Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, June 21, 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

 

Arrival

Wednesday, June 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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

Sailing

Wednesday, June 21, 1961 @ 1600 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Montreal for Quebec
Sailing forQuebec (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthMontreal (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

Ship Event

Wednesday, June 21, 1961 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		QUEEN MARY (1936-1940 Passenger liner 1,019.4 ft (310.7 m) of Cunard Line: 1940-1946 Troopship: 1946-1967 returned to service with Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

May 1961 Advertisment by Thomas Cook for escorted tours of U.S.A. and Canada
Ship's locationSouthampton (England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

 

 

A  WONDERFUL  WAY  TO  SEE

 

U.S.A.  AND  CANADA

 

Sail by R.M.S. “QUEEN MARY” to join our

escorted tour of U.S.A. and Canada,

visiting  New York,  Philadelphia,  Washington,

Richmond,  Williamsburg,  Niagara Falls,

Toronto,  Montreal  and  Quebec.   Return by R.M.S. “IVERNIA”

31 days holiday 300gns.

Departure May 24.   Other departures June 21 and August 22

 

Ask for booklet at

THOS.  COOK  &  SON  LTD.,

15-17  GORDON  STREET,   GLASGOW,  C. 1.

and  branches

  

Arrival

Wednesday, June 21, 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

Arrival

Thursday, June 22, 1961 @ 0945 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA arrives in Quebec from Montreal
Arrived fromMontreal (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthQuebec (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150
Ships agentCunard Line, Quebec

Ship Event

Thursday, June 22, 1961 @ 1700 		CUSTODIAN (1961-1979 Heavy-lift general cargo ship 488 feet 149 metres of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison's CUSTODIAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for West, South and East Africa
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9891Port of RegistryLiverpool
Net Tonnage4,782
Gross Tonnage8,701
Deadweght Tonnage11,575

Sailing

Thursday, June 22, 1961 @ 1710 		DEMODOCUS ( 1955 - 1970 then 1972-1973 General cargo liner 492 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line. Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's DEMODOCUS undocks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,968

Arrival

Thursday, June 22, 1961 @ 1740 		PERSEUS (1950 - 1973 Cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long with Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Blue Funnel's PERSEUS docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage10,109

Sailing

Thursday, June 22, 1961 @ 1800 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Quebec for Glasgow
Sailing forGlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthQuebec (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

News Event

Friday, June 23, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		U.S.S. BETELGUESE (1952-1974 U.S. Navy Cargo Ship AK-260 : Struck from records 1974) Own Page

Greenock Harbour Dues for U.S.S. BETELGUESE discharging 20 cars (automobiles) and personal effects
Ship's locationDeep Water Berth, Greenock, ScotlandPort of RegistryU.S. Navy
Cargo carried on arrival20 cars (automobiles) and 112 tons of personal effects from USA (for US vessels in Holy Loch)

News Event

Friday, June 23, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		U.S.S. BETELGUESE (1952-1974 U.S. Navy Cargo Ship AK-260 : Struck from records 1974) Own Page

U.S.S. BETELGUESE at Greenock discharges 20 motor cars and 112 tons personal effects from U.S.A.
Ship's locationDeep water berth, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU.S. Navy
Arrived fromU.S.A.

Ship Event

Saturday, June 24, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		U.S.S. BETELGUESE (1952-1974 U.S. Navy Cargo Ship AK-260 : Struck from records 1974) Own Page

Greenock Harbour Dues for U.S.S. BETELGUESE discharging 20 cars (automobiles) and personal effects
Ship's locationDeep Water Berth, Greenock, ScotlandPort of RegistryU.S. Navy
Cargo carried on arrival20 cars (automobiles) and 112 tons of personal effects from USA (for US vessels in Holy Loch)