Cunard Line's ANDANIA from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA) at New York (USA)
Ship's location
New York (USA) ... Americans pronounce it as NOO YORK
Port of Registry
Liverpool
Arrived from
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA)
Gross Tonnage
7,004
Deadweght Tonnage
9,560
Cunard Line
She served Cunard from 1959 to 1969, then was transferred to the associated Brocklebank Line and renamed "MACHARDA"
3rd May 1960
The Cunard cargo liner ANDANIA (6,950 tons) built by William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow, begins her maiden voyage from Glasgow today and inaugurates a Cunard cargo service from the Clyde and Liverpool to ports in the Gulf of Mexico.
She is a 17-knot ship, powered by steam turbines, and will carry 7,500 tons of cargo, including edible oil and perishable stuffs for which she has refrigerated space. She may also be quickly converted from general cargo to grain carrying.
The ANDANIA makes Cunard history as the first of the company’s ships designed for service in the St Lawrence Seaway and also to negotiate the Manchester Ship Canal.
To allow her to pass under the canal bridges, her two topmasts are telescopic, her radar mast is hinged, and her funnel top is removable. The funnel is tapered and built into the superstructure, bringing a new look to the Cunard cargo fleet.
A sister ship, the ALAUNIA, which will be joining the ANDANIA in the Autumn, is being launched next week by William Hamilton and Company.
Further disruption on CalMac's ISLE OF LEWIS as ferry remains foot-passenger-only
Ship's location
Ullapool - Stornoway service
Port of Registry
Glasgow
From BBC Scotland Online News 11 November 2025
Further disruption to Stornoway to Ullapool ferry
Image source,Getty Images
Image caption,
MV Isle of Lewis has a problem with a car deck ventilation system
Published
11 November 2025, 12:34 GMT
Updated 2 hours ago
A passenger-only service remains on one of CalMac's busiest routes due to an ongoing fault with a ferry.
MV Isle of Lewis has been unable to carry vehicles on sailings between Stornoway and Ullapool since the end of last week because of a technical problem with the car deck's ventilation service.
CalMac also warned strong winds would cause additional disruption.
BENARMIN at Southend-on-Sea (Thames Estuary, England) for Suez (Egypt)
Ship's location
Southend-on-Sea (on north side of Thames Estuary, 40 miles (64 km) from central London, England)
Port of Registry
Leith (Scotland)
Sailing for
Suez (Egypt) .. the southern exit from the Suez Canal which leads to the Red Sea
Net Tonnage
6,486
Gross Tonnage
11,362
Deadweght Tonnage
13,015
Why would BENGLOE and BENARMIN both, at the same time, be at Southend on the Thames Estuary (near London, England) obviously loading for Suez (Egypt) ? Any suggestions, please.
News Event
Friday, July 1, 1966 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENGLOE at Southend-on-Sea (Thames Estuary, England) for Suez (Egypt)
Ship's location
Southend-on-Sea (on north side of Thames Estuary, 40 miles (64 km) from central London, England)
Port of Registry
Leith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing for
Suez (Egypt) .. the southern exit from the Suez Canal which leads to the Red Sea
Why would BENGLOE and BENARMIN both, at the same time, be at Southend on the Thames Estuary (near London, England) obviously loading for Suez (Egypt) ? Any suggestions, please.
News Event
Friday, July 1, 1966 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
She was completed in 1945 at Lithgow's Shipyard at Port Glasgow, as EGIDIA for Anchor Line of Glasgow. In 1962 she was sold to William Thomson's Ben Line and renamed BENHOPE. Her end came in 1972 when she arrived for breaking up by Jui Fa Steel & Iron Works Co. Ltd. Shipbreakers at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
NOTE : Just for interest ... Kaohsiung in Taiwan is pronounced as COO-SHUNG.
ILESHA PALM left Glasgow for Greenock (Scotland, UK)
Sailing for
Greenock (Scotland, UK)
Port of Registry
London (England, UK)
Sailed from berth
Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage
2,759
Outward cargo
Light ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Gross Tonnage
5,652
Deadweght Tonnage
8,900
Lovely ship, excellent crew. Contributed with fond memories of the Coast by ex-Palmer (Epsom, England) ... Burutu, Enugu, Andoni, Lagos, Lobito ......... Any other Palmers still around ?
News Event
Thursday, July 21, 1966 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
CalMac Ferry ISLE OF LEWIS has technical fault with car deck and can carry passengers only
Port of Registry
Glasgow
From BBC Scotland Online News 7 November 2025
Busy ferry route left with passenger-only service after car deck fault
Image source,Caledonian MacBrayne
Image caption,
MV Isle of Lewis has a technical fault with the car deck
A ship serving one of CalMac's busiest ferry routes is unable to carry vehicles after a fault affecting the car deck.
MV Isle of Lewis sailings between Stornoway and Ullapool have become a passenger-only service due to a "technical problem" with the ventilation system.
Another vessel serving the route is away for maintenance, and the operator said vehicle sailings would not resume until the 18:15 departure from Ullapool on Monday at the earliest.
CalMac said it was "actively exploring options" to provide additional sailings on alternative routes to the Isle of Lewis and Harris.
The state-owned firm said MV Hebrides, which runs from Uig on Skye to Tarbert on Harris, would operate an amended timetable to assist with vehicle capacity.
CalMac is currently facing a shortage of large ferries to act as replacement vessels, as a number of them are undergoing annual maintenance or needing repairs.
MV Loch Seaforth, the largest ship in the CalMac fleet which normally serves the Ullapool Stornoway route, is in dry dock at Leith.
Image source,Christopher Brindle
Image caption,
Loch Seaforth, the main Ullapool Stornoway ferry, is currently in dry dock
MV Glen Sannox is at Greenock being prepared for a journey to Merseyside for an extended annual maintenance which will include work to address a vibration problem.
The ferry, which came into service in January, is the only ship in the fleet capable of running on liquefied natural gas (LNG), and this has to be removed before it travels to the Cammell Laird shipyard.
CalMac has warned local residents they may see "flaring" as residual gas vapour is removed from the ship and burned off at the quayside at Inchgreen, but it has assured them there is no cause for alarm.
