrier AVAFORS shifts 110 feet to the Eastward (towards Glasgow) along General Terminus Quay, Glasgow to make space for the imminent arrival of ore carrier ATLANTIC FAITH
News Event Monday, October 3, 1960 @ 1930	VLIELAND (1955-1962 a general cargo coaster 140 feet 41.9 metres long of Harm Pieter Veling, Klaaskamp )	Own Page
Coaster VLIELAND arrives at Springfield Quay, Glasgow with general cargo from Paris via Manchester
Arrived from Paris via Manchester Port of Registry Rotterdam (Holland) Arrived in berth 33 Springfield Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage 160 Draught forward on arrival 5' 06" Gross Tonnage 282 Draught aft on arrival 7' 00" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo Ships agent William H Muller & Co. (London) Ltd., 80 Blythswood Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 0381
News Event Monday, January 6, 1936 @ 1000		Own Page
1936 Press Release by Anchor Line announcing that their New York liners will call at Dublin
News Event Tuesday, June 27, 1950 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	TWEEDSMUIR PARK (1943-1950 General cargo ship : 1961 scrapped)	Own Page
TWEEDSMUIR PARK arrives in Greenock with Palm Kernels and Timber from West Africa
Arrived from West Africa Net Tonnage 4,242 Arrived in berth James Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Master of vessel on arrival H A Johnson Cargo carried on arrival Palm Kernels (Timber also discharged and landed to facilitate discharge) Ships agent M Langlands & Sons Ltd., 14 Brymner Street, Greenock Telephone Greenock 20208
News Event Sunday, June 18, 1950 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	DAVINA GOEKOOP (1949-1955 General cargo coaster 48.10m long of W.H. James & Co's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V., Rotterdam / Owner: Davina Goekoop N.V., The Hague)	Own Page
Netherlands coaster DAVINA GOEKOOP arrives in Greenock with Bog-Ore from Delfzijl (Netherlands)
Arrived from Delfzijl (Netherlands) Port of Registry The Hague (Netherlands) Arrived in berth James Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 248 Master of vessel on arrival W Verwoerd Gross Tonnage 400 Cargo carried on arrival Bog-Ore Deadweght Tonnage 525 Ships agent P MacCallum & Sons Ltd., 5 Cathcart Street, Greenock Telephone Greenock 20401
News Event Thursday, June 22, 1950 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	CUNENE (General cargo ship)	Own Page
CUNENE arrives in Greenock with a cargo of Sugar from the Dominican Republic
Arrived from San Domingo (officially Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital in the Dominican Republic) Port of Registry Portugal Arrived in berth James Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 3,688 Master of vessel on arrival J Ambrade Cargo carried on arrival Sugar Ships agent J & J Denholm Ltd,, Custom House Quay, Greenock Telephone Greenock 22276
News Event Thursday, June 1, 1950 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	MESERET (in 1950 General cargo ship)	Own Page
Turkish ship MESERET arrives in Greenock with a cargo of Sugar from Cuba
Arrived from Cuba Port of Registry Izmir (Turkey) Arrived in berth James Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Master of vessel on arrival A Ilker Cargo carried on arrival Sugar Ships agent J & J Denholm Ltd,, Custom House Quay, Greenock Telephone Greenock 22276
News Event Thursday, May 25, 1950 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	LOKOJA PALM (1949-1966 General cargo ship of Palm Line, London)	Own Page
Palm Line's LOKOJA PALM arrives in Greenock with Palm Kernels from West Africa
Arrived from West Africa Port of Registry London (UK) Arrived in berth James Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 5,135 Master of vessel on arrival H Astbury Cargo carried on arrival Palm Kernels Ships agent J & J Denholm Ltd,, Custom House Quay, Greenock Telephone Greenock 22276
News Event Wednesday, May 24, 1950 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	IXIA (1947-1952 General cargo ship 432 feet long of Stag Line, Newcastle : 1960 scrapped at Spezia, Italy))	Own Page
Stag's IXIA arrives in Greenock with a cargo of Sugar from San Pedro de Macoris (Dominican Republic)
Arrived from San Pedro de Macoris (Dominican Republic) Port of Registry North Shields (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth James Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Deadweght Tonnage 9,653 Master of vessel on arrival J Wilson Cargo carried on arrival Sugar Ships agent J & J Denholm Ltd,, Custom House Quay, Greenock Telephone Greenock 22276
News Event Saturday, April 29, 1950 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	CAPE GRENVILLE (1949-1965 General cargo ship 437 feet long of Lyle Shipping Company, Glasgow : 1980 scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan)	Own Page
