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What/When	Ship
News Event Saturday, February 10, 1962 @ 1500	PORT HALIFAX (1937-1962 General cargo ship 457 feet long of Port Line, London)	Own Page
PORT HALIFAX arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to load 1,000 tons of general cargo for Auckland
Arrived from Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and stern 3 blinds into berth 65) Gross Tonnage 5,820 Sailing for Auckland (New Zealand) via Liverpool Sailed from berth 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and stern 3 blinds into berth 65) Draught forward on arrival 8' 07" Draught aft on arrival 15' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 12th February Outward cargo General cargo 1,000 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed loading outward cargo 2200 on 15th February Draught forward on sailing 11' 06" Draught aft on sailing 15' 05" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467
News Event Tuesday, December 22, 1964 @ 1520	WIM 11 (1957-1972 General cargo coaster 60.71m long of Kamp's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V.,/ Kasper Roelf Bosma (8.1.1968 Erven), Hendrik Johannes Hekman (loods) & Jan Bosma)	Own Page
Kamp's Coaster WIM 11 (for WIM 2) arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load Steel for Cadiz (Spain)
Arrived from Dundalk (Eire / Ireland) Port of Registry Groningen (Netherlands) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 275 Master of vessel on arrival H J Hekman Gross Tonnage 498 Draught aft on arrival 10' 00" Deadweght Tonnage 865 Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent J S Braid, Glasgow
News Event Saturday, December 19, 1964 @ 0015	HEENVLIET (1961-1973 General cargo coaster 66.80m long of Soetermeer, Fekkes' Cargadoorskantoor N.V., Rotterdam / N.V. Rederij Meervliet, Rotterdam / W.A. Soetermeer Jr., Rotterdam)	Own Page
Coaster HEENVLIET arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load Steel for Port Talbot (Wales)
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Rotterdam (Netherlands) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 260 Master of vessel on arrival J Bus Gross Tonnage 499 Draught aft on arrival 10' 00" Deadweght Tonnage 1,025 Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent J S Braid, Glasgow
News Event Sunday, December 6, 1964 @ 0745	SAINT FERGUS (1964-1981 General cargo coaster 128 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow)	Own Page
Gardner's coaster SAINT FERGUS arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with Limestone from LLanddulas (Wales)
Arrived from LLanddulas (Conwy County Borough, Wales, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 306 Master of vessel on arrival W McCrae Deadweght Tonnage 439 Draught aft on arrival 11' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Limestone Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Saturday, December 5, 1964 @ 1655	ANZAC (1939-1976 Clyde puffer 66 feet long of J & J Hay Ltd, Glasgow)	Own Page
Clyde puffer ANZAC arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load Bagged Malt for Isle of Islay
Arrived from Dunoon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 52 Master of vessel on arrival J Stark Draught aft on arrival 7' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Saturday, December 5, 1964 @ 0635	SAINT RULE (1941- 1973 General cargo coaster 172 feet long of J & A Gardner Ltd., Glasgow : 1981 Wrecked at Cyprus)	Own Page
Gardner's coaster SAINT RULE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with scrap metal from Londonderry
Arrived from Londonderry (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 285 Master of vessel on arrival E MacKinnon Gross Tonnage 524 Draught aft on arrival 12' 06" Deadweght Tonnage 650 Cargo carried on arrival Scrap metal Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Saturday, July 4, 1964 @ 0800	CLAN MACLEOD (1948 - 1976 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN MACLEOD arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Cape Town via Birkenhead
Arrived from Liverpool (England, U.K.) via Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Gross Tonnage 6,073 Sailing for Cape Town (South Africa) 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 15' 02" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 4th July Outward cargo General cargo 400 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1840 on 7th July Draught forward on sailing 10' 07" Draught aft on sailing 17' 03" Engine trials 6th July from 1210 to 1250 and from 2145 to 2225 : and on 7th July from 1200 to 1235 Vessel bunkered 6th July 100 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
News Event Thursday, July 16, 1936 @ 0210	TUSCANIA (1922-1939 Passenger / cargo liner of Anchor Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Anchor Line's TUSCANIA cruises in 1936
Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 16,991
News Event Saturday, June 27, 1964 @ 1700	GALATI (General cargo ship 320 feet long)	Own Page
GALATI arrives at Shieldhall, Glasgow to load Steel Sheets for Glaz (Romania)
Arrived from Manchester (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Sailing for Glaz (Romania) Sailed from berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) Draught forward on arrival 9' 10" Draught aft on arrival 13' 09" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 29th June Outward cargo Steel sheets 1,700 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 Completed loading outward cargo 1400 on 30th June Draught forward on sailing 13' 06" Draught aft on sailing 17' 09"
News Event Monday, November 12, 2018 @ 1048	TWEED (1959- Motor water tanker 112 feet long of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., Port of Spain, Trinidad)	Own Page
Port of Registry Port of Spain, Trinidad Net Tonnage 108 Gross Tonnage 170 Deadweght Tonnage 294
TWEED, a 1959-built 112 foot water carrier of Furness Withy, Port of Spain, Trinidad   James R. (Avonmouth, England) e-mails :     Looking at your list of ships I was surprised to see TWEED of Furness Withy, a 112 foot water tanker at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.    Anyone have information on this ship ?   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
News Event Friday, April 3, 1964 @ 0410	TEAKWOOD (1962-1970 General cargo ship 474 feet long of John I. Jacobs & Co., London : scrapped 1984	Own Page
John Jacobs TEAKWOOD calls at King George V Dock, Glasgow on passage to Tampa (Florida, U.S.A.)
Arrived from Meadowside Quay, Glasgow Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Gross Tonnage 9,092 Sailing for Tampa (Florida, U.S.A.) Sailed from berth 10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Draught forward on arrival 11' 10" Draught aft on arrival 13' 07" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 12' 08" Draught aft on sailing 14' 02"
News Event Wednesday, December 2, 1964 @ 0205	SAINT FERGUS (1964-1981 General cargo coaster 128 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow)	Own Page
SAINT FERGUS arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 306 Master of vessel on arrival W McCrae Deadweght Tonnage 439 Draught aft on arrival 10' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Scrap metal Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Saturday, November 28, 1964 @ 0710	RACE FISHER (General cargo coaster of James Fisher Ltd., Barrow)	Own Page