Another major vessel, the 32-year-old ship MV Caledonian Isles, recently returned to the Arran service after 20 months of repairs but is out action again following problems with its bow thrusters.
MV Isle of Lewis is the third largest ship in the CalMac fleet, but also one of the oldest, having been built in 1995 by the Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow.
The ship is beyond its expected service life, and CalMac has confirmed it is one of the vessels earmarked for replacement when funding becomes available.
The first of four new ships being built at a Turkish shipyard is due to arrive in the next few weeks, but it will undergo a period of crew familiarisation and sea trials so is unlikely to come into service before the New Year.
News Event
Tuesday, July 10, 1951 @ 1200
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate
At the start of her career with British India the KENYA had a black hull. Later it was changed to white, possibly beacause it looked better and possibly because the white reflected the tropical / African sun's heat and made the vessel cooler.
News Event
Sunday, July 11, 1920 @ 1200
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate
HALLAIG leaves Largs Pier for Campbeltown (Kintyre) ... on passage to Isle of Skye (Scotland)
Ship's location
South facing side of Largs Pier (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Port of Registry
Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived from
Dales Marine Services, Troon Drydock (Scotland) ... after maintenance and repair
Gross Tonnage
499
Sailing for
Campbeltown (Kintyre, Scotland, UK) ... on passage to Isle of Skye (Scotland, UK)
Ships agent
Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock, Scotland
Contributed by Sandy (Skelmorlie)
Caledonian MacBrayne's ferry HALLAIG serves as the passenger / vehicle ferry on the 20-minute-crossing service between Sconser (Isle of Skye) and the small island of Raasay (off Skye.)
Why the name HALLAIG ? Google tells us that between 1852 and 1854 in the Highland Clearances the entire population of twelve townships, ninety-four families in all, were driven from their homes on Raasay, the majority of them being forced to emigrate to the Colonies. One of these townships was named Hallaig.
The previous afternoon the ferry HALLAIG had arrived at the south-facing outer berth at Largs Pier having come from Troon where she had been drydocked for maintenance and repair.
And a short time earlier today she had shifted to the Largs Slip and spent a few minutes there.
09:54 She left the slip and came around the pier and is seen returning to the outer berth.
Now back in the south-facing outer berth
10:07 HALLAIG (the vessel on the right) is now starting to move off Largs Pier and beginning her passage to Campbeltown and Isle of Skye. The main ferry on the Largs-Cumbrae Slip service is LOCH SHIRA and she is seen arriving at Largs
News Event
Sunday, July 10, 1955 @ 1000
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate
In 1970, HMS Jupiter deployed to the West Indies. In 1971, she joined Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), a multi-national squadron of NATO. In 1972, Jupiter was again present in the West Indies as part of STANAVFORLANT taking over the duty of HMS Naiad which had suffered a mechanical breakdown. The following year, Jupiter took part in the Second Cod War. On 26 May 1973, she and her Wasp helicopter assisted the British trawler Everton, which was taking water after being hit by naval gunfire from the Icelandic gunboat Ægir.[1] Jupiter then visited Africa on her way to the Far East and Pacific, and carried out a variety of duties, including performing fly-the-flag visits to numerous ports. Jupiter also visited Christchurch, New Zealand during the 1974 Commonwealth Games and the American naval base at Pearl Harbor where some propulsion problems were sorted out. Charles, Prince of Wales joined Jupiter as Ship's Communications Officer in January 1974 and remained until her return to the UK later that year.
In late 1976, Jupiter joined the 7th Frigate Squadron as Captain F7, Jupiter led the 7th Frigate Squadron in the annual Group Deployment (Group 5 - January to May 1977, led by FOF2 in the cruiserTiger), performing naval exercises and visiting the Caribbean Sea and Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil in April 1977 and Funchal, Madeira. She also took part in the Fleet Review at Spithead on 28 June 1977, in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II'sSilver Jubilee.[2] After the Fleet Review, frigates of the 7th Frigate Squadron visited different ports in south Wales, Jupiter visiting Cardiff in early July 1977. Later that year, Jupiter became the Gibraltar Guard ship and in 1979 represented the United Kingdom in the Siege of Savannah 200th Anniversary.
Jupiter also enjoyed fame on BBC TV, through starring as HMS Hero in the acclaimed drama series Warship. All members of the crew were given HMS Hero cap tallies for filming purposes. The main ship used for filming was, however, HMS Phoebe.
1980s
In 1980, Jupiter's modernisation commenced, and included the addition of the Sea Wolf missile system, as well as the removal of her twin 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun turret in favour of the Exocet anti-ship missile. The boilers were modified to the Babcock & Wilcox Y160 Steam Atomisation type water-tube boiler. the modernisation was completed in 1983.
On 13 June 1984, as she was leaving the Pool of London after a visit to the capital, she collided with London Bridge, causing significant damage to both ship and bridge.[3] The ship's captain, Commander Colin Hamilton, was later court martialled at Portsmouth on 4 December 1984.[4] Hamilton was severely reprimanded.[5]
In September 1986, Jupiter was part of the NATO exercise "Autumn Train '86'" and visited Gibraltar, then spent a continuous four weeks in the Mediterranean Sea, and returned to Gibraltar prior to returning to her (then) home base of Plymouth. Jupiter changed her home port to Portsmouth in 1985. She was a member of the 7th Frigate Squadron.
Jupiter was twinned with the town of Middlesbrough in North East England.
1990s
During the First Gulf War, Jupiter was on Armilla Patrol, which was created in 1980 in response to the increased danger posed by the Iran–Iraq War to British interests. Her last deployment came in late 1991 to early 1992 when she deployed to the South Atlantic as the Guard ship and returned via Rio de Janeiro and Barbados where she carried out anti drug patrols. Jupiter decommissioned in 1992 after a final visit to her affiliated town of Middlesbrough. She was sold for scrap in 1997 and towed toAlangin India to be beached and broken up.
