Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1213
FLYING DRAKE (1957-1969 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1232
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Three tugs at work as Anchor Line's CALEDONIA passes Govan, Glasgow, on her way downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Tugs THUNDERER (at bow) and FLYING BUZZARD and BRIGADIER (both at stern) tow the Anchor Line Passenger liner CALEDONIA from her berth, and are passing Govan as the liner makes her way downriver

Sailing

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1232
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Three tugs at work as Anchor Line's CALEDONIA passes Govan, Glasgow, on her way downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252

Tugs THUNDERER (at bow) and FLYING BUZZARD and BRIGADIER (both at stern) tow the Anchor Line Passenger liner CALEDONIA from her berth, and are passing Govan as the liner makes her way downriver

Sailing

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1234
FLYING BUZZARD ( 1951-1963 Coastal and harbour tug 115 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Three tugs at work as Anchor Line's CALEDONIA passes Govan, Glasgow, on her way downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage261

Tugs THUNDERER (at bow) and FLYING BUZZARD and BRIGADIER (both at stern) tow the Anchor Line Passenger liner CALEDONIA from her berth, and are passing Govan as the liner makes her way downriver

Sailing

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1235
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Three tugs at work as Anchor Line's CALEDONIA passes Govan, Glasgow, on her way downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage223

Tugs THUNDERER (at bow) and FLYING BUZZARD and BRIGADIER (both at stern) tow the Anchor Line Passenger liner CALEDONIA from her berth, and are passing Govan as the liner makes her way downriver

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1245
FLYING TEMPEST (1946-1962 Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow : scrapped in 1982) Own Page

Tug FLYING TEMPEST passes Govan on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage263

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1255
FLYING WIZARD ( 1960-1971 Tug 88 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage112

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1302
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage223

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1340
CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage248

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1459
FLYING METEOR ( Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Tugs FLYING METEOR (as bow tug) and FLYING BUZZARD (as stern tug) were handling the cargo ship WOOLWICH in-bound for the grain berth at 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1500
WOOLWICH (1955-1962 General cargo ship of Britain S S Co / Watts Watts, London) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage7,669

Tugs FLYING METEOR (as bow tug) and FLYING BUZZARD (as stern tug) were handling the cargo ship WOOLWICH in-bound for the grain berth at 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1500
FLYING BUZZARD ( 1951-1963 Coastal and harbour tug 115 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage261

Tugs FLYING METEOR (as bow tug) and FLYING BUZZARD (as stern tug) were handling the cargo ship WOOLWICH in-bound for the grain berth at 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1515
FLYING METEOR ( Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Tugs FLYING METEOR (as bow tug) and FLYING BUZZARD (as stern tug) had handled the cargo ship WOOLWICH in-bound for the grain berth at 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrival

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1520
FLYING BUZZARD ( 1951-1963 Coastal and harbour tug 115 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage261

Tugs FLYING METEOR (as bow tug) and FLYING BUZZARD (as stern tug) had handled the cargo ship WOOLWICH in-bound for the grain berth at 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Sailing

Saturday, July 1, 1961 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
DUNERA (1937-1960 Troopship 1157 troops then 1961-1967 Educational cruise liner 517 feet long 1011 passengers of British India Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

DUNERA scheduled to leave the Clyde on a cruise to Corunna, Gibraltar and Lisbon

Ships agentThe General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage7,430
Gross Tonnage12,620