Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, March 22, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
LIMELIGHT (1948-1963 steam general cargo puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall, Greenock : scrapped at Dalmuir 1966) Own Page

LIMELIGHT arrives at James Watt Basin, Greenock with 7 tons of Cable Handling Equipment from Oban

Arrived fromOban (West Highlands of Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock (UK)
Arrived in berthJames Watt Dock Basin, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage96
Cargo carried on arrival7 tons of Cable Handling EquipmentDeadweght Tonnage140

News Event

Wednesday, March 22, 1961 @ 1300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BEAVERFIR (1961-1972 General cargo ship 373 feet long of Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Liverpool) Own Page

Canadian Pacific's cargo ship BEAVERFIR being launched at Sarpsborg, Norway

Ship's locationSarpsborg (Norway)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

 

   Canadian Pacific Railway Company of Liverpool have bought a cargo ship being built at Sarpsborg, Norway, and is due to be launched 22nd March.

   She will be named BEAVERFIR and registered in Liverpool and is 4,539 gross tons, is 373 feet long, 50 feet breadth, has a service speed of 14 ½ knots and is expected to be delivered in June for service on the U.K. to Great Lakes service.

  

Sailing

Wednesday, March 22, 1961 @ 1535
WILLESDEN ( General cargo ship 465 feet long of Watts, Watts Company, London) Own Page

Watts, Watts new ship WILLESDEN undocks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

WILLESDEN was at Elderslie for drydocking by the builders Clydeholm Yard, Glasgow prior to being handed over to her owners

Arrival

Wednesday, March 22, 1961 @ 1630
SOL ( at Glasgow in 1961 526 feet long) Own Page

SOL docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 22, 1961 @ 1700
MANAAR (1950-1972 General cargo ship of Brocklebank Line, Liverpool) Own Page

MANAAR closes at Birkenhead on 22 March 1961 for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports

Ship's locationVittoria Wharf, East Float, BirkenheadPort of RegistryLiverpool (UK)
Gross Tonnage8,996

B R O C K L E B A N K    &    C I T Y    L I N E S

R E G U L A R    D I R E C T    S E R V I C E S

TO

C A L C U T T A

Calling  at  PORT  SAID,  SUEZ,  ADEN  and  CHALNA

Also  VISAKHAPATNAM  (if  inducement  offers)

 

*MANGLA  ……  Receiving Birkenhead March 8  ….  Sailing  March 10

*MANAAR  ….  Receiving Birkenhead March 9-22  ….  Sailing March 24

CITY OF LICHFIELD  ….  Receiving Glasgow March 22-30

Receiving Birkenhead March 22- April 8  ….  Sailing April 11

*MATHURA  ….  Receiving Birkenhead April 6-18  ….  Sailing April 20

*Refrigerator space available

All vessels have liberty to call at other ports either on or out of route.

 

LOADING :— 

GLASGOW  ….  BROCKLEBANK LINE - 65 PLANTATION QUAY

CITY LINE – PRINCE’S DOCK

BIRKENHEAD  ….  JOINT BERTH – VITTORIA WHARF, EAST FLOAT

For particulars apply to :—

THE CITY LINE LTD,

75 BOTHWELL STREET, GLASGOW C 2   

P. HENDERSON & CO.

95 BOTHWELL STREET, GLASGOW C 2     

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 22, 1961 @ 1700
ALAUNIA (1960-1969 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

Cunard Line's ALAUNIA closes for cargo at Glasgow on 22 March 1961 for U.S.A.

Ship's locationYorkhill Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

 

 

ANCHOR   LINE

 

 

PORT  SAID,   ADEN,   KARACHI,   BOMBAY

 

                              Closing for cargo     Glasgow       Birkenhead

 

(1)  CALEDONIA  …………………………….................    March 30

 

(2)  (3)  (4)  EGIDIA  ………………........  April 6  …..  April 14 

 

(1)  Karachi cargo by special arrangement only.

