Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, March 29, 1961 @ 2220
CLAN MACLAY ( 1949 - 1976 general cargo liner 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACLAY docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage6,075

Ship Event

Thursday, March 30, 1961 @ 0800
ANDANIA (1960-1969 Refrigerated / General cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

Cunard Line's ANDANIA opens for cargo at Glasgow on 30 March 1961 for U.S.A.

Ship's locationYorkhill Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage7,004
Deadweght Tonnage9,560

 

 

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

Thursday, March 30, 1961 @ 1700
CITY OF LICHFIELD ( 1961 - 1978 General cargo liner 433 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF LICHFIELD closes at Glasgow on 30 March 1961 for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports

Ship's locationPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 (telephone 9971)

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

Thursday, March 30, 1961 @ 1700
AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's AYRSHIRE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow

 

 

CLAN   LINE

FAST   LINER   SERVICES

 

SOUTH   and   EAST   AFRICA

 

TENERIFFE,   CAPE  TOWN,   MOSSEL  BAY,

PORT  ELIZABETH,   EAST  LONDON,

DURBAN,   LOURENCO  MARQUES   and   BEIRA

CLAN MACLAREN    Closing ‡Newport Apr 6    *Birkenhead Apr 15

‡ If inducement        *  Closing for Beira Apr 14

 

TENERIFFE,   LOBITO,   CAPE  TOWN,

MOSSEL  BAY,   PORT  ELIZABETH,

EAST  LONDON   and   MAURITIUS

† AYRSHIRE    Closing Glasgow Mar 30    Birkenhead Apr 7

† Not for Mossel Bay

 

DURBAN,   LOURENCO  MARQUES   and   BEIRA

 CLAN BRODIE    Closing Birkenhead ‡ Mar 24

CLAN MALCOLM    Closing Glasgow Mar 27    § B’head Apr 4

§ Closes for Beira Mar 30

‡ Closed for Beira

Beira cargo must be specially booked before despatch

Via Ascension and St. Helena

 

CEYLON,   INDIA   and   PAKISTAN

 

AQABA,   ADEN,   MADRAS,   CALCUTTA,

and   CHITTAGONG   (via  COCHIN)

CLAN MACHLACHLAN    Closing Birkenhead Mar 27

 

ADEN,   BERBERA,   BOMBAY,   COCHIN,

TUTICORIN   and   COLOMBO

( via  Corunna )

CLAN MACTAGGART    Closing Birkenhead Mar 24

 

AQABA,  ADEN,   PONDICHERRY,

MADRAS,   CALCUTTA   and   CHITTAGONG

 CLAN MACLAY    Closing Glasgow Apr 8    Birkenhead Apr 19

 

Vessels have liberty to call at other ports either on or out of route

For  all  information,  apply  to

CAYZER,  IRVINE  &  CO.  LTD.,

LONDON,   LIVERPOOL   and

109  HOPE  STREET,   GLASGOW

Telephone   CENtral  7050  

News Event

Thursday, March 30, 1961 @ 1700
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA closes for cargo at Birkenhead on 30 March 1961 for Pakistan and India

Ship's locationEast Float, East Quay, BirkenheadPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252

 

 

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

Sailing

Friday, March 31, 1961 @ 1130
CLAN MACLAY ( 1949 - 1976 general cargo liner 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACLAY undocks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage6,075

News Event

Friday, March 31, 1961 @ 1700
PANDORIAN (1940-1963 General cargo ship of Ellerman & Papayanni Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Ellerman & Papayanni Line's PANDORIAN closes for receiving cargo at Glasgow for Mediterranean Ports

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Ships agentJohn Bruce & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 45 Renfield Street, Glasgow, C.2.Gross Tonnage3,146

 

 

ITALY   AND   EGYPT


   ELLERMAN  LINE   )  JOINT

     PAPAYANNI  LINE )  SERVICE

 

TANGIER,   *ALGIERS,   *TUNIS,   MALTA,

LIMASSOL,   FAMAGUSTA,   TEL-AVIV

HAIFA

*if inducement

“ PANDORIAN “   (Papayanni)  Closing Glasgow March 31

 

JOHN  BRUCE  &  CO.

(SHIPPING)  LTD.,

45  RENFIELD  STREET,  GLASGOW,  C.2.

  

Ship Event

Friday, March 31, 1961 @ 1700
FAIR HEAD (1957 - 1974 general cargo ship 305 feet long of Ulster Steamship Company "Head Line" : 1983 scrapped) Own Page

Head Line's FAIR HEAD closes for receiving cargo at Glasgow on 31 March 1961 for U.S.A.

