Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, July 19, 1961 @ 1525
CLAN BUCHANAN ( 1946 - 1962 Cargo Liner 490 feet long of Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN BUCHANAN undocks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

News Event

Wednesday, July 19, 1961 @ 1700
ADJUTANT (1954-1966 Cargo vessel 246 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

General Steam's ADJUTANT closes at Glasgow for cargo for Casablanca, Gibraltar, Cadiz and Oporto

Ships agentMoss Hutchison Line Limited, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. Central 6643Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage1843
Deadweght Tonnage931

Ship Event

Wednesday, July 19, 1961 @ 1700
CRANE (1937-1964 General cargo coastal ship 223 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

General Steam's CRANE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Bordeaux

Ships agentMoss Hutchison Line Limited, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. Central 6643Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage370
Gross Tonnage835
Deadweght Tonnage1,080

Arrival

Wednesday, July 19, 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, July 20, 1961 @ 0520
CLAN MACDONALD ( 1939 - 1960 General cargo ship 506 feet long of Clan Line, Glasgow then 1960 - 1970 of Houston Line / Clan Line) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACDONALD docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage9653

Arrival

Friday, July 21, 1961 @ 1052
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA arrives in Quebec from Glasgow

Arrived fromGlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthQuebec (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentCunard Line, Quebec

Arrival

Friday, July 21, 1961 @ 2100
CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on arrivalR Cronk
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

CAMPAIGNER had arrived at Ardrossan to assist in docking the Norwegian ocean tanker NORDHAV

Sailing

Saturday, July 22, 1961 @ 1130
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Quebec for Montreal

Sailing forMontreal (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthQuebec (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

Ship Event

Saturday, July 22, 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 and Quebec (Canada) for cruise to Nassau, Miami and Bahamas

Ship's locationMontreal (the largest city of the Canadian Province of Quebec)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailing forSummer Cruise to Nassau (Bahamas), Miami (Florida, USA) and BahamasGross 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)

Arrival

Saturday, July 22, 1961 @ 2245
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA arrives in Montreal from Quebec

Arrived fromQuebec, CanadaPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthMontreal (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentCunard Line, Montreal

Arrival

Tuesday, July 25, 1961 @ 0510
LOCH LINNHE (1928-1966 General cargo coaster of Anglo Irish Transport / Jack Rainey) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers

.A 1928 built 3-island type coaster which served a number of owners on the Irish Sea trade, and was broken up in Troon in 1966

Arrival

Tuesday, July 25, 1961 @ 0620
PRIOR (1951-1963 general cargo coaster 51.25 meters of Manager: Fiege & Hoff, Rotterdam, Netherlands Owner: Arnoldus Cornelis Hoff, The Hague, Netherlands) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNetherlands
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage326
Master of vessel on arrivalA SmitGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage665

Arrival

Tuesday, July 25, 1961 @ 0923
GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page
Arrived fromBrodick, (Isle of Arran)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthWinton Pier, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and generalGross Tonnage1,107
Deadweght Tonnage301

News Event

Tuesday, July 25, 1961 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
U.S.S. ALCOR (1952-1968 Cargo ship 455 ft (139 m) long K 259 of United States Navy : 1970 scrapped at La Spezia, Italy) Own Page

U.S.S. ALCOR at James Watt Dock, Greenock discharges motor cars and personal effects from U.S.A.

Ship's locationJames Watt Dock, GreenockPort of RegistryU.S. Navy

Sailing

Tuesday, July 25, 1961 @ 1012
GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page
Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthWinton Pier, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengers and generalGross Tonnage1,107
Deadweght Tonnage301