Ship Event
Friday, November 10, 1961 @ 1255
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ADAMASTOS (1961-1970 General cargo ship of Empros Line, Greece) |
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Oiler CLANITY leaves ADAMASTOS (formerly BARON RENFREW) after bunkering her with fuel oil |
Ship's location | 24 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Piraues, Greece |
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Ship Event
Friday, November 10, 1961 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
ADJUTANT (1954-1966 Cargo vessel 246 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) |
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ADJUTANT closes at Glasgow for Gibraltar, Casablanca, Cadiz and Oporto |
Ships agent | Moss Hutchison Line Limited, 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. Central 6643 | Port of Registry | London |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 1843 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 931 |
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Ship Event
Friday, November 10, 1961 @ 1700
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FLORIAN (1955 - 1971 General cargo liner 351 feet long of Ellerman Papayanni Line) |
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Ellerman & Papayanni Line's FLORIAN closes at Glasgow for cargo for Mediterranean Ports |
Ships agent | John Bruce & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Arrival
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1015
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ERNE (1962-1984 Oil tanker of James Nourse / P & O, London) |
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Arrived from | Charles Connell's Shipyard, Scotstoun, Glasgow | Port of Registry | London |
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Arrived in berth | 52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow | Deadweght Tonnage | 21,291 |
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Draught forward on arrival | 20' 7" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 15' 2" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board - a new ship being fitted-out | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1200
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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 sails for Liverpool then Turkey |
Sailing for | Mersin (Turkey) via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Sailed from berth | 5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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Outward cargo | General | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 10' 4" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 15' 6" | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1225
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ROBERT DUNDAS (1938-1974 Royal Fleet Auxiliary coastal store carrier 220 feet long: pennant no. A204) |
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Fleet Auxiliary ROBERT DUNDAS arrives in Glasgow from Belfast with Government stores |
Arrived from | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Admiralty, London |
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Arrived in berth | 16/18 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 1125 |
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Cargo carried on arrival | Government stores | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1235
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LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) |
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Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSBURN leaves Glasgow carrying heavy lifts for Belfast |
Sailing for | Belfast (Northern Ireland) via Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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Sailed from berth | 4 Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 228 |
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Outward cargo | Lifts (heavy lifts) | Gross Tonnage | 513 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 720 |
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Sailing
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1255
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CLAN ANGUS (1945-1956 then 1959 - 1962 general cargo liner 446 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow : 1962 Scrapped) |
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CLAN ANGUS leaves Glasgow with general cargo for Aqaba (Jordan) and Colombo (Ceylon) via Birkenhead |
Arrived from | Beira (Mozambique) and Cape Town (South Africa) via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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Arrived in berth | 6 / 6a King George V Dock, Glasgow : with her head south | Gross Tonnage | 7,030 |
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Sailing for | Aqaba (Jordan) and Colombo (Ceylon) via Birkenhead | | |
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Sailed from berth | 6 / 6a King George V Dock, Glasgow : with her head south | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 9' 08" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 13' 03" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 756 tons | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 7 November at 1300 | | |
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Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Renfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241 | | |
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Completed discharge of inward cargo | 9 November at 1800 | | |
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Commened loading outward cargo | 7 November at 1300 | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 1,350 tons | | |
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Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241 | | |
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Completed loading outward cargo | 10 November at 1530 | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 8' 07" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 17' 03" | | |
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Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel 041 221 7050 Telex 778133 | | |
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Sailed | 1255 on 11 November for Aqaba (Jordan) and Colombo (Ceylon) via Birkenhead | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1310
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LIMELIGHT (1948-1963 steam general cargo puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall, Greenock : scrapped at Dalmuir 1966) |
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Puffer LIMELIGHT arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of crushed granite from Loch Fyne |
Arrived from | Furnace (A village in Argyll, Scotland, on North bank of Loch Fyne = pronounced "fine") | Port of Registry | Greenock (UK) |
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Arrived in berth | 10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 96 |
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Cargo carried on arrival | Granite chips (often used to make extremely hard-wearing doorsteps for buildings) | Deadweght Tonnage | 140 |
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Ship Event
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1410
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FRANCISKA HENDRIK FISSER (1952 - ? General cargo ship of Fisser & v Doornum, Emden, Germany) |
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F H FISSER shifts from Kelvin Drydock to the nearby Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow |
Arrived from | Kelvin Dry Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Emden (Germany) |
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Arrived in berth | 5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 6,178 |
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Draught forward on arrival | 9' 6" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 12' 6" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1435
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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 leaves Glasgow for Houston and New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico |
Sailing for | Houston and New Orleans (USA) | Port of Registry | Limerick, Ireland |
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Sailed from berth | 8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow | | |
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Outward cargo | General | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 18' 3" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 19' 9" | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1440
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ASHDOD (1958 - 1969 General cargo ship 265 feet long of Zim Israel Line) |
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Israeli ship ASHDOD departs Glasgow for Mediterranean ports |
Sailing for | Lisbon (Portugal), Haifa (Israel) and Piraeus (Greece) | Port of Registry | Haifa (Israel) |
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Sailed from berth | 29 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 1902 |
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Outward cargo | General | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 17' 9" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 23' 10" | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1453
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ADAMASTOS (1961-1970 General cargo ship of Empros Line, Greece) |
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Greek tramp ADAMASTOS (formerly BARON RENFREW) leaves Glasgow light-ship for Hamburg (Germany) |
Sailing for | Hamburg (Germany) | Port of Registry | Piraues, Greece |
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Sailed from berth | 24 North Basin, Queen's DocK, Glasgow | | |
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Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 7' 6" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 14 feet | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1515
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TEXAN (1937-1964 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter : Crinan Canal type : 66 feet overall of J Hay & Sons Ltd., Glasgow : scrapped 1964) |
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Puffer TEXAN arrives in Glasgow to load a cargo of coal for Dunoon |
Arrived from | Lamlash, Isle of Arran | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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Arrived in berth | 8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 30 |
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Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | Gross Tonnage | 71 |
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News Event
Saturday, November 11, 1961 @ 1635
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MALTASIAN (1950-1962 then 1964-1967 General cargo ship 375 feet long of Ellerman Papayanni Line, Liverpool) |
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Ellerman Papayanni Line's MALTASIAN arrives in Glasgow to load general cargo for Mediterranean Ports |
Arrived from | Sicilian Ports via Belfast | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Arrived in berth | 19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west, 1 blind in) | Gross Tonnage | 3,910 |
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Sailing for | Mediterranean Ports via Port Talbot (Wales, U.K.) | | |
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Sailed from berth | 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 16' 11" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 17' 00" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 991 tons | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 13th November | | |
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Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clutha Stevedores | | |
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Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1900 on 14th November | | |
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Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 16th November | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 780 tons | | |
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Stevedore loading outward cargo | James Spencer Company | | |
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Completed loading outward cargo | 1015 on 18th November | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 18' 07" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 19' 06" | | |
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Ships agent | City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow | | |
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