RACE FISHER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with containers from Larne
Arrived from Larne (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Barrow (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Master of vessel on arrival M Hollywood Cargo carried on arrival Containers
News Event Saturday, November 28, 1964 @ 1745	GLENCLOY (1930-1966 Clyde Puffer lighter 85 feet long of G & G Hamilton))	Own Page
Hamilton's Puffer GLENCLOY arrives at Ardrossan from Tobermory to load bagged Malt for Islay
Arrived from Tobermory (Isle of Mull, Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 120 Master of vessel on arrival J McGuire Draught aft on arrival 8' 06" 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, August 6, 1964 @ 2040	ALBERT WILLEM (1954-1966 General cargo coaster 170 feet (51.9 meters) of N.V. Agence Maritime John B. Vets & Co., Antwerp, Belgium Owner: N.V. Motorschip Westland, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Own Page
ALBERT WILLEM arrives in Glasgow with 593 tons of Wheat from Fecamp, France
Arrived from Fecamp (France) Port of Registry Rotterdam (Netherlands) Arrived in berth 5 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Net Tonnage 209 Sailing for Swansea (Wales, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 428 Sailed from berth 5 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head west) Deadweght Tonnage 647 Draught forward on arrival 10' 07" Draught aft on arrival 12' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Wheat 593 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 7th August 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 11th August Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent J S Braid, Glasgow
News Event Sunday, October 18, 1964 @ 1215	CLAN FERGUSSON (1961-1965 General cargo ship 496 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN FERGUSSON arrives at Glasgow to unload then load for Eastern Ports via Birkenhead
Arrived from Port Elizabeth (South Africa) via Manchester Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Gross Tonnage 9,242 Sailing for Port Said, Suez, Aqaba, Aden, Cochin and Colombo via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Draught forward on arrival 11' 09" Draught aft on arrival 16' 10" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 578 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 19th October Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1200 on 22nd October Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 20th October Outward cargo General cargo 1,000 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1500 on 23rd October Draught forward on sailing 13' 00" Draught aft on sailing 16' 10" Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
Vessels in Port of Swansea on 31 May 1957
Swansea 31 May 1957  Vessels in Port Courtesy Keith Driver, Swansea.   ALIGNITY in Queen’s Dock, Swansea ANCHISES in Palmer’s Dry Dock, Swansea APOLLO in Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea ASTRO in King’s Dock, Swansea ATT-S in Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea BALLYGARVEY in King’s Dock, Swansea BANNPRIDE in King’s Dock, Swansea BOLBEC in King’s Dock, Swansea BRITISH SPLENDOUR in King’s Dock, Swansea BRORA in South Dock, Swansea CORINTHIAN in King’s Dock, Swansea DANAE in Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea HAVNY Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea KATE in King’s Dock, Swansea LADY SONIA in King’s Dock, Swansea MARIA ALTHOFF in King’s Dock, Swansea PETERTOWN in King’s Dock, Swansea PINEMORE in King’s Dock, Swansea PORT DUNEDIN in King’s Dock, Swansea ROSEWOOD in Queen’s Dock, Swansea SUNOAK in King’s Dock, Swansea
News Event Sunday, November 29, 1964 @ 0220	WIRRAL COAST (1962-1973 General cargo coaster of Coast Lines, Liverpool : 1985 wrecked off Lebanon)	Own Page
WIRRAL COAST arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with trailers from Larne
Arrived from Larne (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 2a Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 881 Master of vessel on arrival R G Jones Draught aft on arrival 10' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Trailers Ships agent Northern Ireland Trailers, Ardrossan
News Event Sunday, November 29, 1964 @ 0455	EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool)	Own Page
Metcalf's coastal tanker EILEEN M arrives at Ardrossan from Douglas to load Gas Oil for Ardrishaig
Arrived from Douglas (Isle of Man) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 1a Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 133 Master of vessel on arrival J Scanlan Gross Tonnage 323 Draught aft on arrival 11' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Friday, October 1, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
October 1954 information and fares for passengers on Anchor Line's cargo ships from USA to UK
News Event Monday, January 9, 1967 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	DALESMAN (1961-1979 General cargo liner of Charente Steamship / T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison Line's DALESMAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK)
News Event Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 0750	SKODVIK (1962-1965 Coastal Oil tanker 256 feet long of A/S Lemkuhl, Oslo :1983 Broken up at Landskrona, Sweden)	Own Page
A/S Lemkuhl coastal tanker SKODVIK arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of fuel oil
Arrived from Eastham (River Mersey, England, U.K.) Port of Registry Oslo (Norway) Arrived in berth Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 587 Master of vessel on arrival K Melaa Draught aft on arrival 16' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Fuel oil Ships agent T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40
News Event Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 1510	VESTVARD (1955-1967 Oil products tanker 555 feet long of Kloster Rederi A/S ( Lauritz Kloster Oslo as manager ) Oslo Norway : 1968 scuttled in Caribbean Sea)	Own Page
Kloster's Tanker VESTVARD arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with Fuel Oil from Thameshaven
Arrived from Thameshaven Port of Registry Oslo (Norway) Arrived in berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 6,879 Master of vessel on arrival A Laane Gross Tonnage 11,916 Draught aft on arrival 25' 03" Deadweght Tonnage 18,178 Cargo carried on arrival Fuel oil Ships agent T L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40
About 1430 Ardrossan tug SEAWAY and Steel  & Bennie tug CHIEFTAIN (Master D McLaughlin)  met the Norwegian tanker VESTVARD at the Roadstead, about 2 miles off Ardrossan Harbour and connected their towlines, SEAWAY at the tanker’s bow and CHIEFTAIN at the tanker’s stern.    Both tugs then towed VESTVARD from the Roadstead and through the Harbour entrance and berthed her at berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, where  she would discharge her cargo of Fuel Oil through pipelines to the nearby Shell Oil Refinery at North Crescent Road, Ardrossan.    On being released by the Pilot at 1525, tug SEAWAY returned to her berth in Ardrossan and CHIEFTAIN left Ardrossan to return the 30 miles to her base at Greenock.