Lyle Shipping's CAPE GRENVILLE arrives in Greenock with a cargo of Sugar from Cuba
Arrived from Cuba Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth James Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 4,453 Master of vessel on arrival John McIntyre Gross Tonnage 7,463 Cargo carried on arrival Sugar Deadweght Tonnage 10,060 Ships agent J & J Denholm Ltd,, Custom House Quay, Greenock Telephone Greenock 22276
News Event Thursday, May 21, 1964 @ 1430	SPOLESTO (1958-1971 General cargo coaster 202 feet long (61.54 metres) of Spoorhout, Wassenaar / Dammers & Van Der Helde, Holland).	Own Page
Dammers & Van Der Heide's coaster SPOLESTO at Glasgow loads 650 tons of Tubes for Libya
Arrived from Dublin (Ireland) Port of Registry Rotterdam, Holland Arrived in berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Net Tonnage 301 Sailing for Libya Gross Tonnage 499 Sailed from berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Deadweght Tonnage 930 Draught forward on arrival 6' 06" Draught aft on arrival 9' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 1730 on 21st May Outward cargo Tubes 650 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Completed loading outward cargo 0945 on 23rd May Draught forward on sailing 9' 06" Draught aft on sailing 11' 09" Ships agent J S Braid, Glasgow
News Event Wednesday, May 20, 1964 @ 1230	IRISH PINE (1948-1965 General cargo ship 436 feet long of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin)	Own Page
IRISH PINE arrives at Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow with Soya Beans from Toledo (U.S.A,)
Arrived from Toledo (Ohio, USA) via Dublin (Ireland) and Meadowside (Glasgow) Port of Registry Dublin (Ireland / Eire) Arrived in berth 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Net Tonnage 2,740 Sailing for Montreal (Canada) via Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 5,048 Sailed from berth 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 20' 04" Draught aft on arrival 15' 04" Cargo carried on arrival Soya Beans 3,500 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1830 on 20th May Stevedore discharging inward cargo Andrew Main & Sons, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1247 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1730 on 25th May Draught forward on sailing 10' 00" Draught aft on sailing 14' 04" Ships agent J S Braid, Glasgow
News Event Tuesday, May 19, 1964 @ 0045	HEREFORDSHIRE (1944-1954 then 1961-1969 cargo ship 492 feet long of Bibby Line, Liverpool : 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
Bibby Line's HEREFORDSHIRE arrives at Glasgow to load for Colombo and Rangoon via Birkenhead
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Colombo and Rangoon via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 12' 02" Draught aft on arrival 19' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 19th May Outward cargo General cargo 450 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1830 on 19th May Draught forward on sailing 14' 02" Draught aft on sailing 19' 00"
News Event Wednesday, June 23, 1937 @ 1000		Own Page
1937 Anchor Line Passage Rates and Timetables to and from New York, Boston, Ireland and Glasgow
News Event Wednesday, March 6, 1968 @ 0600	LION (1968-1976 Roll on - roll off ferry 364 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow)	Own Page
LION makes an early morning arrival at Ardrossan Harbour with Passengers and vehicles from Belfast
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 10 Eglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 3,333 Master of vessel on arrival Captain Douglas McCormick Draught aft on arrival 13' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Passengers and vehicles Ships agent Burns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan
News Event Wednesday, March 6, 1968 @ 1545	AMELAND (1956-1970 White products tanker of Stoomvaart Maatschappij Rotterdam (dochter K.R.L.) / Shell Tankers, Rotterdam : 1976 scrapped Bilbao)	Own Page
Shell Rotterdam's chartered AMELAND leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Curacao
Sailing for Curacao (a Lesser Antilles island in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region) Port of Registry Rotterdam (Netherlands) Sailed from berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour .....Pilot Caldwell, tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught aft on sailing 19' 00" Master of vessel on sailing P Huller
Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug WARRIOR at the bow towed the tanker AMELAND astern from the ocean tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour, through the Harbour entrance to the Roadstead, where AMELAND was canted to head outwards.    When Pilot Alastair Caldwell released the tugs, WARRIOR (tug-master William Hendry) left the Roadstead to make her way back to her base at Greenock.    AMELAND, identical to the Shell “H” and “K” class bridge-amidships tankers then left on her ocean passage to Curacao in the Caribbean Sea.
