Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Sunday, November 19, 1961 @ 2010
LYCIA (1954-1965 General cargo liner 348 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard's cargo liner LYCIA arrives in Glasgow with a cargo from the Mediterranean

Arrived fromAighion Kolakalon via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth18 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival20' 6"
Draught aft on arrival21 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentAnchor Line, Glasgow

Sailing

Sunday, November 19, 1961 @ 2045
SIDONIA (1961-1967 General cargo liner 472 feet / 144 metres of Anchor Line / 1967-1968 Moor Line, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Anchor Line's SIDONIA leaves Glasgow for New York

Sailing forNew York Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage2.740
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage5,704
Draught forward on sailing19' 1"
Draught aft on sailing21' 9"
Ships agentAnchor Line, Glasgow

Arrival

Monday, November 20, 1961 @ 0020
DEVON COAST (1947-1963 General cargo coaster of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

DEVON COAST arrives in Glasgow with heavy lifts from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival7' 10"
Draught aft on arrival12' 1"
Cargo carried on arrivalLifts (Heavy lifts)

Sailing

Monday, November 20, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
HMS BROADSWORD (1948-1968 Weapon-class Destroyer 365 ft (111 m) long of Royal Navy, London : 1968 Scrapped) Own Page

Royal Navy Destroyer H.M.S. BROADSWORD leaves Greenock

Ship's locationGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London

   Five British and American warships arrived at Greenock prior to taking part in Joint Naval Exercises next week.

   The Royal Navy cruiser H.M.S. BERMUDA and the Destroyers H.M.S. BROADSWORD and H.M.S. SCORPION are alongside at Greenock and the American Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ESSEX and the Fleet Oiler U.S.S. WACCAMAW are anchored at Tail-of-the-Bank.

   Both BERMUDA and ESSEX will be open to the public to visit and ship’s boats from the Aircraft Carrier will ferry passengers to ESSEX.

   The ships will leave Greenock on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

  

Sailing

Monday, November 20, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
HMS SCORPION (1946-1971 Weapon-class Destroyer of Royal Navy, London : 1971 Scrapped) Own Page

Royal Navy Destroyer H.M.S. SCORPION leaves Greenock

Ship's locationGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London

   Five British and American warships arrived at Greenock prior to taking part in Joint Naval Exercises next week.

   The Royal Navy cruiser H.M.S. BERMUDA and the Destroyers H.M.S. BROADSWORD and H.M.S. SCORPION are alongside at Greenock and the American Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ESSEX and the Fleet Oiler U.S.S. WACCAMAW are anchored at Tail-of-the-Bank.

   Both BERMUDA and ESSEX will be open to the public to visit and ship’s boats from the Aircraft Carrier will ferry passengers to ESSEX.

   The ships will leave Greenock on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

  

Sailing

Monday, November 20, 1961 @ 1405
GAEL "Pronounced Gale - as in a storm" ( 1931-1964 Clyde steam puffer : Crinan Canal type : 66 feet long of J & J Hay, Glasgow) Own Page

Puffer GAEL leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow with a cargo of coal for Dunoon

Sailing forDunoon (a small town on the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage37
Outward cargoCoalGross Tonnage70

Arrival

Monday, November 20, 1961 @ 1536
TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page

Tank cleaner vessel TULIPBANK ties-up in Queen's Dock, Glasgow

Arrived fromKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth32 North Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage478
Cargo carried on arrivalTank Cleaner

Sailing

Monday, November 20, 1961 @ 1950
DEVON COAST (1947-1963 General cargo coaster of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

DEVON COAST leaves Glasgow light-ship for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Monday, November 20, 1961 @ 2133
LYCIA (1954-1965 General cargo liner 348 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard's cargo liner LYCIA leaves Glasgow for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpool - 213 nautical miles from Kempock Point Pilot station at GourockPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth18 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same general cargo
Draught forward on sailing19' 5
Draught aft on sailing20' 8"

Sailing

Tuesday, November 21, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
HMS BERMUDA (1942-1965 Crown Colony-class light cruiser 555 feet long of Royal Navy, London : 1965 Scrapped) Own Page

Royal Navy Cruiser H.M.S. BERMUDA leaves Greenock

Ship's locationGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London

   Five British and American warships arrived at Greenock prior to taking part in Joint Naval Exercises next week.

   The Royal Navy cruiser H.M.S. BERMUDA and the Destroyers H.M.S. BROADSWORD and H.M.S. SCORPION are alongside at Greenock and the American Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ESSEX and the Fleet Oiler U.S.S. WACCAMAW are anchored at Tail-of-the-Bank.

   Both BERMUDA and ESSEX will be open to the public to visit and ship’s boats from the Aircraft Carrier will ferry passengers to ESSEX.

   The ships will leave Greenock on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

  

Sailing

Tuesday, November 21, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
U.S.S. ESSEX (1942-1969 Essex-class Aircraft Carrier 872 feet (266 m) overall of United States Navy: 1975 Scrapped) Own Page

United States Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ESSEX leaves Greenock

Ship's locationGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryUnited States Navy

   Five British and American warships arrived at Greenock prior to taking part in Joint Naval Exercises next week.

   The Royal Navy cruiser H.M.S. BERMUDA and the Destroyers H.M.S. BROADSWORD and H.M.S. SCORPION are alongside at Greenock and the American Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ESSEX and the Fleet Oiler U.S.S. WACCAMAW are anchored at Tail-of-the-Bank.

   Both BERMUDA and ESSEX will be open to the public to visit and ship’s boats from the Aircraft Carrier will ferry passengers to ESSEX.

   The ships will leave Greenock on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

The image is a copy of the Greenock Harbour Dues book referring to the visit by U.S.S. ESSEX and to the motor launches, motor boats and utility boats plying from Albert Harbour, Greenock to and from ESSEX at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock.

  

Sailing

Tuesday, November 21, 1961 @ 0840
TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page

Tank cleaner vessel TULIPBANK leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Prince's Dock

Sailing forPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth32 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage478
Outward cargoTank Cleaner

Arrival

Tuesday, November 21, 1961 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
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 comes alongside DIXCOVE to load 1 X 24 ton heavy lift onto her

Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside Elder Dempster's DIXCOVE)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Cargo carried on arrival1 heavy lift of 24 tons

 

 

Ship Event

Tuesday, November 21, 1961 @ 0930
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
DIXCOVE (1959-1979 General cargo ship 460 feet long of Elder Dempster Company, Liverpool) Own Page

DIXCOVE loads 1 X 24 ton heavy lift from Floating crane NEWSHOT

Ship's location22 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Gross Tonnage5,905

Sailing

Tuesday, November 21, 1961 @ 1435
ROBERT DUNDAS (1938-1974 Royal Fleet Auxiliary coastal store carrier 220 feet long: pennant no. A204) Own Page

ROBERT DUNDAS leaves Glasgow for Belfast with Government stores

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London
Sailed from berth4 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage1125
Outward cargoGovernment stores