News Event Monday, October 28, 1963 @ 1245	GILLIAN EVERARD (1963-1984 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F T Everard, London)	Own Page
GILLIAN EVERARD arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 2,524 tons of Clinker from London
Arrived from London (England, U.K.) Port of Registry London Arrived in berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south) Gross Tonnage 1,598 Sailing for Swansea (Wales, U.K.) Deadweght Tonnage 2,635 Sailed from berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 16' 04" Draught aft on arrival 18' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Clinker 2,524 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1300 on 28th October Stevedore discharging inward cargo J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1330 on 31st October Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 6' 01" Draught aft on sailing 13' 00" Vessel bunkered At berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 30th October bunkered 47.75 tons of fuel oil
News Event Tuesday, October 22, 1963 @ 0755	GEORGINA V EVERARD ( 1955-1978 General cargo coaster 306 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1985 scrapped in Greece)	Own Page
GEORGINA V EVERARD arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Clinker from London
Arrived from London (England, U.K.) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north) Net Tonnage 1,218 Sailing for Swansea (Wales, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 2,535 Sailed from berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north) Deadweght Tonnage 3,297 Draught forward on arrival 17' 03" Draught aft on arrival 19' 09" Cargo carried on arrival Clinker 3,061 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1300 on 22nd October Stevedore discharging inward cargo J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1545 on 25th October Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 6' 06" Draught aft on sailing 15' 00" Vessel bunkered At berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 22nd October bunkered 76.66 tons of fuel oil
News Event Thursday, May 1, 1941 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1941 Map of Paisley Harbour, on the River "White Cart," Scotland, U.K.
News Event Sunday, July 26, 1959 @ 0715	ROMNEY (1952-1978 General cargo ship 472 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool :1978 Scrapped)	Own Page
Lamport & Holt's ROMNEY arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Santos (Brasil) via Liverpool
Arrived from Santos via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Arrived in berth 21 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and bow 8 blinds from top of dock) Gross Tonnage 8,237 Sailing for Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool Sailed from berth 20 / 21 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 3 1/2 blinds into 21) Draught forward on arrival 19' 10" Draught aft on arrival 23' 11" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 3,131 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 26th July Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1900 on 29th July Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 29th July Outward cargo General cargo outwards and part of the same inward general cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed loading outward cargo 1915 on 29th July Draught forward on sailing 12' 06" Draught aft on sailing 19' 05" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467
News Event Friday, February 3, 1967 @ 1605	CLAN MACNAB (1961-1980 General cargo ship 506 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, London : 1984 scrapped)	Own Page
CLAN MACNAB docks in No.2 dock at Elderslie, Glasgow
Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 4,994 Gross Tonnage 9,169
News Event Wednesday, January 25, 1967 @ 2310	ALICE BOWATER (1959-1969 General cargo ship 325 feet long of Bowater Steamship Company, London : 1984 scrapped at Bizerta after catching fire)	Own Page
ALICE BOWATER docks in No.2 dock at Elderslie, Glasgow
Port of Registry London (England, U.K.)
News Event Tuesday, January 24, 1967 @ 0905	CHAKDARA (1951-1972 General cargo ship 465 feet long of British India Steam Navigation Company, London)	Own Page
CHAKDARA docks in No.3 dock at Elderslie, Glasgow for a second docking
Port of Registry London (England, UK) Net Tonnage 4,027 Gross Tonnage 7,132
News Event Monday, January 23, 1967 @ 1055	CLAN RANALD (1964-1976 General cargo ship 482 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN RANALD docks in No. 2 dock at Elderslie, Glasgow
Port of Registry Glasgow (UK) Net Tonnage 4,272 Gross Tonnage 7,955
News Event Monday, January 16, 1967 @ 1510	H.M.S. INTREPID (1967-1999 Fearless class Assault ship 520 feet long of Royal Navy, London : scrapped in 2008)	Own Page
H.M.S. INTREPID docks in No. 2 dock at Elderslie, Glasgow
Ships agent John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering, Clydebank, Glasgow Port of Registry Admiralty, London Gross Tonnage 12,120
News Event Monday, January 16, 1967 @ 0135	CLAN FINLAY (1962-1968 General cargo liner 497 feet long 16 knots of Clan Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN FINLAY docks in No. 3 dock at Elderslie, Glasgow
Port of Registry Glasgow Gross Tonnage 9,292
News Event Thursday, January 12, 1967 @ 1305	CLAN MACILWRAITH ( 1960 - 1979 Cargo liner 494 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN MACILWRAITH docks in No. 3 dock at Elderslie, Glasgow
Port of Registry Glasgow
News Event Sunday, March 22, 1964 @ 0800	CUMBERLAND (1948-1973 Refrigerated general cargo liner 561 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation, London : 1976 scrapped in Taiwan)	Own Page
Federal Steam's cargo ship CUMBERLAND arrives in Glasgow from Auckland via New York
Arrived from Auckland (New Zealand) via New York (USA) Port of Registry London Arrived in berth 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Net Tonnage 5,658 Sailing for Liverpool (England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 11,281 Sailed from berth 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Deadweght Tonnage 14,800 Draught forward on arrival 25' 06" Draught aft on arrival 29' 08" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 5,089 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 22nd March Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) Completed discharge of inward cargo 1945 on 1st April Outward cargo Part same inward general cargo Draught forward on sailing 18' 06" Draught aft on sailing 24' 00" Engine trials From 0730 to 0800 hours on 2nd April
News Event Sunday, December 22, 1963 @ 0455	PELEUS ( 1949 - 1972 General cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's PELEUS arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload and load for Eastern Ports
