Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Friday, June 2, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		EDMOND J MORAN (1940- Diesel-Electric Tug 123 feet overall of Moran Towing Corp., New York.) Own Page

Tug EDMOND J MORAN arrives at Custom House Quay, Greenock to take on water and stores
Arrived in berthCustom House Quay, GreenockPort of RegistryNew York (U.S.A).
Ships agentHenry Abram LimitedNet Tonnage143
Gross Tonnage336

Arrival

Friday, June 2, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DIANA L MORAN (1956- Diesel-Electric Tug 100 feet overall of Tug Helen B. Moran Inc., New York.) Own Page

Tug DIANA L MORAN arrives at Custom House Quay, Greenock to take on water and stores
Arrived in berthCustom House Quay, GreenockPort of RegistryNew York (U.S.A).
Ships agentHenry Abram LimitedNet Tonnage162
Gross Tonnage239

Ship Event

Saturday, June 3, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		EDMOND J MORAN (1940- Diesel-Electric Tug 123 feet overall of Moran Towing Corp., New York.) Own Page

Tug EDMOND J MORAN at Custom House Quay, Greenock taking on water and stores
Ship's locationCustom House Quay, GreenockPort of RegistryNew York (U.S.A).
Ships agentHenry Abram LimitedNet Tonnage143
Gross Tonnage336

Ship Event

Saturday, June 3, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DIANA L MORAN (1956- Diesel-Electric Tug 100 feet overall of Tug Helen B. Moran Inc., New York.) Own Page

Tug DIANA L MORAN at Custom House Quay, Greenock taking on water and stores
Ship's locationCustom House Quay, GreenockPort of RegistryNew York (U.S.A).
Ships agentHenry Abram LimitedNet Tonnage162
Gross Tonnage239

Sailing

Sunday, June 4, 1961 @ 0230 		CLAN MENZIES ( 1958 - 1980 Cargo liner 503 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MENZIES undocks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,551

She was broken up in 1980

Arrival

Sunday, June 4, 1961 @ 0400 		CITY OF DURHAM (1945 - 1962 General cargo ship 498 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF DURHAM docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

Sailing

Sunday, June 4, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		EDMOND J MORAN (1940- Diesel-Electric Tug 123 feet overall of Moran Towing Corp., New York.) Own Page

Tug EDMOND J MORAN leaves Custom House Quay, Greenock after taking on water and stores
Ship's locationCustom House Quay, GreenockPort of RegistryNew York (U.S.A).
Ships agentHenry Abram LimitedNet Tonnage143
Gross Tonnage336

Ship Event

Sunday, June 4, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DIANA L MORAN (1956- Diesel-Electric Tug 100 feet overall of Tug Helen B. Moran Inc., New York.) Own Page

Tug DIANA L MORAN at Custom House Quay, Greenock taking on water and stores
Ship's locationCustom House Quay, GreenockPort of RegistryNew York (U.S.A).
Ships agentHenry Abram LimitedNet Tonnage162
Gross Tonnage239

Sailing

Sunday, June 4, 1961 @ 1525 		CLAN ANGUS (1945-1956 then 1959 - 1962 general cargo liner 446 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow : 1962 Scrapped) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN ANGUS 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 Tonnage7,030

She was built in 1942 as an Empire-type cargo ship for the British Ministry of War Transport by Caledon Shipbuilding at Dundee as EMPIRE PRINCE.
In 1945 Clan Line bought her for their associated company Bullard King and renamed her UMKUZI and she served on their UK to South Africa service.
Clan Line took her over for their own business in 1959 and renamed her CLAN ANGUS.
Clan Line disposed of her in 1962 to shipbreakers in Japan

Ship Event

Sunday, June 4, 1961 @ 1800
The date shown is as timetabled and the time shown is our best estimste 		RYNDAM (or RIJNDAM) (1951-1966 Passenger / cargo Liner 153m 503ft of Holland America Line "Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij", Rotterdam : Sank 2003 on way to Breakers) Own Page

RYNDAM scheduled to leave Montreal (Canada) for Southampton, Le Havre and Rotterdam
Ship's locationMontreal (the largest city of the Canadian Province of Quebec)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailing forSouthampton (England, UK), Le Havre (France) and Rotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage15,015
Outward cargoPassengers
Ships agentHolland-America Line, 1245 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec Province, Canada Tel : University 6.1731

Contributed by Patricia (Site Administrator, Quebec, Canada)

Sailing

Monday, June 5, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DIANA L MORAN (1956- Diesel-Electric Tug 100 feet overall of Tug Helen B. Moran Inc., New York.) Own Page

Tug DIANA L MORAN leavest Custom House Quay, Greenock after taking on water and stores
Sailed from berthCustom House Quay, GreenockPort of RegistryNew York (U.S.A).
Ships agentHenry Abram LimitedNet Tonnage162
Gross Tonnage239

News Event

Tuesday, June 6, 1961 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		Own Page

Broomielaw and Kingston Dock, Glasgow probably around early 1960's

Ship Event

Tuesday, June 6, 1961 @ 1200 		Sol Own Page

Shell Tanker "Sol" aground at Inches rocks, Ardrossan
Port of RegistryLondon

Shell tanker "Sol" aground at Inches, Ardrossan
Weather strong westerly,
2 tugs, tow ropes on vessel
Sol

Sailing

Tuesday, June 6, 1961 @ 1545 		CITY OF DURHAM (1945 - 1962 General cargo ship 498 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF DURHAM 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

Arrival

Tuesday, June 6, 1961 @ 1620 		MENELAUS ( 1957 - 1972 cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's MENELAUS docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow