Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1342
FLYING DUCK (1956-1976 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage176

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1344
FLYING MERLIN ( 1951-1967 Coastal and harbour tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage261

Arrival

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1402
FLYING DIPPER ( 1958-1977 Tug 114 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DIPPER arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to assist in sailing RAPHAEL

Arrived in berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (attending on RAPHAEL for her imminent sailing)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage274

Tug FLYING DIPPER arrives at berth 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to attach onto cargo liner RAPHAEL which is about to leave.

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1404
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER passes Govan Wharf outbound towards Greenock

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

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1411
FLYING PETREL ( 1951-1963 Harbour and coastal tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING PETREL moves to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, to sail Lamport & Holt's cargo liner RAPHAEL

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing for1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (to stand-by to sail RAPHAEL)

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1512
FLYING DIPPER ( 1958-1977 Tug 114 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tugs FLYING DIPPER and FLYING PETREL assist cargo liner RAPHAEL from Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage274

Tugs FLYING DIPPER (at the bow) and FLYING PETREL (at the stern) assist Lamport & Holt's cargo liner RAPHAEL from the berth at 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, for the ship to proceed downriver

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1512
RAPHAEL (1953-1976 General cargo ship 473 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Tugs FLYING DIPPER and FLYING PETREL assist cargo liner RAPHAEL from Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,971

Tugs FLYING DIPPER (at the bow) and FLYING PETREL (at the stern) assist Lamport & Holt's cargo liner RAPHAEL from the berth at 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, for the ship to proceed downriver

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1512
FLYING PETREL ( 1951-1963 Harbour and coastal tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tugs FLYING DIPPER and FLYING PETREL assist cargo liner RAPHAEL from Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Tugs FLYING DIPPER (at the bow) and FLYING PETREL (at the stern) assist Lamport & Holt's cargo liner RAPHAEL from the berth at 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, for the ship to proceed downriver

Arrival

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1611
STARLIGHT (1937 - 1967 Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock : 1967 scrapped at Bowling)) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock
Gross Tonnage91

Arrival

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1635
VANGUARD (1964-1981 Tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow / Cory Towage) Own Page
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (towing AKADEMIK PAVLOV)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage224

Tugs VANGUARD (as bow tug) and THUNDERER (as stern tug) tow the Russian cargo ship AKADEMIK PAVLOV onto the berth at 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrival

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1635
AKADEMIK PAVLOV (1956-1964 General cargo ship of USSR Baltic Shipping, Leningrad) Own Page

Russian cargo ship AKADEMIK PAVLOV arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow Port of RegistryUSSR (Russia)

Tugs VANGUARD (as bow tug) and THUNDERER (as stern tug) tow the Russian cargo ship AKADEMIK PAVLOV onto the berth at 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrival

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1635
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER assists AKADEMIK PAVLOV to berth at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (towing AKADEMIK PAVLOV)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Tugs VANGUARD (as bow tug) and THUNDERER (as stern tug) tow the Russian cargo ship AKADEMIK PAVLOV onto the berth at 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1640
CHIEFTAIN (1930-1967 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN escorts CORONA as she moves downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage197

Sailing

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1640
CORONA (1949-1964 General cargo vessel of A/S Corona ( H.W Wrangel Rederi A/S) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN escorts CORONA as she moves downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryHaugesund (Norway)
Net Tonnage2,891
Gross Tonnage5,136
Deadweght Tonnage9,010

Arrival

Sunday, July 2, 1961 @ 1650
VANGUARD (1964-1981 Tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow / Cory Towage) Own Page

Tug VANGUARD leaves AKADEMIK PAVLOV and moves upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived from3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (handling AKADEMIK PAVLOV)Gross Tonnage224

Tug VANGUARD (as bow tug) and THUNDERER (as stern tug) had berthed the Russian cargo ship AKADEMIK PAVLOV at 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, and VANGUARD, being released by the Pilot, leaves the ship and moves upriver