Arrived from Colombo via Liverpool and Dublin Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Gross Tonnage 10,093 Sailing for Singapore via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 17' 04" Draught aft on arrival 20' 06" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 22nd December 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 26th December Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 24th December Outward cargo General cargo 700 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 27th December Draught forward on sailing 16' 09" Draught aft on sailing 20' 04" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Saturday, October 15, 1960 @ 2000 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 Tuesday, June 1, 1965 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1965 Recruiting Poster for the U.S. Navy
News Event Tuesday, November 1, 1955 @ 1000		Own Page
1955 Advert by Ellerman & Bucknall Line for their services from Australian Ports
News Event Friday, September 25, 1925 @ 0950	CALEDONIA (1925-1939 Passenger liner 553 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow - see also H.M.S. SCOTSTOUN)	Own Page
Invitation to the Trial Trip of Anchor Line's new ship CALEDONIA at Tail-of-the-Bank, Greenock
Port of Registry Glasgow
News Event Monday, December 22, 1969 @ 1000		Own Page
1969 Advertisment by Westcott & Laurance Line for their cargo sailings linking Lebanon and London
News Event Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 0220	CITADEL (1950-1971 General cargo coaster 138 feet 45 metres long of Carebeka N.V./ Owner Rijkent Huizenga, Groningen, Netherlands : 1978 scrapped in Antwerp)	Own Page
Carebeka coaster CITADEL arrives in Glasgow with 300 tons of Chocolate Crumb from Waterford
Arrived from Waterford (County Waterford, Ireland) Port of Registry Groningen (Netherlands) Arrived in berth 61 / 63 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) Reg Tonnage 241 Sailing for Waterford (County Waterford, Ireland) Gross Tonnage 369 Sailed from berth 61 / 63 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) Deadweght Tonnage 460 Draught forward on arrival 8' 10" Draught aft on arrival 9' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Chocolate crumb 300 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1300 on 3rd September 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 4th September Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 3' 07" Draught aft on sailing 5' 00" Ships agent Clyde Shipping Company Ltd., 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow, C.5. Telephone SOUth 2181
News Event Thursday, December 31, 1964 @ 1535	PRASE ( 1938 - ? General cargo coaster of Wm Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Gem Line coaster PRASE arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 374 Master of vessel on arrival W Adair Draught aft on arrival 11' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Scrap metal Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 0355	DUNKYLE (1957-1973 Ore carrier 505 feet long of St Andrews Shipping Co. Ltd. - J. & J. Denholm (Management) Ltd., Greenock : Scrapped in 1979)	Own Page
Ore carrier DUNKYLE arrives at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with Iron Ore from Seven Islands
Arrived from Seven Islands (Canada) .. Pilot Perry and 3 Clyde Shipping Company tugs Port of Registry London (UK) Arrived in berth General Terminus Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage 4,494 Sailing for La Goulette (Tunis, Tunisia) Gross Tonnage 10,687 Sailed from berth Terminus Quay, Glasgow ... Pilot Taylor with 2 Steel & Bennie tugs, canted inside Prince's Dock Deadweght Tonnage 14,300 Draught forward on arrival 27' 06" Draught aft on arrival 27' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Iron Ore 13,104 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0600 on 3rd September Stevedore discharging inward cargo Colvilles Ltd. Completed discharge of inward cargo 2100 on 3rd September Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 18' 09" Draught aft on sailing 20' 02" Vessel bunkered 4th September bunkered 197 tons of fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST
News Event Friday, December 25, 1964 @ 1205	DIEVERTJE (1957-1961 and then 1964-1971 General cargo coaster 59.39m long of Carebeka N.V., Groningen, Netherlands / Hendrik Damhof, Delfzijl)	Own Page
Carebeka's DIEVERTJE arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Barrels from Cadiz (Spain)
Arrived from Cadiz (Spain) Port of Registry Delfzijl (Netherlands) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 225 Master of vessel on arrival A J Haisman Gross Tonnage 498 Draught aft on arrival 10' 00" Deadweght Tonnage 889 Cargo carried on arrival Barrels Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 2230	BHAMO (1957-1967 General cargo ship 470 feet long of Patrick Henderson / 1967 transferred to Guinea Gulf Line : 1979 scrapped)	Own Page
Henderson Line's BHAMO arrives at Glasgow to load general cargo for Rangoon via Liverpool
Arrived from Middlesbrough (England, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 33 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and bow approximately 6 pawls into Terminus Quay) Gross Tonnage 5,932 Sailing for Rangoon via Liverpool Sailed from berth 29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head west) Draught forward on arrival 11' 06" Draught aft on arrival 18' 04" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 20th September Outward cargo General cargo 250 or 300 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Completed loading outward cargo 1445 on 26th September Draught forward on sailing 12' 01" Draught aft on sailing 18' 10" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467
News Event Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 1010	KOYAN (1952-1966 General cargo ship 455 feet long of British & Burmese Steam Navigation / Patrick Henderson / 1964 - 1966 Elder Dempster, Liverpool : 1978 scrapped)	Own Page
Henderson's KOYAN at Springfield Quay, Glasgow to load general cargo and 2 heavy lifts
Arrived from London (England, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (assisted by 2 Steel & Bennie tugs) Net Tonnage 3,193 Sailing for Bombay via Birkenhead Gross Tonnage 5,537 Sailed from berth 29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (assisted by 2 Steel & Bennie tugs) Deadweght Tonnage 9,300 Draught forward on arrival 12' 00" Draught aft on arrival 16' 03" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 1015 on 27th August Outward cargo General cargo 2,500 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Heavy lifts loaded 28 August loaded 1 X 16 1/2 tons per road and NEWSHOT and 1 X 25 1/2 tons by rail and NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 1735 on 3rd September Draught forward on sailing 13' 08" Draught aft on sailing 17' 07" Ships agent John G Borland & Peat Ltd., 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3651
News Event Monday, March 26, 1956 @ 1000		Own Page
1956 Advert by A/B Transmarin, Helsingborg for their service to Mediterranean Ports
News Event Wednesday, December 23, 1964 @ 2120	SPARTAN (1946-1961 steam Clyde "puffer" / Re-engined 1961-1980 as motor coaster of J & J Hay Ltd / Glenlight Shipping Company : 1980- Static exhibit at Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine)	Own Page
Clyde puffer SPARTAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load Bagged Malt for Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