News Event
Sunday, October 15, 1967 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
Due to storm Canadian Pacific's EMPRESS OF ENGLAND embarks 80 passengers at Loch Long (Scotland)
Ship's location
Between Blairmore and Ardentinny (Loch Long, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Port of Registry
Liverpool
Arrived from
Liverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage
25,585
Sailing for
Quebec (locally pronounced as KIBB-BECK) and Montreal (Canada)
Deadweght Tonnage
8,910
Cargo carried on arrival
Passengers
Outward cargo
Passengers
Ships agent
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
E-mail received 31 October 2025
From Dog Walker (Blairmore) Absolutely gobsmacked to read this that happened just in front of my house. To think that I missed seeing this. I would have been 16 or 17 then. What a fabulous website you have.
Caledonian MacBrayne's ARGYLE arriving at Wemyss Bay (Firth of Clyde) from Rothesay (Isle of Bute)
Ship's location
Arriving at Wemyss Bay (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) from Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde
Port of Registry
Glasgow (UK)
Arrived from
Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde (Scotland, UK)
Cargo carried on arrival
Passengers and vehicles
Ships agent
Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock, Scotland
Contributed by Sandy (Skelmorlie, Scotland)
Yes I know the ship is very small in the next image. The intention is to show that the ferry service is not just a "two minute crossing" but actually traverses the Firth of Clyde. Incidentally the mountains in the far distance are on the Isle of Arran, about 25 miles (40km) away.
Nearing Wemyss Bay Pier. To the right of the ferry on the opposite side of the Clyde you will see Toward Lighthouse. It is pronounced "Tow" as in "Cow" or "Now" so it's like "Cow-ard" but starting with the letter T.
SOUND OF SHUNA approaching Western Ferries McInroy's Point Terminal, Gourock (Scotland, UK)
Ship's location
Approaching Western Ferries McInroy's Point Terminal, Gourock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Port of Registry
Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived from
Hunter's Quay (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage
489
Cargo carried on arrival
Passengers and vehicles
Deadweght Tonnage
229
Contributed by Sandy (Skelmorlie)
In this first image SOUND OF SHUNA is seen approaching McInroy's Point Terminal and, in the background, SOUND OF SEIL has just left the Terminal for Hunter's Quay
Tyne is the sixth Royal Navy ship to carry the name and was featured in the first episode of the BBC series Empire of the Seas, "How the Navy Forged the Modern World, Heart of Oak", presented by Dan Snow.
Construction
The first of her class, Tyne was built by Vosper Thornycroft at its Woolston, Southampton shipyard in 2001. Following construction, she was launched on 1 July 2002 with an expected handover to the Royal Navy's Fishery Protection Squadron by November.[3] By January 2003, she had completed the first stage of her sea trials in the Solent.[4]
The first three River-class ships Tyne, Severn and Mersey were the first ever privately funded vessels received by the Royal Navy on charter.[3][5] They were chartered for five years, after which the Ministry of Defence could either purchase them outright or return them to VT.[5]
Operational history
Tyne made her first operational fishery protection patrol between January and February 2003.[6] In January 2004, having been on fishery protection duties, she helped coordinate a search and rescue following the capsizing of French fishing trawler Bugaled Breizh off the coast of Cornwall.[7]
In September 2012, the Royal Navy purchased Tyne and her sister ships Severn and Mersey, having previously operated them on lease.[8] They had a remaining service life of 11 years.[9]
Aside from her day-to-day fishery protection duties, Tyne has occasionally been called upon to undertake escort roles in the UK Area of Interest. Two such examples occurred in the autumn of 2016 when she was twice assigned to escort Russian warships through the English Channel.[10]
In March 2017, it was announced that Tyne would be crewed by personnel usually assigned to Hunt-classmine countermeasures vessels to allow her regular crew to transfer to the Batch 2 River-class HMS Forth in build in Glasgow.[11]
Decommissioning and reactivation
In March 2018, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Defence Guto Bebb revealed that £12.7M had been allocated from the EU Exit Preparedness Fund to preserve Tyne and her two Batch 1 sister ships, should they be required to control and enforce UK waters and fisheries following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.[12] In May 2018, the ship entered Portsmouth to be decommissioned on 24 May 2018. However, the ship was still flying the white ensign in July 2018, and therefore still in active service.[13] The Royal Navy subsequently clarified that the ship had not been decommissioned due to delays in the delivery of the her planned successor, HMS Forth.[13][14] On 22 November 2018, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson further clarified that Tyne and her two Batch 1 sister ships would be retained in service and forward-operated from their affiliated rivers.[15] The intention to forward-base the Batch 1s was later abandoned, with the ships to be retained in service until around 2028.[16]
Despite plans to station Tyne on her affiliated river, the ship remained base-ported in Portsmouth as of February 2020.[17] Between 1 January 2014 and 30 September 2019, she had spent a total of 1,081 days at sea.[18] In December, she was tasked with shadowing the Russian Navy Smolnyy-class training shipPerekop through the English Channel.[19]
Well, according to the Serco website published 13 May 2016
"Serco’s Marine Services team has brought into service its 30th new vessel. SD Angeline is now operating on the River Clyde in support of Serco’s contract to provide marine services to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in Scotland.
SD Angeline, which is based at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, has been designed to conduct lifts on and off submarines berthed alongside and at the Base. A MOD-owned, Serco-operated workboat, she was built to MOD specification by the international shipyard group Damen.
Measuring 25 metres in length, with a gross tonnage of 200 and crew of three, this highly capable vessel boasts a number of bespoke design features that offer broad utility to the Royal Navy including two cranes and large fuel and potable water storage tanks for supporting warships.
Serco has worked in close partnership with both MOD Defence Marine Services (DMS) and HM Naval Base Clyde to develop the new workboat. The joint team was led by DMS Team Leader, Sally Jones and the vessel has been named in honour of her late mother."
CORUISK having departed from Wemyss Bay Pier (Scotland) for Rothesay (Isle of Bute, Scotland)
Ship's location
Having left Wemyss Bay Pier (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) for Rothesay (Isle of Bute, Scotland)
Port of Registry
Glasgow
Sailing for
Rothesay (Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Gross Tonnage
1,559
Sailed from berth
Wemyss Bay Pier (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Outward cargo
Passengers and vehicles
Ships agent
Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock, Scotland
Contributed by Sandy (Skelmorlie)
Caledonian MacBrayne normally have two sister vessels ARGYLE and BUTE on the busy Wemyss Bay - Rothesay Service.
