Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Friday, October 27, 1961 @ 1505
TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page

TULIPBANK arrives at Queen's Dock, Glasgow with a cargo of sludge

Arrived fromElderslie, Glasgow Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth18 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage478
Cargo carried on arrivalSludge

Arrival

Friday, October 27, 1961 @ 1732
TEXAN (1937-1964 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter : Crinan Canal type : 66 feet overall of J Hay & Sons Ltd., Glasgow : scrapped 1964) Own Page

Clyde puffer TEXAN waits in Queen's Dock, Glasgow for a cargo of coal for Dunoon

Arrived fromDunoon (a small town on the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage30
Cargo carried on arrivalLightGross Tonnage71

Arrival

Friday, October 27, 1961 @ 1732
TEXAN (1937-1964 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter : Crinan Canal type : 66 feet overall of J Hay & Sons Ltd., Glasgow : scrapped 1964) Own Page

TEXAN arrives at Queen's Dock, Glasgow to load a cargo of coal for Dunoon

Arrived fromDunoon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth8 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage30
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship = no cargo on boardGross Tonnage71
Ships agentJ. Hay & Sons Ltd., 45 Renfield Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Tel. CITy 6184

Arrival

Saturday, October 28, 1961 @ 0415
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSROCK arrives at Glasgow carrying heavy lifts from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage234
Cargo carried on arrivalHeavy LiftsGross Tonnage471

Arrival

Saturday, October 28, 1961 @ 0415
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK arrives at Queen's Dock, Glasgow with lifts from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage234
Cargo carried on arrivalLifts (= heavy of oversize lifts which need a suitable crane)Gross Tonnage471
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Tel. CENtral 9650

Sailing

Saturday, October 28, 1961 @ 1135
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK departs Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Greenock then to Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland) via GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth4 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage234
Outward cargoLiftsGross Tonnage471

Ship Movement

Saturday, October 28, 1961 @ 1153
GOTHLAND (1961-1977 Ore carrier 595 feet long of Currie Line, Leith) Own Page

New ship GOTHLAND leaves Finnieston Crane at Stobcross Quay and returns downriver to Greenock

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryLeith
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on sailing3' 7"
Draught aft on sailing11' 10"

GOTHLAND had been launched on 25th September at Lithgows Shipyard at Port Glasgow and was in the process of completion and fitting-out.

Sailing

Saturday, October 28, 1961 @ 1330
ASTRONOMER (1951-1970 General cargo Liner 12 knots speed of Charente Steamship / T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's ASTRONOMER departs Glasgow for Cape Town via Liverpool

Sailing forCape Town (South Africa) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth5 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage8,150
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing16' 1"
Draught aft on sailing20' 4"

News Event

Saturday, October 28, 1961 @ 1605
GARTWOOD (1946-1966 General cargo ship 295 feet long of Constantine Line, Middlesbrough, England) Own Page

GARTWOOD arrives at Queen's Dock, Glasgow with cargo from Tunis (Tunisia) via Belfast and Dublin

Arrived fromTunis (Tunisia) via Belfast and DublinPort of RegistryMiddlesbrough (England)
Arrived in berth30 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,282
Draught forward on arrival11' 00"Gross Tonnage2,414
Draught aft on arrival14' 06"Deadweght Tonnage2,939
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo (both inwards and outwards)

Sailing

Sunday, October 29, 1961 @ 1015
TEXAN (1937-1964 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter : Crinan Canal type : 66 feet overall of J Hay & Sons Ltd., Glasgow : scrapped 1964) Own Page

Clyde puffer TEXAN leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Dunoon with a cargo of coal

Sailing forDunoon (a small town on the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage30
Outward cargoCoalGross Tonnage71

News Event

Sunday, October 29, 1961 @ 1330
AENEAS ( 1947 - 1972 "A" class Cargo liner 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's AENEAS arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow for Eastern Ports via Birkenhead

Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forSingapore and Port Swettenham via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 10"
Draught aft on arrival22' 04"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo (outwards)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 30th October
Outward cargo1,750 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores Company
Completed loading outward cargo2000 on 31st October
Draught forward on sailing17' 04"
Draught aft on sailing22' 02"

Arrival

Monday, October 30, 1961 @ 0025
RUDOLF KARSTENS ( 1956-1966 General cargo coaster 48.65 metres 160 feet long of Karstens & Pape, Stade) Own Page

German coaster RUDOLF KARSTENS brings a cargo of steel from Port Talbot to Glasgow

Arrived fromPort Talbot (south Wales)Port of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Arrived in berth4 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage357
Cargo carried on arrivalSteelDeadweght Tonnage565

News Event

Monday, October 30, 1961 @ 0025
RUDOLF KARSTENS ( 1956-1966 General cargo coaster 48.65 metres 160 feet long of Karstens & Pape, Stade) Own Page

RUDOLF KARSTENS arrives at Queen's Dock, Glasgow with a cargo of steel from Port Talbot (Wales)

Arrived fromPort Talbot (Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Arrived in berth4 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage357
Cargo carried on arrivalSteelDeadweght Tonnage565

News Event

Monday, October 30, 1961 @ 0445
ORIENTAL STAR (General cargo ship 454 feet overall) Own Page

ORIENTAL STAR arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of Phosphates from Nauru in Micronesia

Arrived fromNauru (Republic of Nauru formerly known as Pleasant Island, an island in Central Pacific)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forCardiff (Wales, UK)
Sailed from berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival30' 03"
Draught aft on arrival31' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalPhosphates
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 30th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoAndrew Main & Sons, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1247
Completed discharge of inward cargo1800 on 6th November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 05"
Draught aft on sailing18' 00"
Vessel bunkeredSee "Remarks" below
Vessel on groundNo, vessel was afloat at all times

 

2nd November bunkered 10 tons of Diesel Oil from oiler APEXITY.

2nd November bunkered 50 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY.

4th November bunkered 110 tons of fuel oil from oiler APEXITY.

 

Arrival

Monday, October 30, 1961 @ 0715
ANDANIA (1960-1969 Refrigerated / General cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

Cunard's cargo liner ANDANIA arrives in Glasgow from New York, Le Havre and London

Arrived fromLondon via Le Havre and New YorkPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth5 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,004
Draught forward on arrival14' 7"Deadweght Tonnage9,560
Draught aft on arrival20' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentAnchor Line, Glasgow