Arrived from Bowling (River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Master of vessel on arrival D Craig Draught aft on arrival 8' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent R L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66
News Event Sunday, December 20, 1964 @ 1715	KETTY DANIELSEN (1963-1970 General cargo ship 81m long of Rederiet Otto Danielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark : 1995 Scrapped at Genoa, Italy)	Own Page
KETTY DANIELSEN arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Steel Coils for Bilbao (Spain)
Arrived from Cork (Ireland) Port of Registry Kobenhaven (Copenhagen, Denmark) Arrived in berth 2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 710 Master of vessel on arrival Hyllegaard Gross Tonnage 1,437 Draught aft on arrival 11' 00" Deadweght Tonnage 2,057 Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent General Freight, Ardrossan Harbour
News Event Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 2145	ADMIRAL NELSON (1949-1969 General cargo coaster 4.48m of G. de Ruiter's Kustvaart- en Rederijbedrijf (K. de Ruiter), Scheveningen / Gerrit de Ruiter, Scheveningen	Own Page
Coaster ADMIRAL NELSON arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Asphalt Blocks for Arklow (Ireland)
Arrived from Glasgow Port of Registry Scheveningen (Netherlands) Arrived in berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 178 Master of vessel on arrival A Van Der Zwan Gross Tonnage 365 Draught aft on arrival 6' 06" Deadweght Tonnage 425 Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent J S Braid, Glasgow
News Event Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 0045	EDISON (1956-1973 General cargo coaster 56.74 metres long of E. Wagenborg's Scheepvaart, Delfzijl)	Own Page
Wagonborg coaster EDISON arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Steel for Cadiz (Spain)
Arrived from Port Talbot (Wales, U.K.) Port of Registry Delfzyl (pronounced Delf-zell) Netherlands Arrived in berth 2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 324 Master of vessel on arrival J Tuik Gross Tonnage 498 Draught aft on arrival 9' 00" Deadweght Tonnage 788 Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
News Event Friday, November 27, 1964 @ 1920	ALSTERKAMP (1957- General cargo coaster)	Own Page
German coaster ALSTERKAMP arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Steel Coils for Bilbao (Spain)
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Hamburg (Germany) Arrived in berth 2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 619 Master of vessel on arrival Sitek Gross Tonnage 974 Draught aft on arrival 10' 00" Deadweght Tonnage 1,587 Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Ships agent General Freight, Ardrossan Harbour
News Event Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate	CRETAN (Clyde puffer of J Hay & Sons, Glasgow	Own Page
Clyde Puffer CRETAN in 1964
Port of Registry Glasgow Reg Tonnage 35
Billy Fullarton writes :    Purchased this photograph at the Ship Show in Greenock.    On the back is written “Puffer CRETAN on the outside and inside is Puffer INCA” and date 1964
News Event Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate	FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong)	Own Page
Shell U.K. coastal tanker FRAGUM
Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Reg Tonnage 1,280
Billy Fullarton writes :    I bought this photograph at the Ship Show in Greenock last year.    It's the Shell U.K. coastal tanker FRAGUM  that I often saw at Stanlow, Heysham and Ardrossan.   There is no date on the photo.
News Event Monday, August 10, 2015 @ 1300		Own Page
Postcard bought in Gibraltar in 2015
News Event Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate	THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock)	Own Page
Steel & Bennie tug THUNDERER passing Dumbarton Rock, Firth of Clyde
Port of Registry Glasgow Gross Tonnage 208
Billy Fullarton writes :    I purchased this photograph at the Ship Show in Greenock last year.    It's the Steel & Bennie tug THUNDERER passing Dumbarton Rock in the River Clyde.   The Esso oil tanks at Dunglass, Bowling, can be seen on the right side.   There is no date shown.
News Event Monday, July 20, 1964 @ 1700 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
Canadian Pacific's EMPRESS OF CANADA passing Cloch Lighthouse, Firth of Clyde
Courtesy Billy Fullarton from his collection
News Event Sunday, June 1, 1975 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
What coaster is this leaving Ardrossan, Scotland in 1970's / 1980s ?
Ship's location Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Billy Fullarton writes :   I took this photograph in 1970s or 1980s at Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland.   Can anyone name this coaster. ?      I think her name ends in SOUND.
News Event Thursday, July 1, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
July 1954 Sailing Notice for Moss Hutchison Line services from Glasgow
News Event Tuesday, September 1, 1959 @ 1000		Own Page
1959 Brochure of Steel & Bennie Tug Owners, Glasgow
News Event Monday, January 13, 1964 @ 0915	SOUTH AFRICA STAR (1948 to 1967 General cargo ship 492 feet long of Blue Star Line, London : 1967 scrapped in Japan))	Own Page
Blue Star's SOUTH AFRICA STAR arrives at Glasgow to unload then load for Australia
Arrived from Brisbane (Australia) via London Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Brisbane (Australia) via Stobcross Crane ( Glasgow) and Liverpool Sailed from berth 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 10' 09" Draught aft on arrival 17' 06" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 45 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1030 on 13th January 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 13th January Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 14th January Outward cargo General cargo 1865 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Heavy lifts loaded 16th January loaded 2 X 40 ton lifts from Floating Crane NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 1830 on 17th January Draught forward on sailing 13' 06" Draught aft on sailing 20' 00" Ships agent J S Nowery & Co., Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 5133
News Event Wednesday, January 8, 1964 @ 0710	MENELAUS ( 1957 - 1972 cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's MENELAUS arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow from Kobe via Liverpool
Arrived from Kobe (Japan) via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Liverpool (England, U.K.) Sailed from berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 14' 06" Draught aft on arrival 21' 00" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 756 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 8th January Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1530 on 12th January Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 14' 08" Draught aft on sailing 19' 09" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Saturday, January 18, 1964 @ 1430	CLAN MACNAB (1961-1980 General cargo ship 506 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, London : 1984 scrapped)	Own Page