In this instance BUTE was in Garvel Drydock at Greenock for maintenance and repair and CORUISK (which is normally on Arran's Lochranza - Claonaig (Kintyre) Summer Service) was deputising for Bute on the Rothesay Service.
HEBRIDEAN ISLES passes Custom House Quay, Greenock to meet tug PEGASUS off Gourock
Ship's location
Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Port of Registry
Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived from
Berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage
3,040
Sailing for
Off Gourock to meet Ocean-going tug PEGASUS to be towed to Denmark for demolition (scrapping)
HEBRIDEAN ISLES was being towed from Glasgow and past Greenock to the deep water off Gourock. There she would attach to the Anchor Handling / Ocean Tug PEGASUS which will tow her, at a speed of around six knots through the Irish Sea and English Channel to Esbjerg (Denmark) where she will be demolished (= scrapped.)
The tow is expected to arrive at Esbjerg around 09:00 (local time) on 2 November.
And now for some images .....
The "Head Husky", tug BRUISER, had led the pack all the 19 miles (30.57km) from Glasgow to Greenock
Tug CMS THUNDERER, HEBRIDEAN ISLES and tug CMS WRESTLER
What the assembled crowd of spectators was waiting to see
HEBRIDEAN ISLES approaching Custom House Quay, Greenock with tug CMS THUNDERER towing at the bow and tug CMS WRESTLER at the stern.
There were many cameras and mobile phones snapping away as HEBRIDEAN ISLES passed Custom House Quay. It showed the enormous interest that Joe and Jean Public have for the CalMac vessels.
Tug CMS WRESTLER follows astern
And this is the very last time that HEBRIDEAN ISLES will see Greenock as she heads to Gourock to meet the Ocean-going tug PEGASUS which will take her in tow to Esbjerg (Denmark) for scrapping.
SWBC3 SALAMANDER passes Custom House Quay, Greenock inbound for James Watt Dock Marina
Arrived from
Marine Operations off Inverkip (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Port of Registry
Admiralty (London, England, UK)
Sailing for
James Watt Dock Marina, Greenock (Scotland, UK)
Ships agent
Admiralty (= Royal Navy, London, UK)
The vessel in the background of the next image is PEGASUS, an Anchor Handling Tug which is anchored at Alpha Anchorage at Tail-of-the Bank off Greenock. She is waiting to collect the former Caledonian MacBrayne ferry HEBRIDEAN ISLES and to tow her to Esbjerg (Denmark) for demolition.
HEBRIDEAN ISLES passes Clydebank for Greenock then to be towed to Esbjerg (Denmark) for demolition
Ship's location
Passing Clydebank (River Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Port of Registry
Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived from
Berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage
3,040
Sailing for
Tail of the Bank Anchorage off Greenock to meet tug PEGASUS and be towed to Esbjerg (Denmark)
Outward cargo
Light ship = no cargo on board
From BBC Scotland Online News 27 October 2025
Retired CalMac ferry finally heads to the breakers
Image source,Peter Breslin
Image caption,
MV Hebridean Isles is towed out of the Firth of Clyde, to rendezvous with a larger tug which will take the ship to Denmark
A retired CalMac ferry has begun its final voyage to a breakers yard, leaving behind a legacy of vital spare parts and mementoes.
Since it was taken out of service last year, MV Hebridean Isles has been painstakingly stripped of anything useful including items destined for a museum, a public garden and a nautical training college.
Engine parts, navigation and other electrical equipment could end up on other CalMac vessels, while the maker's plate is now on display in North Yorkshire where the ship was built in 1985.
The ferry will now be towed to a dismantling facility at Esbjerg in Denmark.
The 40-year-old ship left Glasgow at midday, towed down river by two small tugs to rendezvous with a larger towing ship off Gourock.
A CalMac engineer played a farewell skirl of the pipes as the ferry left the berth at the King George V Dock at the start of its final journey.
A CalMac spokeswoman said many former customers and crew would be saddened to see her leave Scotland for the last time.
"She has carried countless passengers, vehicles, memories, and milestones – becoming part of the fabric of the communities she served," she added.
Known affectionately as "Heb Isles", the ferry was retired from service last November due to the high cost and duration of repairs needed to renew expiring safety certificates.
Since then it has been moored in Glasgow while it was stripped for spares and keepsakes.
After salvaging anything useful, the last remaining CalMac crew members left the ship in May, and the ship was handed back to ferries agency CMAL for disposal.
But the final journey was delayed when CMAL discovered that post-Brexit regulations meant refrigerants and other hazardous chemicals would also have to be removed prior to departure.
A large ocean-going tug has been moored off Greenock for nearly a week, waiting for the final approvals to be signed off before it began its departure.
Image source,Christopher Brindle
Image caption,
MV Hebridean Isles has spent almost a year moored at the King George V Dock in Glasgow
MV Hebridean Isles won a special place in the hearts of islanders during its many years of service, and numerous mementoes have been retained.
The ship's bell is displayed in a museum on Islay, one of the islands it used to serve, and rows of red seating and lifebuoys were donated to gardens in Port Ellen.
The clock, barometer, and a set of the ship's original bibles were gifted to North Uist Historical Society, while the muster list, compass card and safety signage will go on display in the Lochmaddy ferry terminal.
Other salvaged equipment will have a more practical benefit.
Training materials such as the magnetic compass housing, the fire locker and the emergency equipment locker - with all their contents - have been donated to City of Glasgow College to help prepare future generations of mariners.
Image source,Sue Joslin
Image caption,
The bell of Hebridean Isles is now on display at the Museum of Islay Life in Port Charlotte
Many CalMac ships are now so old, replacement components are no longer available, meaning they have to be specially manufactured, delaying repair work.
But bits of Hebridean Isles will continue serving the CalMac fleet for years to come after being transferred to a warehouse in Gourock which houses spare parts.
The Mirrlees Blackstone MB275 engines have yielded cylinder heads, fuel pumps and fuel injectors which have been sent off for reconditioning.
The same engines are used by MV Isle of Arran, MV Caledonian Isles, MV Lord of the Isles and MV Isle of Mull - ships which are still part of the CalMac fleet despite being well beyond their expected service life.
The ship's emergency evacuation system has also been salvaged.