 

(2)  Port Said cargo not accepted at Glasgow

 

(3)  Not loading for Karachi

 

(4)  Takes cargo for Kandia (if inducement)

 

  

 

ANCHOR – CUNARD  JOINT  SERVICE

 

to

 

NEW  YORK,   BALTIMORE,   HAMPTON  ROADS

 

 

(r)   ALAUNIA ….  Receiving Glasgow March 16 / March 22

 

(r)   ANDANIA …  Receiving Glasgow March 30 / April 5

 

(r)  Refrigerated space available

 

 

 

AS  LOADING  BROKERS  FOR  CUNARD  LINE

 

 

GLASGOW

 

to

 

HOUSTON,   GALVESTON,   NEW  ORLEANS,

 

MOBILE   and   TAMPA

 

 IRISH MAPLE …..  Receiving Glasgow March 22 / April 4

 

 

 

AS  LOADING  BROKERS  FOR  HEAD & LORD  LINE

 

FOR  DETROIT  and  CHICAGO

 

 FAIR HEAD  ……..  Receiving Glasgow March 27 / March 31

 

 

Loading Berths —  Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

 

East Float, East Quay, Birkenhead

 

 

ANCHOR  LINE

 

14 ST. VINCENT PLACE,  GLASGOW  C 1

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 22, 1961 @ 1700
PACIFIC RELIANCE (1951-1971 cargo liner 500 feet long of Furness Withy Company) Own Page

Furness Withy's PACIFIC RELIANCE closes for receiving cargo at Glasgow for Central American Ports

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd, 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow C 1Gross Tonnage9442

 

HARRISON   LINE

 

BARBADOS,   TRINIDAD,   *DEMERARA,

*WINDWARD  and  LEEWARD  ISLANDS,

MARACAIBO

*By transhipment

“ FORESTER “  ……  Closing Glasgow April 7

 

CRISTOBAL  (COLON),   PANAMA,

LIMON  and  CENTRAL  AMERICA

“PACIFIC RELIANCE”  …..  Closing Glasgow March 22

 

LIVERPOOL  to  KINGSTON,

VERA  CRUZ,  TAMPICO  and  BELIZE

“ARBITRATOR”  …..  Closing Glasgow March 27

 

Full particulars apply to the Agents :

Messrs. PRENTICE, SERVICE & HENDERSON LTD.,

68  GORDON  STREET,   GLASGOW  C. 1.

  

