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Saturday, November 4, 1961 @ 1310
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ISAAC CARTER ( 1952-1964 General cargo ship of Walter Runciman / Transatlantic Carriers, London) |
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ISAAC CARTER arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of 4,121 tons of Newsprint |
| Arrived from | Three Rivers (Quebec region, Canada) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Arrived in berth | 62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 20' 5" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 19' 5" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 4,121 tons of Newsprint | | |
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Ship Event
Saturday, November 4, 1961 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
MEMPHIS (1947-1971 General cargo ship 364 feet overall of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool, 1971-1972 P & O General cargo Division)) |
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Moss Hutchison's MEMPHIS closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Mediterranean Ports |
| Ships agent | Moss Hutchison Line Limited, 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. Central 6643 | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Ship Event
Saturday, November 4, 1961 @ 1700
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DARESSA (1950-1964 Passenger / cargo liner 121.46m (398.5feet) overall of British India Steam Navigation Co., London : 1974 scrapped at Hong Kong) |
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DARESSA received minor bow damage in collision with PRESIDENT ARTHUR at Karachi (Pakistan) |
| Ship's location | Karachi (Pakistan) | Port of Registry | London (U.K.) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 2,805 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 5,180 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 4,260 |
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04 November 1961: DARESSA was involved in a collision with PRESIDENT ARTHUR at Karachi where she received stem and bow plate damage.
13.11.1961: DARESSA sailed to Hong Kong for repairs which took one month. |
Ship Event
Saturday, November 4, 1961 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
PRESIDENT ARTHUR (in 1957 of American President Lines) |
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR in collision with British India's DARESSA at Karachi (Pakistan) |
| Ship's location | Karachi (Pakistan) | Port of Registry | USA |
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04 November 1961: DARESSA was involved in a collision with PRESIDENT ARTHUR at Karachi where she received stem and bow plate damage.
13 November 1961: DARESSA sailed to Hong Kong for repairs which took one month. |
Arrival
Sunday, November 5, 1961 @ 0835
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IRISH MAPLE ( 1957 - 1968 Tramp Cargo ship 476 feet long of Irish Shipping Line, Dublin) |
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IRISH MAPLE arrives in Glasgow with a general cargo from Houston (Texas) |
| Arrived from | Houston (Texas) via Manchester and Liverpool | Port of Registry | Limerick, Ireland |
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| Arrived in berth | 8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 16' 5" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 20' 11" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General in and out | | |
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Arrival
Sunday, November 5, 1961 @ 1514
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TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) |
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Tank cleaner TULIPBANK arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow from Prince's Dock |
| Arrived from | Prince's Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Arrived in berth | 26 Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 478 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Sludge | | |
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Arrival
Sunday, November 5, 1961 @ 1930
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BARON RENFREW (1935-1961 General cargo ship 401 feet long of Hugh Hogarth, Ardrossan) |
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Hogarth's cargo ship BARON RENFREW arrives in Glasgow from Spain and Portugal |
| Arrived from | Huelva (Spain) and Lisbon (Portugal) via Barrow-in-Furness (England) | Port of Registry | Ardrossan (Scotland) |
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| Arrived in berth | 24 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 7 feet | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 13 feet | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General | | |
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| Ships agent | H Hogarth & Sons Ltd., 120 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, C 2 Telephone CENtral 6535 | | |
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BARON RENFREW was imminently to be sold to Greek owners after arriving at Glasgow and would be renamed ADAMASTOS - - see the entries for ADAMASTOS |
Arrival
Sunday, November 5, 1961 @ 2035
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ASSIOUT (1949 - 1973 General cargo ship 367 feet long of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) |
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ASSIOUT leaves Drydock and loads for Alexandria (Egypt) |
| Arrived from | Govan Drydock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Arrived in berth | 5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 1,539 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 10' 2" | Gross Tonnage | 3422 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 14' 6" | Deadweght Tonnage | 4716 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Sunday, November 5, 1961 @ 2125
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ANDANIA (1960-1969 Refrigerated / General cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) |
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Cunard's cargo liner ANDANIA leaves Glasgow for New York |
| Sailing for | New York | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Sailed from berth | 4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 7,004 |
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| Outward cargo | General | Deadweght Tonnage | 9,560 |
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Ship Event
Sunday, November 5, 1961 @ 2350
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
CLAN KEITH (1948- 1961 General cargo ship of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow : 1961 sank after an explosion off Tunisia) |
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Sinking of CLAN KEITH ...... This item is not yet completed |
| | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, UK) |
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#4 · Jun 22, 2010
There was no explosion. She was wrecked. The following is from the CD Book "From Clans to Kings and Castles - The Cayzer, Irvine Group".