News Event Sunday, September 9, 2018 @ 1516		Own Page
Tankers, coasters, tugs and naval vessels .... Ocean or Coastal ...... Any flag ...... Anywhere
A reader in Australia writes that he emigrated to Queensland a few years ago and feels that there is a lack of stories on this site, especially for tankers, coasters, tugs and naval vessels – wherever in the world.    Can we therefore ask readers to contribute stories  or memories for inclusion on this site.    Thank you.
News Event Thursday, July 1, 1954 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
July 1954 Sailings for City Line from UK to Karachi, Bombay, Visakhapatnam, Calcutta and Chalna
News Event Saturday, January 18, 1964 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1964 Handbook of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.
News Event Saturday, August 21, 1954 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London)	Own Page
Orient Line's ORONSAY leaves London on a 20 days cruise to the Mediterranean
Sailed from berth London, U.K. Port of Registry London (England, UK)
News Event Wednesday, March 18, 1964 @ 1610	TOSNOLES (General cargo ship 403 feet long)	Own Page
TOSNOLES arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load 4,800 tons of steel for Leningrad
Arrived from Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Scotland, UK Arrived in berth 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Leningrad (Russia) Sailed from berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow Draught forward on arrival 4' 06" Draught aft on arrival 16' 05" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 20th March Outward cargo Steel 4,800 tons Completed loading outward cargo 1830 on 24th March Draught forward on sailing 20' 04" Draught aft on sailing 23' 02"
News Event Tuesday, March 17, 1964 @ 1710	HECTOR (1950 - 1972 passenger/cargo liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's HECTOR arrives at Glasgow to unload, then drydock and then load for Australia
Arrived from Melbourne and Adelaide via Cardiff Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Net Tonnage 5,922 Sailing for Brisbane and Melbourne via Liverpool Gross Tonnage 10,125 Sailed from berth 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 21' 03" Draught aft on arrival 23' 00" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 3,232 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 18th March Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1700 on 23rd March Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 21st March Outward cargo General cargo 2,200 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Heavy lifts loaded 4 lifts totalling 63 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT (the date and time are unknown) Completed loading outward cargo 1445 on 31st March Draught forward on sailing 20' 06" Draught aft on sailing 22' 07" Vessel bunkered 300 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY (the date and time are unknown) Vessel drydocked 23rd March at 1720 to Elderslie : 25th March at 0012 berthed at no. 2 KGV from Elderslie Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Saturday, April 25, 1964 @ 1000	MENESTHEUS (1958-1977 General cargo ship 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's MENESTHEUS arrives at Glasgow to unload cargo and then Drydock at Elderslie
Arrived from Singapore via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Gross Tonnage 8,510 Sailing for Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow Sailed from berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 13' 10" Draught aft on arrival 19' 06" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 825 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 26th April Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1900 on 28th April Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 14' 00" Draught aft on sailing 19' 05" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Friday, June 14, 1968 @ 1835	METRE (1963-1973 General cargo coaster 54.25m long of C.V. Terwogt & Lagers, Amsterdam / Scheepsexploitatie Maatschappij 'Het Gein', Amsterdam)	Own Page
METRE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Sodium Chlorate from Trollhatten (Sweden)
Arrived from Trollhatten (Sweden) Port of Registry Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Arrived in berth 6 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 185 Master of vessel on arrival Fram Gross Tonnage 423 Draught aft on arrival 12' 03" Deadweght Tonnage 550 Cargo carried on arrival Sodium Chlorate Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Friday, June 14, 1968 @ 1520	MONA'S ISLE ( 1950 - 1980 Passenger vessel of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company)	Own Page