News Event

Thursday, March 23, 1961 @ 0800
Own Page

Conducting their business in Great Waters around 23 March 1961

ALAUNIA at Glasgow Mar 23 from London

ARABIA left Liverpool Mar 24 for Montreal

ASIA left New York Mar 23 for Houston

ATHLONE CASTLE left Cape Town Mar 24 for Durban

CANBERRA STAR at Cape Town Mar 23 for Beira

CANNANORE left Port Swettenham Mar 23 for London

CITY OF EXETER left East London Mar 23 for London

CORFU left Bombay Mar 23 for Southampton

ELYSIA left Aden Mar 23 for Liverpool

FREMANTLE STAR at Las Palmas Mar 23 for Beira

HAPARANGI at New Plymouth Mar 23 for Glasgow

IVERNIA sailed from Cobh Mar 23 for London

KABALA left Matadi Mar 21 for Liverpool

KENYA CASTLE left Genoa Mar 23 for Beira

MACHAON from Glasgow at Aden Mar 24

MANGLA at Aden Mar 24 for Calcutta

MAHANADA left Seychelles Mar 24 for Chittagong

MAURETANIA from New York at Barbados Mar 23

MEDIA due New York Mar 26 from Liverpool

NESTOR from Glasgow at Aden Mar 24

ORIANA from Sydney at Southampton Mar 24

ORONTES at Fremantle Mar 24 for London

PERSIC left Dunedin Mar 24 for Liverpool

PORT ADELAIDE left Fremantle Mar 24 for Liverpool

QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton Mar 23 for New York

RAPHAEL at Newport Mar 23 for Buenos Aires

ROSLIN CASTLE left Cape Town Mar 23 for Southampton

ROTHESAY CASTLE left Ascension Mar 23 for Southampton

ROXBURGH CASTLE left Southampton Mar 23 for Cape Town

SALWEEN left Port Said Mar 24 for Liverpool

SOCOTRA at Suez Mar 24 for Hull

STIRLING CASTLE from Durban at Southampton Mar 24

SUNDA at Antwerp Mar 23 for Otaru

WAIWERA passed Panama Canal Mar 23 for Glasgow

  

Ship Event

Thursday, March 23, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ALAUNIA (1960-1969 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

Cunard cargo liner ALAUNIA at Glasgow Mar 23 from London

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived fromLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Thursday, March 23, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MAURETANIA (1939-1940 Passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool : 1940-1946 Troopship : 1946-1965 Returned to owners : 1965 Scrapped) Own Page

Cunard Passenger Liner MAURETANIA from New York at Barbados Mar 23

Ship's locationBarbadosPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived fromNew York (USA)Gross Tonnage35,738

Ship Event

Thursday, March 23, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ORIANA (1961-1986 Passenger liner 804 feet long of P & O-Orient Lines / P & O Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

P & O-Orient liner ORIANA from Sydney at Southampton Mar 24

Ship's locationSouthampton (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived fromSydney (Australia)

Ship Event

Thursday, March 23, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
RAPHAEL (1953-1976 General cargo ship 473 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Lamport & Holt cargo ship RAPHAEL at Newport Mar 23 for Buenos Aires

Ship's locationNewport (Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailing forBuenos Aires (Argentina)Gross Tonnage7,971

Ship Event

Thursday, March 23, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
SUNDA (1952-1968 Refrigerated / general cargo liner 523 feet long of P & O Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

P & O cargo liner SUNDA at Antwerp Mar 23 for Otaru

Ship's locationAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forOtaru (Hokkaido, Japan)Net Tonnage4,965
Gross Tonnage9,235
Deadweght Tonnage11,571

Ship Event

Thursday, March 23, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
WAIWERA ( 1944 - 1967 General cargo liner 541 feet long of Shaw Savill Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill cargo liner WAIWERA passed Panama Canal Mar 23 for Glasgow

Ship's locationPanama CanalPort of RegistryLondon
Sailing forGlasgow (Scotland, UK)

News Event

Thursday, March 23, 1961 @ 1700
CITY OF STAFFORD (1947-1961 General cargo ship of Ellerman Papayanni Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF STAFFORD closing at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Red Sea and East Africa

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Sailing forRed Sea and East African portsGross Tonnage7,208

 

 

RED  SEA   AND   EAST  AFRICA

 

CLAN  LINE,  HALL  LINE,  HARRISON  LINE  (JOINT SERVICES)

 

SOUTH  WALES,  GLASGOW  and  BIRKENHEAD  to


PORT  SUDAN,   MOMBASA,   TANGA,  

ZANZIBAR  and  DAR-ES-SALAAM

Also  LINDI,  MtWARA,  NACALA

(if inducement)

 * CITY OF STAFFORD    Closing Glasgow Mar 23  … B’head Apr 5

* DEFENDER    Closing Glasgow Apr 6    B’head Apr 19

* Also accepting cargo for

PORT  SAID,  MASSAWA,  ASSAB,

DJIBOUTI,  BERBERA  and  ADEN 

 

CAYZER, IRVINE & CO. LTD,  London, Liverpool and Glasgow

THE  CITY  LINE  LTD.,  Glasgow

HALL  LINE  LTD.,  Liverpool and London

THOS. & JAS. HARRISON LTD.,  Liverpool and London

PRENTICE, SERVICE & HENDERSON LTD.,

68 Gordon Street, Glasgow (for Harrison Line Vessels)