CLAN KEITH (2nd of name in fleet)
O.N. 167858. 7,174g. 4,272n. 425.1 x 57.0 x 34.8 feet.
T.3-cyl. (24½", 37" & 70" x 48") engine made by the General Machinery Corporation, Hamilton, Ohio. 2,500 IHP.
14.5.1942: Launched as OCEAN VERITY by the Permanente Metals Corporation, Shipyard No. 1., Richmond, California (Yard No. 24) for the United States War Shipping Administration.
6.1942: Completed for lease to The Ministry of War Transport, (A. Holt & Company, Liverpool, appointed as managers thence their subsidiary - Glen Line Ltd., London).
1946: Chartered by The Clan Line Steamers Ltd., (Cayzer, Irvine & Company Ltd., managers).
1948: Purchased by The Clan Line Steamers Ltd., (same managers), and renamed CLAN KEITH.
5.11.1961: Whilst on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Colombo, via Malta, with general cargo, struck the Ecueils des Sorelles Rocks, near Cape Bon, 11 miles south from Galita Island, Tunisia, during a gale. The vessel, which grounded in heavy seas and poor visibility, broke in two. The afterpart sank the same day and the forepart the next. There were only six survivors from her crew, of 68, five of these being picked up by DURHAM TRADER (6,214g./59). When her Captain was rescued he stated that when the vessel was in a position 37.15 N., 95.0 E., there had been a huge explosion that had broken the vessel in two.
However, during the inquiry into the incident he was on 26.5.1963 found to be at fault for allowing his vessel to be lost on the rocks.
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Arrival
Monday, November 6, 1961 @ 0700
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ULSTER HERDSMAN (1954- 1963 Coastal general cargo / cattle carrier of Belfast Steamship Company) |
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ULSTER HERDSMAN bunkers coal at Queen's Dock, Glasgow |
| Arrived from | Glasgow Harbour | Port of Registry | Belfast (Northern Ireland) |
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| Arrived in berth | 8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 1,497 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Arrival
Monday, November 6, 1961 @ 1130
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CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) |
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Oiler CLANITY arrives to bunker ASSIOUT with fuel oil |
| Arrived from | Old Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside ASSIOUT) | Net Tonnage | 224 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Fuel oil | Gross Tonnage | 495 |
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Ship Event
Monday, November 6, 1961 @ 1130
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ASSIOUT (1949 - 1973 General cargo ship 367 feet long of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) |
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Oiler CLANITY arrives to bunker ASSIOUT with fuel oil |
| Ship's location | 5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| | Net Tonnage | 1,539 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 3422 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 4716 |
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Sailing
Monday, November 6, 1961 @ 1140
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ULSTER HERDSMAN (1954- 1963 Coastal general cargo / cattle carrier of Belfast Steamship Company) |
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ULSTER HERDSMAN bunkers then departs Glasgow for Dublin |
| Sailing for | Dublin (Ireland - 169 nautical miles from Kempock Point at Gourock Pier) | Port of Registry | Belfast (Northern Ireland) |
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| Sailed from berth | 8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 1,497 |
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| Outward cargo | Bunkers (most probably coal) | | |
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Sailing
Monday, November 6, 1961 @ 1402
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CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) |
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Oiler CLANITY departs from ASSIOUT after bunkering her with fuel oil |
| Sailing for | Old Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | 5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside ASSIOUT) | Net Tonnage | 224 |
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| Outward cargo | Light | Gross Tonnage | 495 |
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