Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1245
AMARNA (1949-1967 then 1968-1971 General cargo ship of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY departs from AMARNA after bunkering her with fuel oil

Port of RegistryLiverpool

Ship Movement

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1330
ELYSIA (1945-1963 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

ELYSIA at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow loads for Karachi and Bombay via Birkenhead

Arrived fromPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth3 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage6,936
Draught forward on arrival10' 6"
Draught aft on arrival19' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentAnchor Line, 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow C 1

Arrival

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1335
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST arrives alongside to bunker BISHOPSGATE with 135 tons of fuel oil

Arrived fromDunglass oil depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth48 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow (alongside Ore carrier BISHOPSGATE)Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Ship Event

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1335
BISHOPSGATE (1960-1968 Ore carrier 525 feet long of Bishopsgate Shipping / Silver Line, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST arrives alongside to bunker BISHOPSGATE with 135 tons of fuel oil

Ship's location48 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon

Sailing

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1345
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST departs ore carrier BISHOPSGATE after bunkering her with fuel oil

Sailing forDunglass Esso oil depot, River Clyde ( beside Bowling Harbour, 12 miles downriver from Glasgow)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth48 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow (alongside ore carrier BISHOPSGATE)Net Tonnage111
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Ship Event

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1345
BISHOPSGATE (1960-1968 Ore carrier 525 feet long of Bishopsgate Shipping / Silver Line, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST departs ore carrier BISHOPSGATE after bunkering her with fuel oil

Ship's location48 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon

Sailing

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1356
AMARNA (1949-1967 then 1968-1971 General cargo ship of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's AMARNA sails from Glasgow for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth27 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing11 feet
Draught aft on sailing16' 3"

Ship Movement

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1510
EVITA (1958-1973 Ore carrier 157.1 metres long of A/S Uglands Rederi, Norway) Own Page

Ore carrier EVITA shifts across the River to Stobcross Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGrimstad, Norway
Arrived in berth52/54 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage10,859
Draught forward on arrival14' 11"Deadweght Tonnage16,250
Draught aft on arrival17' 8"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

News Event

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1700
CITY OF AGRA ( 1936-1965 Cargo liner 461 feet long of Ellerman Hall Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF AGRA closes at Glasgow for Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira

Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011Port of RegistryLondon

Sailing

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
DARESSA (1950-1964 Passenger / cargo liner 121.46m (398.5feet) overall of British India Steam Navigation Co., London : 1974 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

DARESSA left Karachi (Pakistan) for Hong Kong for repairs after collision with PRESIDENT ARTHUR

Sailing forHong KongPort of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Sailed from berthKarachi (Pakistan)Net Tonnage2,805
Gross Tonnage5,180
Deadweght Tonnage4,260

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

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1710
STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Puffer STORMLIGHT arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow to load coal bunkers

Arrived fromPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock
Arrived in berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage71
Cargo carried on arrivalBarley (outwards)

News Event

Monday, November 13, 1961 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
PORT PIRIE (1947-1972 Refrigerated cargo liner 529 feet long of Port Line, London) Own Page

Port Line's PORT PIRIE sails from Grangemouth for Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney

Ships agentThe General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage6,163
Gross Tonnage10,535

Sailing

Tuesday, November 14, 1961 @ 0845
STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Puffer STORMLIGHT leaves Glasgow for Islay with a cargo of bags of barley

Sailing forIsle of Islay (Western islands of Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock
Sailed from berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage71
Outward cargoBarley in bags and coal bunkers

Ship Event

Tuesday, November 14, 1961 @ 1000
U.S. NAVY LANDING CRAFT No 5 Own Page

U.S. Navy landing craft takes 10 tons of timber to U.S.S. PROTEUS in the Holy Loch

Ship's locationDATE shown is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our best estimatePort of RegistryU.S. Navy
Sailing forU.S.S. PROTEUS at Holy Loch (Firth of Clyde)
Sailed from berthWest Quay, Greenock
Outward cargo10 tons of timber

The landing craft loaded 10 tons of timber in one call at West Quay, Greenock, and took the cargo to U.S.S. PROTEUS in the Holy Loch

Sailing

Tuesday, November 14, 1961 @ 1245
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Montreal for Dalhousie

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