CLAN MACNAB arrives in Glasgow to load general cargo and 1 heavy lift for African 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 north) Net Tonnage 4,994 Sailing for Durban and Lourenco Marques via Birkenhead Gross Tonnage 9,169 Sailed from berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head north) Draught forward on arrival 9' 03" Draught aft on arrival 16' 09" Cargo carried on arrival Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 19th January Outward cargo General cargo 700 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Heavy lifts loaded 22nd January loaded 1 X 40 ton boiler from floating crane NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 1200 on 23rd January. Dockers in Port were on strike from 0930 20th until 0800 22nd January Draught forward on sailing 10' 03" Draught aft on sailing 17' 07" Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
News Event Tuesday, August 17, 1937 @ 1200	TUSCANIA (1922-1939 Passenger / cargo liner of Anchor Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Lunch Menu on Anchor Line's TUSCANIA "Sunlands Cruise" 17th August 1937
Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 16,991
News Event Saturday, August 24, 1935 @ 1945	LAIRDSHEATHER (1922-1937 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1937 scrapped in Barrow in Furness, England)	Own Page
Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSHEATHER leaves Liverpool for Belfast
Vessel Master John Cameron Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 215 Gross Tonnage 515
News Event Tuesday, June 14, 1938 @ 1000		Own Page
1938 Advert by Ellerman's Wilson Line for their service from Hull to Mediterranean Ports
News Event Saturday, January 15, 1938 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1938 Advert by Ellerman Lines for Papayanni and Westcott & Laurance services to the Mediterranean
News Event Friday, March 12, 1937 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
1937 Advert by City and Hall Lines for Eastward Voyages from U.K. to Eastern Ports
News Event Thursday, April 9, 1964 @ 1120	SZCZECIN (1954- General cargo ship 338 feet long of Polish Steamship Company, Szczecin))	Own Page
Polish ship SZCZECIN arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow with pig iron from Szczecin, Poland
Arrived from Szczecin (Poland) Port of Registry Szczecin (Poland) Arrived in berth 10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Gross Tonnage 3,818 Sailing for Antwerp (Belgium) Sailed from berth 10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Draught forward on arrival 21' 00" Draught aft on arrival 23' 00" Cargo carried on arrival Pig Iron 4,000 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1300 on 9th April Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1100 on 15th April Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 11' 01" Draught aft on sailing 14' 07" Ships agent Cory Brothers, Glasgow
News Event Tuesday, April 7, 1964 @ 2130	PACIFIC NORTHWEST (1954-1971 General and refrigerated cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London : Scrapped 1974)	Own Page
Furness Withy's PACIFIC NORTHWEST arrives at Glasgow from Vancouver via London
Arrived from Vancouver via London Port of Registry London (U.K.) Arrived in berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Net Tonnage 5,529 Sailing for Liverpool (England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 9,442 Sailed from berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Deadweght Tonnage 11,410 Draught forward on arrival 23' 00" Draught aft on arrival 25' 09" Cargo carried on arrival 1,809 tons of general cargo and barley Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 8th 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 1845 on 12th April Outward cargo Part same inward general cargo Draught forward on sailing 18' 10" Draught aft on sailing 21' 06" Ships agent Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 8193
News Event Thursday, April 1, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
April 1954 Sailing Notice for Clan Line sailings from U.K.
News Event Thursday, April 1, 1954 @ 1000		Own Page
April 1954 Sailing Notice for Ben Line from U.K. and Continent to the Far East
News Event Monday, May 30, 1938 @ 1800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
Bibby Line's STAFFORDSHIRE and YORKSHIRE on 30 May 1938
STAFFORDSHIRE On passage from Liverpool for Rangoon Left Colombo 31 May 1938   YORKSHIRE On passage from Rangoon for London Left Gibraltar 30 May 1938
News Event Sunday, October 23, 1955 @ 1000		Own Page
1955 Advert by Grimsby / Norway Line "Nordenfjeldske Steamship Services"
News Event Monday, May 1, 1961 @ 1000		Own Page
1961 Advertisment by Glen & Co Ltd, Glasgow for their services to Gothenburg, Malmo and Landskrona
News Event Friday, March 1, 1957 @ 1000		Own Page
March 1957 sailing notice for Elder Dempster services from U.K. and Continent to West Africa
News Event Wednesday, June 25, 1958 @ 1000 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	NEEDLES (1958-1960 Ore Carrier of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow : 1973 scrapped)	Own Page
Clyde Shipping's ore carrier NEEDLES contacts lock wall and entrance of Port Talbot
Ship's location Port Talbot (Wales, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Vessel Master P McMillan Gross Tonnage 6,859
Report by Master of NEEDLES to Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow describing NEEDLES coming into contact with the Lock Wall and Entrance to Port Talbot.
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 1600	EDINBURGH CASTLE (1947-1976 Passenger liner of Union Castle Line, London)	Own Page
Union Castle's EDINBURGH CASTLE leaves Southampton for Las Palmas and South Africa
Port of Registry London (England, UK) Gross Tonnage 28,700
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 1700 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	BARTON GRANGE (1949-1958 General cargo ship of Houlder Brothers, London)	Own Page
Houlder Brothers BARTON GRANGE leaves Newport for Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Rosario
Port of Registry London (UK) Gross Tonnage 7,201
News Event Saturday, August 1, 1964 @ 2345	KIRTONDYKE (1957-1975 General cargo coaster 65.4m 215 feet long of Klondyke Shipping Co. Ltd., Hull : 1988 scrapped at Split, Yugoslavia)	Own Page
Klondyke Shipping's coaster KIRTONDYKE arrives in Glasgow with machinery from Antwerp
Arrived from Antwerp (Belgium) Port of Registry Hull (England) Arrived in berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head north) Gross Tonnage 959 Sailing for Stobcross Crane, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage 1,259 Sailed from berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head north) Draught forward on arrival 8' 06" Draught aft on arrival 12' 02" Cargo carried on arrival Machinery 422 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 3rd August Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1115 on 4th August Outward cargo Part same inward cargo Draught forward on sailing 6' 06" Draught aft on sailing 11' 04" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Friday, July 24, 1964 @ 2300	ASPHALION (1963-1966 General cargo ship 487 feet long of China Mutual Steam Navigation Company / Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's ASPHALION arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload and load for Eastern Ports