Ship's locationYorkhill Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryBelfast
Sailing forDetroit and ChicagoGross Tonnage1,573

 

 

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

Friday, March 31, 1961 @ 1700
VESLEFJELL ( 1951 - 1962 General cargo ship 312 feet long of Falkefjell A/S Oslo, Norway) Own Page

VESLEFJELL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Great Lakes of North America

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Sailing forGreat Lakes of North America
Ships agentJ C Peacock & Co Ltd, 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow C 1 tel DOUglas 7101 'Grams "Peacock"

 

FJELL   ORANJE   LINES

From  Glasgow  by  Direct Regular  Sailings

Weekly  Service

 

† m.s. VESLEFJELL  ….  Closing 31st March

Calling  at  MONTREAL,   TORONTO,

HAMILTON,   BUFFALO,   ROCHESTER,

CLEVELAND,   DETROIT.

 

m.s.  PRINS WILLEM 1V  ….  Closing 7th April

Calling at  MONTREAL,   TORONTO,

HAMILTON,   DETROIT,   CHICAGO,

MILWAUKEE

 

Cargo must not be delivered unless space previously booked

† Deep Tanks

 

Apply :

J.  C.  PEACOCK  &  CO.  LTD.

166  BUCHANAN  STREET,

GLASGOW,  C 1

Phone  DOUglas  7101    “ Grams  “Peacock “

  

Ship Event

Friday, March 31, 1961 @ 1700
VESLEFJELL ( 1951 - 1962 General cargo ship 312 feet long of Falkefjell A/S Oslo, Norway) Own Page

VESLEFJELL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal and the Great Lakes

Ships agentJ C Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel DOUglas 7101 Grams "Peacock" Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)

News Event

Sunday, April 2, 1961 @ 1100
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
DESPATCH (Dutch coaster in 1961) Own Page

Dreadful accident when Captain’s daughter aged 4 and ship’s cook drown from coaster DESPATCH

Ship's locationEast Greenwich Barge Roads, LondonPort of RegistryNetherlands
Vessel MasterLugthart

 

 

  A dreadful accident happened at London at the East Greenwich Barge Roads when the Captain’s daughter Aliena Lugthart aged 4 years and the ship’s cook Willem Frederik Post aged 42 fell overboard from the Dutch coaster DESPATCH and were drowned.

 

News Event

Monday, April 3, 1961 @ 1000
Own Page

1961 Advert by J & C Harrison Ltd., London for engineers on a dry cargo ship

News Event

Monday, April 3, 1961 @ 1445
ANDANIA (1960-1969 Refrigerated / General cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

Cunard cargo liner ANDANIA arrives at Glasgow to unload then load for New York

Arrived fromNew York (U.S.A.) via Le Havre (France) and LondonPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow with her head westGross Tonnage7,004
Sailing forNew York (USA)Deadweght Tonnage9,560
Sailed from berth4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow with her head west
Draught forward on arrival14' 10"
Draught aft on arrival19' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 521 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo4 April @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed discharge of inward cargo5 April @ 1900
Commened loading outward cargo5 April @ 1115
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,900 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed loading outward cargo9 April @ 1930
Draught forward on sailing15' 08"
Draught aft on sailing22' 06"
Engine trialsSlow turn at 1030 on 24 April
Ships agentAnchor Line, Glasgow
Sailed10 April 1961 @ 0550 for New York (USA)

News Event

Monday, April 3, 1961 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
WATERMAN (1951- Passenger liner / Emigrant ship of Kon. Rotterdamsche Lloyd) Own Page

WATERMAN leaves Sydney for Wellington, Tahiti, Balboa, New York, Southampton and Rotterdam

Sailing forWellington, Tahiti, Balboa, New York, Southampton and RotterdamPort of RegistryNetherlands
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)
Ships agentRoyal Interocean Lines, 255 George Street, Sydney (Australia) Tel. BU 3773

Ship Event

Tuesday, April 4, 1961 @ 1700
IRISH MAPLE ( 1957 - 1968 Tramp Cargo ship 476 feet long of Irish Shipping Line, Dublin) Own Page

Irish Shipping's IRISH MAPLE closes for receiving cargo at Glasgow on 04 April 1961 for U.S.A.

Ship's locationYorkhill Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLimerick, Ireland

 

 

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