MONA'S ISLE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with passengers and vehicles from Douglas (Isle of Man)
Arrived from Douglas (Isle of Man) Port of Registry Douglas ( Isle of Man ) Arrived in berth 10 Eglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 953 Master of vessel on arrival T Corteen Gross Tonnage 2,491 Draught aft on arrival 12' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Passengers and vehicles Ships agent McBride's Shipping Agency Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel. 041-248-5161
News Event Monday, April 6, 1959 @ 1230 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	H.M.S. LINCOLN (1960-1983 Salisbury class type 61 aircraft direction frigate 340 feet 100m long Pennant no. F99 of Royal Navy, London : Scrapped 1983)	Own Page
New Royal Navy Frigate H.M.S. LINCOLN launched by Fairfield Shipbuilders, Govan, Glasgow
Ship's location Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Limited, Govan, Glasgow Port of Registry Admiralty (Royal Navy, London)
Contributed by Jim Woods  (Hamilton, Scotland)
News Event Wednesday, May 1, 1957 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
Around May, June and July 1957 Sailing Notice for Cunard Line to USA, Canada and Mediterranean
News Event Monday, May 18, 1970 @ 1000		Own Page
1970 Advertisment by Ellerman Lines for their services from Canada and UK to Ceylon
News Event Tuesday, January 27, 1970 @ 1000		Own Page
1970 Advertisment by Westcott & Laurance Line for their services from UK to Greece and Turkey
News Event Thursday, November 1, 1962 @ 2400	SAINT MODAN (1960- 1979 General cargo coaster 166 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow)	Own Page
Gardner's coaster SAINT MODAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with scrap metal from Belfast
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 244 Master of vessel on arrival Ross Gross Tonnage 488 Cargo carried on arrival Scrap metal Deadweght Tonnage 614 Ships agent R L Alpine, Ardrossan
News Event Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 2125	BORNRIF (1963-1969 General cargo coaster 61.77m long of J. de Winter's Scheepvaartbedrijf, Groningen / Wed. Rikstje de Winter-Brouwer, Groningen)	Own Page
Coaster BORNRIF arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank to load Pig Iron for Emden (Germany)
Arrived from Irvine (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Groningen (Netherlands) Arrived in berth 3 / 4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Net Tonnage 305 Sailing for Emden (Germany) Gross Tonnage 497 Sailed from berth 9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage 940 Draught forward on arrival 6' 08" Draught aft on arrival 8' 09" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 27th June Outward cargo Pig Iron 880 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Honeyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922 Completed loading outward cargo 1545 on 27th June Draught forward on sailing 10' 10" Draught aft on sailing 12' 09"
News Event Sunday, June 30, 1963 @ 2030	ADAM MITZKEVICH (General cargo ship 355 feet long of Polish Ocean Lines / Polskie Linie Oceaniczne)	Own Page
Polish ship ADAM MITZKEVICH arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with steel coils from Ventspils
Arrived from Ventspils (a town on the Baltic Sea in northwestern Latvia) Port of Registry Gdynia (Poland) Arrived in berth 14 / 15 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east) Sailing for Murmansk (Russia) Sailed from berth 16 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 22' 00" Draught aft on arrival 22' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Steel Coils 4,026 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 1st July Stevedore discharging inward cargo J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1630 on 1st July Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
News Event Tuesday, July 2, 1963 @ 0415	DEVON COAST (1947-1963 General cargo coaster of Coast Lines, Liverpool)	Own Page
DEVON COAST arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank to load 1,254 tons of Pig Iron for Rotterdam
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 3 / 4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east) Sailing for Rotterdam (Netherlands) Sailed from berth 9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Draught forward on arrival 7' 00" Draught aft on arrival 12' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 2nd July Outward cargo Pig Iron 1,254 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Honeyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922 Completed loading outward cargo 1030 on 3rd July Draught forward on sailing 13' 06" Draught aft on sailing 15' 10"