The builder's plaque and a section of the hull have been gifted to the North Yorkshire town of Selby where the ferry was launched at the long-gone Cochrane Shipbuilders.
MV Hebridean Isles first entered the water in a spectacular sideways launch in 1985, but seven years later the shipyard closed for good.
Former Cochrane workers were among those who gathered at Selby Abbey in July for a ceremony to receive the nameplate and celebrate the town's shipbuilding past.
A section of the ship's bulwark which bears the ship's name is being prepared to go on display in a community woodland near the town.
Kevin Hobbs, chief executive of CMAL which owns the ferries operated by CalMac, said the two organisations had worked together in a complex operation to salvage as many useful spare parts as possible.
"We wish her well on her final journey and thank her for her many years of service," he said.
And contributed by Robert McManus
At the head of the parade the tug BRUISER leads the convoy of CMS THUNDERER, HEBRIDEAN ISLES and CMS WRESTLER downriver past Clydebank
Tug CMS THUNDERER towing HEBRIDEAN ISLES
Passing Clydebank the 70 tonnes bollard pull tug CMS THUNDERER tows the dead ship (= has no engine power) HEBRIDEAN ISLES and the smaller tug CMS WRESTLER is at the stern.
The star of the show HEBRIDEAN ISLES
Tug CMS WRESTLER attached at the stern of HEBRIDEAN ISLES
HEBRIDEAN ISLES continues past Clydebank on her way down the River Clyde to Greenock
News Event
Wednesday, July 10, 1968 @ 1200
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate
Yes, Clan Line's CLAN MACKINNON arrived in New York (USA) from London in March 1954. This is well outwith the usual Clan Line trading areas. Any suggestions as to why CLAN MACKINNON would be in New York ?
Harrison Line memories : the song Matilda by Harry Belafonte
Contributed by Jim (Birkenhead)28 April 2024
I spent many enjoyable years with Harrison Line of Liverpool.
One of the memories when on the West Indies run was when in the Caribbean and in the ship’s crew mess or over the ship’s loudspeakers music was played.
Harry Belafonte was always enjoyed, and when he sang Matilda, Coconut woman and island in the sun all over the ship the crew would accompany him, singing out loudly, especially the word Matilda .It it was amazing to hear everyone blasting out Matilda at the top of their voices.
A few years after leaving Harrison’s I was at Bidston Dock and met an old shipmate from TACTICIAN and ADVENTURER.He was walking his dog.It’s name was Matilda.
A question for everyone, for something that has puzzled me was in Belafonte's song Matilda, who was Matilda and what was her story. Does anyone know?
AHMADU BELLO (1963-1981) of Nigerian National Line
Contributed by J. (Engineer, London) by e-mail 22 April 2024
Does anyone remember AHMADU BELLO (1963-1981) a general cargo ship of Nigerian National Line : a frequent visitor to London, Birkenhead, Glasgow and Tees Dock.
I was staggered to read about Moor Line’s CRAGMOOR in your Latest Entries. My father sailed in that ship in 1961-62. Mostly a Newcastle and Sunderland crew. Have you the details of those times.
Name is not shown, by request.
Douglas replies : Yes, I’ve got the details from the Chief Officers Log Books. There’s an awful lot in the books, maybe 100 large pages or so and masses of daily detail. Let me know on CONTACT US what you actually want and I’ll see what can be done. Thanks for your message.
Lightship ALBATROSS built at Robbs Shipyard, Leith in 1927
E-Mail from a viewer 31 May 2020
Hello- I wonder if anyone can please help. I am researching a lightship built at Robbs shipyard in 1927. Her name is Albatross and I believe she was built in yard 30. I would dearly love to see her build plans but I know that is a massive ask. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks
In the news they are talking about laying up idle cruise liners in the Clyde.Where in the Clyde or even in Scotland could be good places to put these big ships.
Paddle Steamers at PusserRiver, Chalna, Bangladesh
E-mail 23 March 2020 from N.L. of Cardiff, Wales
I was looking at your item on the WAVERLEY which calls herself the “Last seagoing paddle steamer in the World.”
It reminded me of the last time I was at Chalna (Pusser River, Bangladesh) in early 1980s where there were many largish paddle steamers about 300 feet (100 metres) long chugging around.
I never thought of what they were doing, maybe bringing the gangs of workers to the anchorage to load Jute (who remembers the biting Jute Flies) onto the ships, or maybe taking passengers to some place downriver.
But these were big working paddle steamers.Does anyone else remember them ?
Maclay and McIntyre of Glasgow ships DOMIRA and KASSANGA and a ship LYNFIELD of Stockton on Tees
A viewer e-mails
I am particularly looking for some information about a Glasgow Tramp Shipping Co called Maclay and Mc intyre and 2 ships of there's Domira sold 1919 and Kassanga bought 1911 sunk 1917.
Also a ship called Lynfield belonging to a shipping co called Field from Stockton on Tees
Stewardesses and Nurse on Burns & LairdsIRISHCOAST in 1966
2019-12-29
By e-mail
Does anyone remember the Stewardesses (usually student school-teachers who were working during the summer holidays) and the Nurse who worked on Burns & LairdsIRISHCOAST in 1966.
Old Mississippi – type passenger steamer in Sydney (Australia)
Jim Middleton (London) e-mails
29 December 2019
The BBC news today showed the wild fires at Sydney and the smoke at SydneyHarbour.
I was surprised to see in the news report, in the background, an old Mississippi type passenger steamer, with two tall abreast funnels (stacks) passing under the Harbour Bridge.
Can anyone give details of this vessel and its route and timetable ?
Clyde Navigation Trust launches NEWARK, GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS
14 March 2019 @ 1239
Richard Danielson e-mails
The Clyde Navigation Trust harbour launches: Newark, Garmoyle and Dunglass have had little written about them.
I have a photo showing two of them (which two I cannot tell) giving a tow to the Duchess of Hamilton to help her turn at BridgeWharf in 1969.
Please ask anyone who knows about the work of the launches to get in touch with me by email.
THANK YOU. Richard Danielson.
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20 March 2019 @ 1604
Jim Howie (Partick, Glasgow)
I am replying to Richard’s query about the small boats at Glasgow.