Arrived from Singapore via Newport Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Arrived in berth 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Net Tonnage 4,127 Sailing for Singapore via Birkenhead Gross Tonnage 7,629 Sailed from berth 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Deadweght Tonnage 9,340 Draught forward on arrival 15 00" Draught aft on arrival 18' 10" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 607 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 25th 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 1840 on 29th July Commened loading outward cargo 0900 on 29th July Outward cargo General cargo 555 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 2030 on 30th July Draught forward on sailing 14' 00" Draught aft on sailing 19' 02" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Thursday, July 23, 1964 @ 1345	CLAN MACIVER ( 1958 - 1979 General cargo liner 503 feet long of Clan Line, London)	Own Page
CLAN MACIVER arrives in Glasgow to unload and load general cargo and 1 lift for Eastern Ports
Arrived from Chittagong via Liverpool Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Gross Tonnage 7,105 Sailing for Calcutta via Newport Deadweght Tonnage 9,937 Sailed from berth 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 10' 01" Draught aft on arrival 18' 11" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 533 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1730 on 23rd July 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 24th July Outward cargo General cargo 850 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1615 on 29th July Draught forward on sailing 10' 08" Draught aft on sailing 18' 08" Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
News Event Wednesday, December 10, 1924 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
Christmas 1924 edition of "The Red Anchor" Staff Magazine of Anchor Line of Glasgow
Courtesy of University of Glasgow Anchor Line Special Collection UGD/255/1/32/8
News Event Monday, July 14, 1958 @ 1000		Own Page
1958 Advertisment for Compagnie Maritime Belge and Compagnie Maritime Congolaise
News Event Thursday, January 24, 1935 @ 0225	KILKENNY (British & Irish Line)	Own Page
British & Irish KILKENNY in 1935
British & Irish KILKENNY in 1935  Does anyone have details of this KILKENNY in 1935 ???
News Event Wednesday, January 23, 1935 @ 0009	LAIRDSHEATHER (1922-1937 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1937 scrapped in Barrow in Furness, England)	Own Page
Burns & Lairds LAIRDSHEATHER leaves Ayr with 157 tons of general cargo for Belfast
Vessel Master McCorkindale Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Sailing for Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Net Tonnage 215 Sailed from berth Ayr Gross Tonnage 515 Outward cargo General cargo 157 tons Draught forward on sailing 9' 07" Draught aft on sailing 12' 11" Ships agent Burns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ayr
News Event Thursday, June 30, 1960 @ 1045	CLANITY ((1956 -1969 A Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London)	Own Page
Oiler CLANITY arrives at Strick's FARSISTAN at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to bunker her with fuel oil
Arrived from Esso Oil Depot, Dunglass, Bowling ( River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry London (England, UK) Arrived in berth 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (alongside Strick's FARSISTAN) Net Tonnage 224 Cargo carried on arrival Fuel oil Gross Tonnage 495
News Event Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 0907		Own Page
Ben Line carried a Naval tug from Trincomali to Gan ???
Ben Line carried a Naval tug from Trincomali to Gan ???      I was with Brocklebank’s and sometimes called at Gan Island in the Indian Ocean to discharge stores for the RAF overside to landing craft in the lagoon.    Talking to someone he said that he was on a Ben ship which carried a small naval tug from Trincomali in Ceylon to Gan, around late 1960s.    Anyone know about this ?     J.S., (Wallasey)
News Event Thursday, June 30, 1960 @ 0545	CALGARIA (1956-1963 General cargo liner 495 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Donaldson Line's CALGARIA arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with grain and general cargo
Arrived from Montreal (Canada) via Prince's Dock (Glasgow) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 8,418 Draught forward on arrival 18' 05" Draught aft on arrival 24' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Grain and General cargo Ships agent Donaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel CENtral 3901
News Event Thursday, June 30, 1960 @ 0450	ETROG (1950-1961 General cargo ship of Zim Israel Lines, Haifa : 1973 Wrecked in Mediterranean)	Own Page
Zim Israel's ETROG arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow with general cargo from Cadiz (Spain)
Arrived from Cadiz (Spain) Port of Registry Haifa (Israel) Arrived in berth Merklands Quay, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 1,901 Draught forward on arrival 15' 04" Draught aft on arrival 16' 11" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo
News Event Wednesday, June 29, 1960 @ 1900	SNEATON (1947-1967 Tramp General cargo "Liberty type" ship 442 feet long of Headlam & Sons, Whitby : 1967 scrapped at Shanghai)	Own Page
Headlam's cargo ship SNEATON shifted ahead from berth 2 to berth 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow
Ship's location Meadowside Quay, Glasgow Port of Registry Whitby, England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 7,293
News Event Wednesday, June 29, 1960 @ 0550	ROYAL ULSTERMAN (1936-1968 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns and Laird, Glasgow : 1973 Scrapped in Greece)	Own Page
ROYAL ULSTERMAN from Belfast calls at Merklands Quay, Glasgow and lands cattle to the Lairage
Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Port of Registry Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) Arrived in berth Merklands Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage 1,449 Cargo carried on arrival Passengers and cattle Gross Tonnage 3,288 Ships agent Burns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 9650 Deadweght Tonnage 854
News Event Thursday, September 8, 1960 @ 1420	CYMRIC (1953-1973 Refrigerated cargo ship 512 feet long of Shaw Savill Line, London : 1975 scrapped)	Own Page
Shaw Savill's CYMRIC arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Auckland via London
Arrived from Auckland via London Port of Registry Southampton (England) Arrived in berth Merklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head west) Sailing for Liverpool (England, U.K.) Sailed from berth Merklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head west) Draught forward on arrival 19' 00" Draught aft on arrival 20' 08" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 587 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 0800 on 9th September Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1000 on 12th September Outward cargo Part same inward general cargo Draught forward on sailing 21' 09" Draught aft on sailing 16' 00" Ships agent Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467
