Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 @ 0700
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		KING GEORGE V (1926-1975 Excursion Passenger steamer 260 feet long of David MacBrayne / Caledonian MacBrayne) Own Page

David MacBrayne's KING GEORGE V leaves Fort William on an excursion cruise to Iona and Staffa
Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage985

KING GEORGE V landing passengers by motor boat at the jetty at Iona.

 

Iona Abbey with the Isle of Mull in the background

 

News Event

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 @ 1000 		Own Page

1961 Advert by Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool for Marine Engineer Officers

News Event

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 @ 1000 		Own Page

1961 Advert by Vickers Armstrongs Shipbuilders for Ship Draughtsmen for ship model tank

Arrival

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 @ 1110
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		KING GEORGE V (1926-1975 Excursion Passenger steamer 260 feet long of David MacBrayne / Caledonian MacBrayne) Own Page

David MacBrayne's KING GEORGE V arrives at Iona on an excursion cruise from Fort William
Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage985

Sailing

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 @ 1255
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		KING GEORGE V (1926-1975 Excursion Passenger steamer 260 feet long of David MacBrayne / Caledonian MacBrayne) Own Page

David MacBrayne's KING GEORGE V leaves Iona for Staffa on an excursion cruise from Fort William
Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage985

Arrival

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 @ 1325
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		KING GEORGE V (1926-1975 Excursion Passenger steamer 260 feet long of David MacBrayne / Caledonian MacBrayne) Own Page

David MacBrayne's KING GEORGE V arrives Staffa from Iona on an excursion cruise from Fort William
Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage985

Arrival

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 @ 1910 		SPIDOLA ( 1958 - 1970 General cargo ship 382 feet long of Cia. P. Dannebergs Ltda., Puerto Limon : Scrapped 1970) Own Page

An old-timer SPIDOLA docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryNicaragua
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage4105
Deadweght Tonnage6400

She had been built at Henderson's shipyard at Meadowside, Glasgow in 1933 for the Hugh Hogarth Shipping Line and named BARON ELGIN.
Sold in 1958 and renamed SPIDOLA, and she continued working till going to breakers in Bruges, Belgium in 1970

Arrival

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 @ 2000
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		KING GEORGE V (1926-1975 Excursion Passenger steamer 260 feet long of David MacBrayne / Caledonian MacBrayne) Own Page

David MacBrayne's KING GEORGE V arrives Fort William after an excursion cruise to Iona and Staffa
Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Gross Tonnage985

Sailing

Thursday, June 8, 1961 @ 0650 		MENELAUS ( 1957 - 1972 cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

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

Arrival

Thursday, June 8, 1961 @ 0710 		THESEUS ( 1955 - 1971 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's THESEUS 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

Sailing

Thursday, June 8, 1961 @ 1802 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Glasgow on voyage 2 to Montreal and Quebec
Sailing forMontreal and Quebec (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGlasgowGross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

News Event

Friday, June 9, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		S19-1 (Stores launch of U.S. Navy) Own Page

U.S. Navy Launch S19-1 calls at West Quay, Greenock from U.S.S. PROTEUS at the Holy Loch
Ship's locationWest Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryUnited States Navy
Arrived fromU.S.S. PROTEUS, moored in the Holy Loch (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage8

Ship Event

Saturday, June 10, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		S19-1 (Stores launch of U.S. Navy) Own Page

U.S. Navy Launch S19-1 at West Quay, Greenock loads 4 tons Naval Stores for U.S.S. PROTEUS
Ship's locationWest Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryUnited States Navy
Arrived fromU.S.S. PROTEUS, moored in the Holy Loch (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage8

Ship Event

Sunday, June 11, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		S19-1 (Stores launch of U.S. Navy) Own Page

U.S. Navy Launch S19-1 at West Quay, Greenock discharges 4 tons Naval Stores from U.S.S. PROTEUS
Ship's locationWest Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryUnited States Navy
Arrived fromU.S.S. PROTEUS, moored in the Holy Loch (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage8

Sailing

Monday, June 12, 1961 @ 1120 		THESEUS ( 1955 - 1971 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

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