Sorry to disappoint you Richard but there was a small but bulky booklet produced possibly about 50 years ago that described in great detail all the Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority vessels. I did have a copy but it’s been lost.
In 1960’s the Clyde Trust / Authority had quite a few vessels.
6 Dredgers : CESSNOCK, CRAIGIEHALL, ELDERSLIE, LENNOX 11, ROSSLYN and SIR WILLIAM H. RAEBURN.
12 Hopper Barges.
1 Dumb grab hopper barge.
1 Tug CLYDE.
4 high-level Vehicular Ferryboats : FINNIESTON, GOVAN and WHITEINCH. The remaining one was a spare in case of breakdowns.
3 chain-operated ferries : RENFREW and ERSKINE. The remaining one was a spare in case of breakdowns.
11 passenger ferryboats.
1 60-ton floating crane NEWSHOT.
1 Diving Bell barge.
2 Divers’ motor boats.
1 Oil Separating Barge PLOVER
3 motor launches NEWARK, GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS.
1 Hydrographic Survey launch CRANNOG.
And a number of very small rope boats which were used in the docks and piers to bring the mooring ropes from ships to the pawls on the dockside.
I think CRANNOG did an awful lot of the surveying for the placement for both Finnart and Hunterston jetties.
And around mid 1990s NEWARK was fitted with an A-frame at the stern and spent a week in ArdrossanHarbour dragging the bottom of Eglinton Dock to clear all debris prior to the construction of the Marina in the dock.
The motor launches normally berthed at the Trust / Authority workshops at Renfrew although at odd times they laid alongside the dredgers and hoppers in Queen’s Dock.
If you would care to put the photograph on this site I have a friend who may be able to identify the boats in question.
January 2019 : Robert Orr contributed this image of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority HOPPER No. 25 at their wharf at their workshops at RenfrewHarbour around 1980.
Does anyone have any idea what the other ships are ?
Questions about Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line in 1960's
10 December 2018 Geoff in Australia e-mails :
I was on the Ulysses which traded between the Far East,mainly Indonesia and the East Coast and Gulf of the US.I understand it was a route which belonged to the Indra Line which Holts acquired in 1915. I believe that it may have been incorporated into a round the world service later.My time was during the late 50s and ended in 1960.
Crews during my time consisted of Europeans on deck and Chinese in the engine room, and catering,on ships trading from Liverpool. The Ulysses had Malays on deck and Chinese in the engine room,I cant remember who were the catering staff.
Gunung Djati was the name of the leading Javanese Haji and Islamic missionary.
With regards to crewing, the Dutch arm of Blue Funnel had all Chinese crews with Dutch officers, certainly in the 1950s.
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
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"
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.
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 IronOre from Narvik (Norway).
After unloading she left Ardrossan returning to Narvik.
Does anyone have any information or details of MILLERNTOR ?
In 1953 the coaster BALLYCASTLE of John Kelly, Belfast, was at ArdrossanHarbour loading a cargo of coke for Londonderry.Does anyone have details of this ship ?
In December 1953 the Carebeka’s Groningen registered coaster RIAN arrived at ArdrossanHarbour from Hamburg.
The handwriting in the Harbour Log-book is not easy to read.The master’s name could be Cloinga or Eloinga : can any Netherlands reader tell what the name is ?
Also the cargo is shown as“M of Potash” …. What is “M of Potash” ???
Details needed ofVan Nievelt, Goudriaan's ALPHERAT in 1954
When the Blue Star Line cargo ship PARAGUAY STAR was leaving Montevideo for Buenos Aires her docking bridge fouled the housed port anchor of the Dutch cargo ship ALPHERAT.
The docking bridge sustained displaced and buckled bridge rails and started deck plank caulking.Repairs at Buenos Aires cost 5,850 Argentinian Pesos.
PARAGUAY STAR. a passenger and cargo liner of 10,722 gross tons, was on passage from Liverpool for Buenos Aires and ALPHERAT is a passenger and cargo ship of Rotterdam South America Line (Rotterdam-Zuid Amerika Lijn) and operated by Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam.ALPHERAT is well known for carrying Jewish emigrants from Rotterdam to South America.
Additional note :
Can anyone supply details of ALPHERAT ?
Norwegian Tanker RAILA in 1953
Does anyone have details of the Tanker RAILA, registered in Oslo, which was working around the British coast in 1953 ?
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 27th 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 ? ”
Sailings from GlasgowBridgeWharf in April, May and June 1968 to Rothesay and Tighnabruaich.
Thank you so very much for putting in the sailings from BridgeWharf in Glasgow that I asked for.Anne G., Isle of Bute
British Army Tank Landing Craft LCT 4086 and her base at Cairnryan in 1954
Tank Landing Craft LCT 4086 of the British Army’s Royal Army Service Corps arrived at Ardrossan Dockyard in February 1954.Anyone have details of this vessel and of her life and also details of her base at Cairnryan (which is near Stranraer in south-west Scotland)
Anchor Line advertisement of 1871
I did laugh on seeing the wonderful Handyside and Henderson address of their office in Londonderry as 96 ½ Foyle Street.
If anyone is in Londonderry can they please, please take a photograph of that building and post it on this site.
Thank you.
Still laughing
Fred of Formby, Merseyside, England.
11 June 2018 Bryn Wayt replies that the building has been demolished and modern housing has been built on its site
On 15th 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 ArdrossanHarbour.
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.
At what time did UnionCastle 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 ?
Can anyone identify or help with a cargo ship AUSTERLAND around 1955-1960 ? === ship is now firmly believed to be AUSTRALIND
Captain Bryn Wayt writes :
My father fitted a T/V to a ship that visited the Clyde around the years 1955-60 and I accompanied my him to assist - I was young and have only a limited memory of the event. The 'Master' invited us both to sail with him "around the world" - so my guess was it was a long-range merchant vessel. It was NOT a "liner" but more of an "ocean freighter". The name that sticks in my limited memory bank is the "AUSTERLAND". I've tried various sources to find her, but have not been successful. I was born and bred in Glasgow, but I was not acquainted with the Dock in which the ship was anchored to narrow the search. It was there for at least a week, as the "Master" visited my father's shop and asked for a T/V to be fitted in his vessel. It took a little time to gather the required bits and bobs to accommodate the order that's why I say a week all told in dock. Anybody who can give me a clue where to look would be thanked in customer fashion.
James Jeffries replies :
I saw the message from Captain Wayt and I don’t know off-hand of AUSTERLAND but the name makes me think of AUSTRALIND of the Australind Steam Shipping Company / Bethell, Gwyn & Trinder Anderson & Company, London.
AUSTRALIND was a 7,214 gross ton tramp cargo ship and was built in 1944 by William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton, for Australind, and in 1959 was sold to Argus Steam Ship Company, Liberia and renamed PORTALON.
In 1972 she was scrapped in Santander, Spain.
However it’s an interesting problem and I’ll start looking for an AUSTERLAND
Billy MacAulay (Moderator and Senior Member) writes :
I have never heard of AUSTERLAND, but as Jim says AUSTRALIND is a possibility as Trinder Anderson vessels were visitors – though not too frequently – to Glasgow - and AUSTRALIND was in Govan Drydock, Glasgow around 1954.
But I will also look for AUSTERLAND and being a cargo ship will search at Queen’s and Prince’s Docks and surroundings.It will take some time as there is a lot to plough through.
Why was LADY McGOWAN IN Loch Riddon ?
The small I.C.I. explosives carrying coaster LADY McGOWAN was in Loch Riddon on 29 November 1953.
Loch Riddon is a small Loch situated near Tighnabruaich in the Kyles of Bute, a lonely and sparsely populated hilly area off the main area known as Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions as to the reason why LADY McGOWAN would be in this unusual locality ?
John Kelly's coaster BALLYCLARE in late 1953.
In our entries for this ship it is difficult to read the Master's name... possibly Capt. Crab. Anyone know if this is correct ?
I see that motor launches P.D.1 and 8641 passed King George V Dock, Glasgow in January 1967.Their names vaguely ring a bell in my memory but I don’t remember anything about them.
Does anyone know anything of these two launches ?
Just a guess could P.D.1 refer to the launch being the mooring rope boat in Prince’s Dock ?
Sandy
Mystery of CVC in Prince’s Dock area of Glasgow
In 1958 the Clyde Shipping Company’s coaster PLADDA
was listed as berthed in CVC in Prince’s Dock
area in Glasgow.
Does anyone know where CVC was ?
Jim Sloan replies : CVC was Clyde Vila Crane on the quay around berth 81 Plantation Quay, Glasgow
Harry Cochrane e-mails :and conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.
For a good few years what was Springfield Quay in Glasgow has been redeveloped into an entertainment area with a cinema, hotel, casino and restaurants. There was always a big sign at the entrance reading "SPRINGFIELD QUAY" but now the sign has been removed and replaced with a much smaller and more modern one saying "THE QUAY"
It's sad to have the last of the great Glasgow dockside quayside names disappear from public view.
aand conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.nd conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.
MYSTERY SHIP PORTHOLE
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
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 ?
Thanks very much for showing the ships bringing explosives from Irvine to Carrickfergus in January 1963. After 53 years I've now found out the two ships in the photographs, CASCADE the Dutch coaster and LADY ANSTRUTHER of ICI. Sean R.
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Netherlands coaster MADO in 1963
In January 1963 the Groningen registered coaster MADO was at Irvine, Scotland, having arrived with a cargo of 200 tons of fertilizer from Rotterdam. Does anyone have any information or details of this ship
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 ?
Holland America cargo ship DUIVENDYK was at Glasgow from August 27 1959 to September 2 1959 loading scrap metal for Japan. Does anyone have any information about this vessel.
Information needed on cargo ship KORBACH in 1958
KORBACH was closing for receiving cargo in Glasgow on 25 July 1958 and loading for the Great Lakes, Detroit and Chicago. She was probably on a charter by Anchor Line or Head Line or Cunard Line.
Does anyone have any information on KORBACH ?
“Conducting their business in Great Waters” series
Just to say how much we enjoy reading your “Conducting their business in Great Waters” series. Really good to read of BENDORAN at Zamboanga and DURBAN CASTLE at St. Helena Island and British India’s KENYA at Zanzibar. And Misty appreciates the diary of Donaldson Line's LETITIA that you included for her. This is the only website that brings the voyages to life. Even the kids read it and are sure learning their world geography. Charlie and Misty Fennelly, New Jersey. U.S.A (Misty was born in Canada and her family were Pilots on Saint Lawrence)
WHERE IS " PULO BOKOM "
On 5th January 1957 Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel CALCHAS was at Pulo Bokom. It's not on Wikipedia. Where is Pulo Bokom ?
"Hydatina" of Croydon, England, writes :
Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small island belonging to Singapore that is located about five kilometres to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. The size of Pulau Bukom is about 1.45 km². Royal Dutch Shell Group had a refinery there which I visited a number of times on Shell U.K. Tankers.
Note : The event for CALCHAS has been amended accordingly.
MEANING OF CERTAIN SHIPPING DESCRIPTIONS
Mandy Skinner writes :
I teach Modern Studies and Geography and my classes use this amazing website to learn of the trade and shipping business on the Clyde from the 1950's, and how the Port of Glasgow and Britain supplied to, and received goods from, every part of the world.
However, as a non-sailor, I am mystified as to the actual meanings of some descriptions regarding ships. Can someone please enlighten me ?
The terms are
Gross tonnage
Net tonnage
Deadweight tonnage
Loading coal or oil bunkers / bunkered
The ship was "ranging"
On the ground
Stevedore
Longshoremen
Bad spillage while unloading cargo (I would have thought that any spillage was bad)
Dragging her anchor
Hopper barge
Canting in Prince's Dock
Shifting along the wall
Palm oil cargo
Shelphate
Weatherbound / Windbound
Cleaning tanks (as in the ship TULIPBANK)
Fitting out
Thank you, Mandy Skinner
A question about Alfred Holt and the King George V Dock in Glasgow
Jim Alison e-mails : Your event of 25th August 1958 tells that Blue Funnel's PELEUS loaded a 6-ton lift by "Holt's crane". Did Alfred Holt have a company crane at Glasgow, or could it be the ship's own derrick that was used. ?
CLAN MACINTOSH and help needed on the origin of three launches loaded at Glasgow.
