Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 0950
CRETAN (1948- General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay & Sons, Glasgow Own Page

Puffer CRETAN leaves Glasgow with a cargo of coal for Dunoon

Sailing forDunoon (a small town on the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berth10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage35
Outward cargoCoal

Arrival

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1200
LADY ISLE (1941-1956 Steam Clyde puffer lighter of Irvine Shipping & Trading Company / McCorquodale / Ross & Marshall : 1956 sank at Tiree) Own Page

Puffer LADY ISLE shifts to Queen's Dock to load coal bunkers for her passage to Islay

Arrived fromPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryTroon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage40
Cargo carried on arrivalBarley (outwards)

Arrival

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1215
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN arrives at Queen's Dock, Glasgow with lifts (heavy lifts) from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage228
Cargo carried on arrivalLiftsGross Tonnage513
Deadweght Tonnage720

Ship Movement

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1255
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT moves downriver to King George V Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoCoal bunkers

Arrival

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1304
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

Puffer STARLIGHT arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of crushed granite from Loch Fyne

Arrived fromFurnace (A village in Argyll, Scotland, on North bank of Loch Fyne)Port of RegistryGreenock
Arrived in berth10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage91
Cargo carried on arrivalGranite chips (often used to make extremely hard-wearing doorsteps for buildings)

Sailing

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1500
LADY ISLE (1941-1956 Steam Clyde puffer lighter of Irvine Shipping & Trading Company / McCorquodale / Ross & Marshall : 1956 sank at Tiree) Own Page

Puffer LADY ISLE leaves Glasgow for Isle of Islay

Sailing forIsle of Islay (Western Islands of Scotland)Port of RegistryTroon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage40
Outward cargoSame cargo and coal bunkers

Sailing

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1535
ANZAC (1939-1976 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay Ltd, Glasgow : scrapped 1976)) Own Page

Puffer ANZAC leaves Glasgow for Aultbea with a cargo of coke

Sailing forAultbea (Small fishing village in the North-West Highlands of Scotland on the shores of Loch Ewe)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage52
Outward cargoCokeDeadweght Tonnage140

Arrival

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1700
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY comes alongside AMARNA to bunker her with fuel oil

Arrived fromOld Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth27 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside AMARNA)Net Tonnage224
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1700
AMARNA (1949-1967 then 1968-1971 General cargo ship of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY comes alongside AMARNA to bunker her with fuel oil

Ship's location27 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Sailing

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1820
ALFONSO (1950-1966 General cargo ship) Own Page

ALFONSO leaves Glasgow for Antwerp

Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryBelgium
Sailed from berth22 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage1,438
Outward cargoPart same general cargo
Draught forward on sailing6' 6"
Draught aft on sailing11' 4"

Sailing

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1832
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY leaves AMARNA after bunkering her with fuel oil

Sailing forOld Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth27 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside AMARNA)Net Tonnage224
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Thursday, November 9, 1961 @ 1832
AMARNA (1949-1967 then 1968-1971 General cargo ship of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY leaves AMARNA after bunkering her with fuel oil

Ship's location27 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Arrival

Friday, November 10, 1961 @ 1100
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY comes alongside ADAMASTOS (formerly BARON RENFREW) to bunker her with fuel oil

Arrived fromOld Kilpatrick via Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth24 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside ADAMASTOS)Net Tonnage224
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Friday, November 10, 1961 @ 1100
ADAMASTOS (1961-1970 General cargo ship of Empros Line, Greece) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY comes alongside ADAMASTOS (formerly BARON RENFREW) to bunker her with fuel oil

Ship's location24 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryPiraues, Greece

Sailing

Friday, November 10, 1961 @ 1255
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY leaves ADAMASTOS (formerly BARON RENFREW) after bunkering her with fuel oil

Sailing forMeadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth24 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside ADAMASTOS)Net Tonnage224
Outward cargoPart fuel oilGross Tonnage495