Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, November 28, 1961 @ 1915
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 Queen's Dock, Glasgow before moving downriver to Rothesay Dock

Arrived fromCustom House Quay, Clyde Street, GlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock
Arrived in berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage91
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Tuesday, November 28, 1961 @ 1920
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow to load heavy lifts for Belfast

Arrived fromGlasgow HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage234
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage471

Sailing

Tuesday, November 28, 1961 @ 2155
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

Sailing

Tuesday, November 28, 1961 @ 2212
KANTARA ( 1947 - 1972 General cargo ship 366 feet overall of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's KANTARA sails for Liverpool then Malta and Haifa

Sailing forHaifa (Israel) and Malta via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Draught forward on sailing11' 6"
Draught aft on sailing16 feet

Sailing

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 0120
LOCHWOOD ( 1949-1963 general cargo ship 287 feet long of Joseph Constantine Company) Own Page

Constantine's LOCHWOOD leaves Glasgow and moves downriver to Port Glasgow

Sailing forPort GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth62 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage851.84
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage1689.23
Draught forward on sailing9' 1"
Draught aft on sailing12 feet

Sailing

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 0813
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 leaves Queen's Dock for Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth22 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 0838
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 leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow and moves downriver to Rothesay Dock

Sailing forRothesay Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock
Sailed from berth10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage91
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 0914
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 berth22 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage478
Outward cargoTank Cleaner

Arrival

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 1021
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 Cunard cargo liner ALAUNIA at Yorkhill, Glasgow

Arrived fromPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow (alongside ALAUNIA)

Ship Event

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 1021
ALAUNIA (1960-1969 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT comes alongside Cunard cargo liner ALAUNIA at Yorkhill, Glasgow

Ship's location5 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Sailing

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 1028
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK departs Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Greenock then to Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland) via GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth4 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage234
Outward cargoLifts (heavy lifts)Gross Tonnage471

LAIRDSROCK was most probably calling at Scott's Shipyard at Greenock to load steel plates for Harland & Wolff's Shipyard in Belfast

Arrival

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 1755
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 fromPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth14/16 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage478
Cargo carried on arrivalTank Cleaner

Sailing

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 1810
SAINT BLANE (1955- 1971 general cargo coaster 199 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow : 1979 scrapped at Suez) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT BLANE departs Glasgow carrying one heavy lift for Rosyth on the Firth of Forth

Sailing forRosyth (on Firth of Forth, East Coast of Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage650
Outward cargo1 lift (heavy lift)

Arrival

Wednesday, November 29, 1961 @ 1830
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 arrives in Queen's Dock from Cunard's ALAUNIA at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

Arrived from5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow (alongside ALAUNIA)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Thursday, November 30, 1961 @ 0120
BARON INVERCLYDE (1954-1963 General cargo ship 438ft 139.2 metres long 12.5 knots of Hugh Hogarth Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Hogarth's cargo ship BARON INVERCLYDE leaves Glasgow for Lisbon and Huelva

Sailing forLisbon (Portugal) and Huelva (Spain)Port of RegistryArdrossan (Scotland)
Sailed from berth24 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage7;490
Outward cargoGeneral cargoDeadweght Tonnage9,300
Draught forward on sailing10' 6"
Draught aft on sailing17' 6"
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