News Event Tuesday, April 23, 1963 @ 0900 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only	LADY ISLE (Clyde puffer of Irvine Shipping & Trading Company / McCorquodale / Ross & Marshall)	Own Page
Clyde puffer LADY ISLE loads Mail at Princes Pier, Greenock for EMPRESS OF ENGLAND at anchorage
Ship's location Princes Pier, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Sailing for Canadian Pacific Liner EMPRESS OF ENGLAND at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage Reg Tonnage 45
Model of Clyde puffer LADY ISLE
News Event Thursday, April 1, 1954 @ 1000 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
April 1954 Sailing Notice for Ben Line from U.K. and Continent to the Far East
News Event Thursday, April 1, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
April and May 1954 Sailing Notice for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique from Southampton
News Event Thursday, April 1, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
April 1954 Sailing Notice for Blue Funnel Line from U.K. to the Far East and Indonesia
News Event Thursday, June 13, 1968 @ 0350	CAMBRIAN COAST (1957-1971 General cargo coaster of Coast Lines, Liverpool)	Own Page
Coast Line's CAMBRIAN COAST arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with Trailers from Larne
Arrived from Larne (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 2a Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Master of vessel on arrival Mondrill Draught aft on arrival 10' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Trailers Ships agent Northern Ireland Trailers, Ardrossan
News Event Tuesday, June 4, 1968 @ 1205	POINTSMAN ( 1956 - Steam Coastal tanker, speed 7 knots, 233 feet long of Helmsman Shipping Company / C Rowbotham & Sons (Management) Ltd, London)	Own Page
Rowbotham's POINTSMAN arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of fuel oil from Heysham
Arrived from Heysham (England) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 1a Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 547 Master of vessel on arrival R Andrews Gross Tonnage 1,174 Draught aft on arrival 16' 02" Cargo carried on arrival Fuel oil Ships agent R L Alpine, Ardrossan
News Event Sunday, June 2, 1968 @ 1200	TYNWALD (1947-1974 Passenger Ferry of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd., Douglas, Isle of Man)	Own Page
TYNWALD leaves Ardrossan Harbour with passengers and vehicles for Douglas (Isle of Man)
Sailing for Douglas (Isle of Man, U.K.) Port of Registry Douglas ( Isle of Man ) Sailed from berth 10 Eglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour Outward cargo Passengers and vehicles Draught aft on sailing 13' 00" Master of vessel on sailing Crowley Ships agent McBride's Shipping Agency Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel. 041-248-5161
News Event Tuesday, March 30, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
1954 Advert by Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company Limited
News Event Saturday, August 13, 1955 @ 1800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	WARLIGHT (1919-1964 Steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer 82 feet long of Light Shipping / Ross & Marshall, Greenock)	Own Page
Clyde puffer WARLIGHT arrives at Salen (Loch Sunart) with a cargo of Tarred Chips from Bonawe
Arrived from Bonawe (Scottish Highlands, U.K.) Port of Registry Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth Salen (Loch Sunart, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scottish Highlands, U.K.) Net Tonnage 60 Cargo carried on arrival Tarred Chips 150 tons (used in road-making) Gross Tonnage 135
On 13 August 1955 Ross & Marshall’s steam Puffer WARLIGHT had loaded 150 tons of Tarred Chips (used in road-making) at Bonawe – (account of J & A Gardner Quarry at Bonawe) and brought the cargo to Salen (Loch Sunart, Ardnamurchan Peninsula).    WARLIGHT discharged her cargo on 15 and 16 August with her crew shovelling the chips (a long, hard and strenuous job … your writer has done this on PIBROCH) into a large ship’s bucket which was hoisted by the ship’s derrick from the hold and tipped into lorries on the pier.    The puffer then left Salen and steamed down the Sound of Mull, past Oban and through the Firth of Lorne to Crinan, and travelling through the Crinan Canal to Ardrishaig and making for Furnace (near Inverary in Loch Fyne), arriving at Furnace on 17 August.    There that afternoon WARLIGHT loaded 160 tons of Crushed Granite (for account of William Sim & Co. Ltd., Glasgow) from the local quarry then left Furnace making her way to Glasgow where she would discharge at Custom House Quay on 18 August.

