Arrival
Sunday, November 26, 1961 @ 2335
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STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) |
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Puffer STORMLIGHT waits in Queen's Dock, Glasgow before moving upriver to Custom House Quay |
| Arrived from | Furnace (A village in Argyll, Scotland, on North bank of Loch Fyne = pronounced "fine") | Port of Registry | Greenock |
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| Arrived in berth | 10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Reg Tonnage | 71 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Granite chips (often used to make extremely hard-wearing doorsteps for buildings) | | |
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Arrival
Sunday, November 26, 1961 @ 2355
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SILVIA (1954-1972 General cargo ship 13.5 knots of Herm. Dauelsberg GmbH & Co KG, Bremen W Germany |
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German cargo ship SILVIA arrives in Glasgow carrying a general cargo from Montreal (Canada) |
| Arrived from | Montreal (Canada) via Newport (Wales) | Port of Registry | West Germany |
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| Arrived in berth | 7 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 3,185 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 14' 9" | Deadweght Tonnage | 5,615 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 15' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General | | |
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Arrival
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 0145
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MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) |
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Puffer MOONLIGHT waits in Queen's Dock, Glasgow before moving upriver to Custom House Quay |
| Arrived from | Furnace (A village in Argyll, Scotland, on North bank of Loch Fyne = pronounced "fine") | Port of Registry | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | 10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 164 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Granite chips (often used to make extremely hard-wearing doorsteps for buildings) | Deadweght Tonnage | 188 |
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Sailing
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 0633
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MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) |
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Puffer MOONLIGHT leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow and moves upriver to Custom House Quay |
| Sailing for | Custom House Quay, Clyde Street, Glasgow (passing under some very low bridges) | Port of Registry | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | 10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 164 |
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| Outward cargo | Same cargo of granite chips | Deadweght Tonnage | 188 |
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Sailing
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 0650
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STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) |
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Puffer STORMLIGHT leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow and moves upriver to Custom House Quay |
| Sailing for | Custom House Quay, Clyde Street, Glasgow (passing under some very low bridges) | Port of Registry | Greenock |
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| Sailed from berth | 10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Reg Tonnage | 71 |
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| Outward cargo | Same cargo of granite chips | | |
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Arrival
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 1100
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ISLAND MAID (Inshore fishing boat) |
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New fishing boat ISLAND MAID arrives by road from Fraserburgh and put into water by crane |
| Arrived from | By road from Fraserburgh (Scotland) | | |
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| Arrived in berth | 12 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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Arrival
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 1125
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APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) |
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Oiler APEXITY comes alongside BARON INVERCLYDE and bunkers her with fuel oil |
| Arrived from | Old Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | 24 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside BARON INVERCLYDE) | Net Tonnage | 49 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Fuel oil | Gross Tonnage | 136 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 180 |
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Ship Event
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 1125
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BARON INVERCLYDE (1954-1963 General cargo ship 438ft 139.2 metres long 12.5 knots of Hugh Hogarth Company, Glasgow) |
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BARON INVERCLYDE bunkers fuel oil from oiler APEXITY |
| Ship's location | 24 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Ardrossan (Scotland) |
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| Vessel bunkered | Fuel oil from oiler APEXITY | Gross Tonnage | 7;490 |
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| Ships agent | H Hogarth & Sons Ltd., 120 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, C 2 Telephone CENtral 6535 | Deadweght Tonnage | 9,300 |
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Sailing
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 1340
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SENATOR (1947-1964 General cargo ship 442 feet long of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) |
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Harrison's SENATOR leaves Glasgow with 690 tons of general cargo for the West Indies via Liverpool |
| Arrived from | Liverpool (England, UK) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England) |
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| Arrived in berth | 79 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west, stern 2 blinds from east wall) | Gross Tonnage | 7,259 |
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| Sailing for | West Indies via Liverpool | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 79 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west, stern 2 blinds from east wall) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 11' 07" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 18' 02" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light ship - no cargo on board | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 21st November | | |
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| Outward cargo | 690 tons of general cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | James Spencer & Company, Stevedores | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1040 on 27th November | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 11' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 20' 06" | | |
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| Ships agent | Prentice, Service & Henderson Ltd, 175 West George Street, Glasgow C 1 | | |
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Sailing
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 1948
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APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) |
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Oiler APEXITY leaves BARON INVERCLYDE after bunkering her with 130 tons of fuel oil |
| Sailing for | Dunglass Esso oil depot, River Clyde ( beside Bowling Harbour, 12 miles downriver from Glasgow) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | 24 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside BARON INVERCLYDE) | Net Tonnage | 49 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Gross Tonnage | 136 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 180 |
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Ship Event
Monday, November 27, 1961 @ 1948
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BARON INVERCLYDE (1954-1963 General cargo ship 438ft 139.2 metres long 12.5 knots of Hugh Hogarth Company, Glasgow) |
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Oiler APEXITY leaves BARON INVERCLYDE after bunkering her with 130 tons of fuel oil |
| Ship's location | 24 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Ardrossan (Scotland) |
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| Vessel bunkered | 130 tons of fuel oil from oiler APEXITY | Gross Tonnage | 7;490 |
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| Ships agent | H Hogarth & Sons Ltd., 120 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, C 2 Telephone CENtral 6535 | Deadweght Tonnage | 9,300 |
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Sailing
Tuesday, November 28, 1961 @ 0025
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NEW ZEALAND STAR (1935-1967 General cargo ship of Blue Star Line, London : Scrapped 1967) |
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Blue Star Line's NEW ZEALAND STAR leaves Glasgow for Liverpool and Cape Town (South Africa) |
| Sailing for | Cape Town (South Africa) via Liverpool | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailed from berth | 58 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 12,436 |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 15' 5" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 25 feet | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, November 28, 1961 @ 0205
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ALAUNIA (1960-1969 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) |
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Cunard's cargo liner ALAUNIA arrives in Glasgow from New York and Greenock |
| Arrived from | New York via Greenock | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Arrived in berth | 5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 14' 5" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 21 feet | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, November 28, 1961 @ 0740
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ISLAND MAID (Inshore fishing boat) |
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New fishing vessel ISLAND MAID leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Isle of Man |
| Sailing for | Port St Mary (Isle of Man) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 2 North Quay, Outer Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, November 28, 1961 @ 0845
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ESTHER CHARLOTTE SCHULTE (1961-1980 General cargo ship operated on charter to the Hamburg-Chicago Linie, Hamburg, Germany) |
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German cargo ship ESTHER CHARLOTTE SCHULTE arrives in Glasgow from Valencia (Spain) |
| Arrived from | Valencia (Spain) via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Hamburg (Germany) |
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| Arrived in berth | 17 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 12 feet | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 13' 4" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo (probably fruit) | | |
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She was sold in 1980 and renamed TUKWILA CHIEF under Panamanian register. On 24th December 1982 she had just sailed from Souris (Prince Edward Island, Canada) when she caught fire and was very seriously damaged. As a result on 20 September 1983 she was taken out into the Atlantic Ocean and scuttled |