On 9th July 1958 CLAN MACINTOSH loaded 3 launches by her own gear at Glasgow. The launches came from "Mechano / Medano. Please have a look at the image, which has been enlarged, and see if you can throw some light on the launches.
Scottish motor coaster PIBROCH built in 1956 by Scott & Sons of Bowling
Does anyone have details of her owners and employment after being sold by Scottish Malt Distillers Company ?
CAN YOU HELP The oilers "Invertest, Apexity and Clanity" are noted as daily supplying bunker fuel oil to vessels. Have you any images or information on these three ships. ?
A. Manson replies: Apexity and Clanity were owned by F.T Everard later taken over by Fisher.
CAN YOU HELP Ore ships at General Terminus Quay .....when leaving, they left Terminus Quay astern.... where were they turned, to go downriver ahead. Did they turn in Princes Dock...or at Yorkhill Basin...or at King George V Dock ?
A. Manson replies "Ore carriers leaving General Terminus Quay were canted at Princes Dock ; the area inside the entrance was known as the Canting Basin."
CAN YOU HELP Glasgow fire-boat "St. Mungo" Billy and Terry Kelly noted that Glasgow had a fire-boat named "St. Mungo" operated by Glasgow Fire Service, moored at Yorkhill Quay at the entrance to Queens Dock, and crewed by firemen based in Yorkhill Fire Station (just across the road from Yorkhill Quay.) Does anyone have a photograph of "St. Mungo" ?
A. Manson replies :Photographs and history the early and latter St. Mungo Fireboats can be seen by going on website "St. Mungo Fireboat"
CAN YOU HELP Blue funnel liner "Pyrrhus" is shown as arriving on 16th July 1958 (see the image) at berth 3 King George V Dock, head South, bow 5 1/2 ...something...into berth 4. Any idea what the 5 1/2 something is ?
Ref. "Pyrrhus Berthing. The large timber or metal doors on the dockside of the cargo sheds are referred to as Blinds. There may six or seven of these so the bow or stern of a vessel may be sited in a position relative to the blinds.
CAN YOU HELP The coaster "Salling" arrived at KG5 on 16th July 1958 from " G.at ? " (see the image) Can anyone hazard a guess what the place "G....at" is ?
A Manson replies "Destination of "Salling" could possibly have Ghent, Belgium."
CAN YOU HELP. Princes Dock logbook shows these vessels arriving, but the writing is hard to read. Can you make out the names?
Click on these images to enlarge them
First is maybe.... Cruzeiro Do Sul
Below it is maybe.... Templar
Further down is maybe... Kaduna ...or Kadura
Further down maybe... La Manche
Just below that ......Barbanihalis (or something)
Still further down..... Prins W J or G Frerderick
And also on that page for 28th June at 2045 arrives "Somme" at berth 65 annexe. I had never heard of "65 annexe" Can anyone enlighten me?
A Manson replies "berth 65 Plantation was an Annex abutting on the West end of Mavisbank Quay." and Kaduna was owned by Paddy Henderson, vessels trading to Burma and associated areas.
Prinz Willem 1V and Prinz W J Fredrick were owned by Dutch Company Oranje Lijn and traded to, and spent some time in the Great Lakes.
CAN YOU HELP What is the name of this ship? Is it Sunnarhav or Sunnanhav. She arrived in Glasgow on 6th July 1965. Just to allow continuity of entering details, the ship is listed in events as being "Sunnanhav" unless otherwise corrected.
A Manson replies : "Sunnanhan" could possibly have been owned by Saguenay Terminals who prefixed several of their ships names by "Sun"
CAN YOU HELP The vessel "Mango" or "Manyo" arrived at Princes Dock from Ardrossan on 14th July 1965, draft 5' 10" forard and 12' 8" aft, which would be the draft of a coaster. But the logbook shows her sailing on 18th July for Three Rivers (Canada) draft forard 17' 07" and aft 19' 06" Any thoughts or information on this vessel would be welcome.
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY Mrs Margaret Buckner e-mails from Canada.
"I was browsing and chanced on your website, and was astonished to discover mention of the Donaldson ships taking passengers from Princes Dock to Montreal. I was a little girl in 1960 when my folks emigrated from Kirkintilloch to Canada on Laurentia, and it was a very rough crossing, but was calm when we passed Newfoundland. The mention of "Laurentia" brought the memories flooding back, having been forgotten for 50 years. Thanks for bringing back the memory.
CAN YOU HELP : This interesting little advert was in the 23rd June 1906 issue of "Largs and Millport Weekly News" Note the early start for the days sailing, and the unusual name "Bute 4" Any information on the firm or the vessels? Click on the image to enlarge it to full size.
A Manson replies: For full history on SS Bute suggest Logging on" SS Bute at Greenock" With information regarding builders of same and SS Kyle then follow Princess Alice Disaster where all will be revealed re ultimate fate of Vessel.
CAN YOU HELP : The vessel "Cedric" arrived at KG5 on 10th October 1967. It's difficult to decipher where she came from. Any suggestions? Click on the image to enlarge it.
A Manson writes : The "Cedric" which arrived at KG5 dock 10th October 1967 would have come from Napier, New Zealand, where she would have loaded refrigerated cargo, e.g. lamb, butter, etc. This was a regular run for vessels belonging to the New Zealand Shipping Company.
A Manson writes :
Ref. the "Cedric" The port referred to is Napier New Zealand.
CAN YOU HELP This vessel "Stern" or "Stein" arrived KG5. Is the name "Stern" or "Stein" Click on the image to enlarge it.
CAN YOU HELP : What is the name of this 1967 arrival. Click on the image to enlarge it.
CAN YOU HELP : Falcon Reefer arrived from USA and Newfoundland. Which was the USA port concerned? Click on the image to enlarge it.
A MANSON replies: Gloucester Massachusetts USA is on of America's oldest Ports.
CAN YOU HELP : Harrison's "Statesman" in Jan 1968 at Shieldhall Riverside Quay conducted an engine test. What is the word after the test. Click on the image to enlarge it.
A Manson writes :
Ref. the engine test on "Statesman" at Riverside Shieldhall . The engines would have been run on slow speed. Vessels having such must be securely moored probably with insurance wires as an added precaution .
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