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

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

Jim J. of Liverpool e-mails :

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

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

Funnel ship there.

   Can anyone enlighten me as to why a Blue Funnel would

be in the Gulf of Mexico ?

   Also in conversation someone told of Blue Funnel having

Chinese crews on deck and catering.   I had always thought

that Blueys had British crews.   Someone please tell me

what is correct.

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Deck cadets Critchley and Doherty on RAMON DE LARRINAGA in 1965

 22 May 2018

 Alan Rutherford e-mails :

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

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   Looking for information on some British ships around 1950-1954

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

 Great website.

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

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

Regards,
Ian Rae

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Can anyone identify this USN lapel badge ?

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

   Can anyone identify the badge ?

2018-02-18 @ 1320

 

19 May 2018

Hello Douglas,

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

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

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

Bill Steel e-mails

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

17 February 2018 @ 2307

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

    Jim Harrison  (Brighton, England) e-mails :

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

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

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

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   German cargo ship MILLERNTOR in 1954

 

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

 

   After unloading she left Ardrossan returning to Narvik.

 

Does anyone have any information or details of MILLERNTOR ?

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" If sufficient inducement "

James Bridges (Canterbury, England) e-mails –

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

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Was she “ LAIRDS OAK “ or “ LAIRDSOAK ” ?

   Robert Bothwell (Glasgow) e-mails :

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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Coaster BALLYCASTLE in 1953

 

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

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   Carebeka's coaster RIAN in 1953

 

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

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

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

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

Additional note :

Can anyone supply details of ALPHERAT ?

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Norwegian Tanker RAILA in 1953

 

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

 

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

 Fred from Formby (Merseyside, England, writes

 

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

 

Can someone tell something about these services ? ”

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CHANTALA  (Worcester Park, Surrey) writes :

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

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

   All I can remember now is “Asti aria kurro”

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

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

 

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

  

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

 

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

  

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Anchor Line advertisement of 1871

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

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

Thank you.

Still laughing

Fred of Formby, Merseyside, England.

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

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German cargo ship RUHR in 1953

 

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

 

   Has anyone got any details of this ship ?

 

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British coaster J B KEE in 1957

 

 Fred of Formby (Merseyside, England) writes :

 

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

 

   Anyone have details of this ship ?

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

 Jim Allbright (London) e-mails :

 

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

 

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

 

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SUNBEAR of Saguenay Terminals.

 

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

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

Captain Bryn Wayt writes :

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

James Jeffries replies :

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

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

   In 1972 she was scrapped in Santander, Spain.

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

 

Billy MacAulay (Moderator and Senior Member) writes :

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

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

  

 

  

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   Why was LADY McGOWAN IN Loch Riddon ?

 

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

 

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

 

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

  

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John Kelly's coaster BALLYCLARE in late 1953.

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

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Small boat sailor writes from Inverkip :

 

 

 

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

 

   Does anyone know anything of these two launches ?

 

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

 

   Sandy

  

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Mystery of CVC in Prince’s Dock area of Glasgow

   In 1958 the Clyde Shipping Company’s coaster PLADDA

 was listed as berthed in CVC in Prince’s Dock

 area in Glasgow.

   Does anyone know where CVC was ?

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

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Pacific Steam Navigation’s KENUTA at Puna in 1957

 

Tom Hayworth e-mails :

 

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

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Ben Line’s Far-East coaster BENVEG in 1957

 

Leith Man e-mails

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

for BENVEG as I had never heard of her.

 

Anyone have any more information please ?

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SPRINGFIELD QUAY, GLASGOW

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

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

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

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

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

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LASHERCIA ..... A Spanish coaster in 1962

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

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Clyde Navigation Trust launches GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS

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

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Carrickfergus (Northern Ireland) in January 1963.

From Sean R  (Larne, Northern Ireland)

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

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Netherlands coaster MADO in 1963

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

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CARGOES FOR BEIRA BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ONLY

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

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

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Holland America cargo ship DUIVENDYK

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

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Information needed on cargo ship KORBACH in 1958

 

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

 

Does anyone have any information on KORBACH ?

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“Conducting their business in Great Waters” series

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

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WHERE IS " PULO BOKOM "

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

"Hydatina" of Croydon, England, writes :

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

Note : The event for CALCHAS has been amended accordingly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

          

Click on these images to enlarge them

First is maybe.... Cruzeiro Do Sul

Below it is maybe.... Templar

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

Further down maybe... La Manche

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     

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

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

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

A Manson writes :

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Manson writes :

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

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

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

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

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

A Manson replies; 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clan Line offices were at Clan Line 109 hope Street Glasgow

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

A Manson replies : 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Manson writes :

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

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

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

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30th January 2014

PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS RELEVANT TO SHIPS AND SHIPPING AT GLASGOW

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

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

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

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

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

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

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BERTH NUMBERS AT SHIELDHALL RIVERSIDE WHARF

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

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

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NUMBERING OF BERTHS FROM BROOMIELAW AND BRIDGE WHARF TO PLANTATION

A Manson writes :

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

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WHO OWNED OR OPERATED GENERAL TERMINUS AND ITS CRANES

Bill McKellar e-mails :

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

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PORT CHALMERS

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

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DUMBARTON AND LOCH LOMOND AND "MAID OF THE LOCH"

Alaister McKenzie e-mails :

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

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STEAMSHIP "META"

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

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

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MAVISBANK QUAY AND PLANTATION QUAY, GLASGOW

Jim Hillhouse e-mails :   