News Event Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 2320	SIR ANDREW DUNCAN (1958-1967 Ore carrier 505 feet long of St Andrews Shipping / Denholm, Glasgow : 1967-1973 of British Steam Shipping, Greenock))	Own Page
Ore Carrier SIR ANDREW DUNCAN briefly berths for 2 hours in Rothesay Dock. Clydebank
Arrived from Glasgow Port of Registry Greenock (UK) Arrived in berth 17 / 18 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west) Gross Tonnage 10,687 Sailing for Birkenhead (England, U.K.) Sailed from berth 17 / 18 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west) Draught forward on arrival 24' 08" Draught aft on arrival 25' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Part cargo of Iron Ore Outward cargo Same part cargo of Iron Ore Draught forward on sailing 24' 08" Draught aft on sailing 25' 06"
News Event Saturday, May 5, 1962 @ 0900	ACTUALITY (1945-1963 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1963 sank off Hastings, England)	Own Page
Everard's coaster ACTUALITY arrives in Rothesay Dock. Clydebank with Clinker from Drogheda
Arrived from Drogheda (Ireland) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 1 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south) Sailing for Partington (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.) Sailed from berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south) Draught forward on arrival 13' 10" Draught aft on arrival 14' 01" Cargo carried on arrival Clinker 1,100 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 1450 on 7th May Stevedore discharging inward cargo J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 Completed discharge of inward cargo 1420 on 8th May Outward cargo Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) Draught forward on sailing 5' 08" Draught aft on sailing 10' 08"
News Event Monday, November 4, 1963 @ 0050	HECTOR (1950 - 1972 passenger/cargo liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
Blue Funnel's HECTOR arrives in King George V Dock, Glasgow to discharge and load general cargo
Arrived from Melbourne (Australia) via Prince's Dock (Glasgow) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) Net Tonnage 5,922 Sailing for Adelaide 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 15' 09" Draught aft on arrival 20' 06" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 92 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 4th November at 0800 Stevedore discharging inward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed discharge of inward cargo 4th November at 1545 Commened loading outward cargo 0800 on 4th November Outward cargo 2,200 tons of general cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 Completed loading outward cargo 1530 on 7th November Draught forward on sailing 19' 10" Draught aft on sailing 23' 02" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.
News Event Wednesday, March 16, 1955 @ 1300	RENE PAUL (General cargo coaster 54.11m 176 feet long)	Own Page
Coaster RENE PAUL carrying Grain from France waits in Queen's Dock, Glasgow for a berth to discharge
Arrived from La Pallice (France) Port of Registry Belgium Arrived in berth 21 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Net Tonnage 284 Sailing for Meadowside Quay, Glasgow Gross Tonnage 545 Sailed from berth 21 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east) Deadweght Tonnage 752 Draught forward on arrival 12' 09" Draught aft on arrival 12' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Grain 698 tons Outward cargo Same cargo of Grain Draught forward on sailing 12' 09" Draught aft on sailing 12' 10"
News Event Saturday, June 1, 1957 @ 1000 ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate		Own Page
Funnels (stacks) around 1957
News Event Monday, May 30, 1955 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate		Own Page
Clyde Puffer fleet of Ross & Marshall, Greenock on 30 May 1955
MOONLIGHT discharging Coal at Portree (Isle of Skye).    On completing discharge she would make for Kingston Dock, Glasgow to load Animal Feeding Stuffs for Belfast (account of R Cameron & Company)    SEALIGHT at Greenock and moved to Queen’s Dock, Glasgow and loaded 93 tons 14 cwts of Coal for Dunoon, for account of the Engineer Manager of the Gas Works    WARLIGHT at King George V Dock, Glasgow loading Bagged Barley for Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay, for account of Bruichladdich Distillery Company.    RAYLIGHT finished discharging at Carbost, Loch Harport, Bracadale (Isle of Skye) .and left for the Crinan Canal   and for Bowling (River Clyde) where she would load 165 tons of Tar in drums for Sconser, Loch Sligachan (Isle of Skye) for account of Scottish Tar Company.   POLARLIGHT on hire to the Northern Lighthouse Board, Edinburgh.   LIMELIGHT at Custom House Quay, Glasgow discharging Limestone from Glenarm, Northern Ireland, then shifted to Queen’s Dock, Glasgow and loaded 90 tons 18 cwts of Coal for Dunoon, for the account of J Lamont & Company.    STARLIGHT at Dalmuir, Clydebank, Glasgow awaiting hire by Cable Ship IRIS, but the hire was later cancelled.    STARLIGHT then went to Greenock and made repairs while waiting for orders.   SKYLIGHT finished discharging Coal at Campbeltown and waited there for orders until 1st June when she was ordered to Furnace (Loch Fyne) to load 110 tons of Crushed Granite for Custom House Quay, Glasgow, for account of William Sim & Company.

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12 November 2018

 

TWEED, a 1959-built 112 foot water carrier of

Furness Withy, Port of Spain, Trinidad

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

    Looking at your list of ships I was surprised to see

TWEED of Furness Withy, a 112 foot water tanker at

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

   Anyone have information on this ship ?

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Can anyone name this British coaster ?

 

05 November 2018

Billy Fullarton writes :

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

Harbour, Scotland.   Can anyone name this coaster. ?

 

   I think her name ends in SOUND.

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British & Irish KILKENNY in 1935

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

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

     I was with Brocklebank’s and sometimes called at

Gan Island in the Indian Ocean to discharge stores for

the RAF overside to landing craft in the lagoon.

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

which carried a small naval tug from Trincomali in

Ceylon to Gan, around late 1960s.

   Anyone know about this ?

    J.S., (Wallasey)

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

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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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   Please use the "Contact us" button and tell the team in as much detail as possible so that we can try to provide items which are of interest to you.

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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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