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

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NUMBERING OF BERTHS FROM BROOMIELAW AND BRIDGE WHARF TO PLANTATION

A Manson writes :

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

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

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NEGOTIATING CITY BRIDGES TO REACH CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY

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

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HISTORY OF PUFFERS

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

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KELVIN

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

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CLYDE SHIPPING TUG AT ARDROSSAN

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

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

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

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

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MEMORIES

Jim Muir writes  : I really like this website as it brings a lot of memories back.   When I was a boy and sailing doon the watter we passed a French ship in one of the riverside berths and me being silly and learning French at school shouted across to the French ship "Bonjour" as we passed.   Only now I realise it might not have been the French crew I shouted at but could have been the Glasgow dockers on the ship.

Another time on going doon the watter we were passing the Lang Dyke near Dumbarton Rock and we met a Lamport & Holt ship inward bound for Glasgow.  I think her name began with R... maybe Ronsard, but she was beautiful and immaculate with a massive black, white and blue funnel.  as we passed her the officer at the bow raised his white cap and waved it above his head, and the crowd on the Queen Mary 11 gave him a big cheer.

This is a great site and I enjoy looking up the visiting ships that I remember.

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K HADJIPATERAS

"Volturno" of Italy e-mails   (this is a rough translation of the message in Italian

I am overjoyed to read about the Liberty ship K HADJIPATERAS as I saw her many times in Napoli (Naples) and went on ship with my papa who was agent.    Good ship site.   Volturno

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BLUE FUNNEL''S "GUNUNG DJATI" IN 1960'S IN GLASGOW

David Hall asks if there is any information on Blue Funnel's passenger ship GUNUNG DJATI in Glasgow in 1960's as he remembers seeing it at Shieldhall.

Douglas replies : I've now put details on site for you.

Norman Horrocks e-mails Historical information :

The ship was actually built in 1936 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, for Deutsche Ost-Afrika linie, and named PRETORIA.   She was employed on passenger service from German and continental ports to East Africa.

At the end of World War 11 the ship was taken as taken from the Germans as a British war prize and renamed EMPIRE DOON and used as a Troopship and managed by Orient Line for the British Ministry of War Transport.     In 1948 - 1949 she was reconditioned, again as a Troopship, and renamed EMPIRE ORWELL.

In 1958 she was chartered to Pan Islamic Steam Ship Company of Karachi, Pakistan, for pilgrim service.

November 1958 saw her sold to Blue Funnel Line of Liverpool (Ocean Steam Ship Company) and was refitted for the carriage of pilgrims from Indonesia to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and was renamed GUNUNG DJATI

In 1962 Blue Funnel sold her to the Indonesian Government who continued to use her for carrying pilgrims.

1979 saw a change of use, when the Indonesian Government transferred her to the Indonesian Navy as a Naval accommodation ship and renamed her KRI TANJUNG PANDAN

Her end came in 1987 when she was sold for scrap, and arrived at Kaosiung, Taiwan, for demolition

Andy Miller writes :   Blue Funnel boats were all named after Greek Gods?    What did GUNUNG DJATI refer or relate to ?

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KING GEORGE V DOCK, GLASGOW

Roy Twigg of Liverpool writes   " What an amazing site that brings back memories of coming to Glasgow.   We always docked in King George V Dock and it always seemed to be crammed full of Blue Funnels and Clans with a Shaw Savill and Palm boat thrown in for good measure.   The dock was a long way from the town centre but there were always tramcars and buses to take us.    Thanks for such a good site.    Roy Twigg

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VENTILATOR KNOCKED OVER THE SIDE IN CARGO HANDLING

David Stevenson remembers being on a ship in King George V Dock and when loading or unloading cargo a cargo net caught the ships ventilator and knocked it clean off and the unhappy ventilator went over the side into the drink.    David thinks the ventilator was brought back up by the port diver

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EX-LONDON RIVER FLAT-IRON COLLIER ARRESTED AT SHIELDHALL RIVERSIDE QUAY

Frank McManus asks if anyone remembers an ex-London river flat-iron collier which had come to Glasgow and berthed at Shieldhall Riverside Quay maybe 30 years ago, and the Admiralty Marshal arrested the ship for non-payment of the crew's wages.   there was a crew's banner at the gangway saying "We are not prisoners"        Anyone remember this ?

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