Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 0947
CHIEFTAIN (1930-1967 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Ships agentSteel & Bennie Limited., 86 Broomielaw, Glasgow, C.1.Gross Tonnage197

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 0948
VANGUARD (In 1962 Tug of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) Own Page

Tug VANGUARD passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Ships agentSteel & Bennie Limited., 86 Broomielaw, Glasgow, C.1.

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 0955
FLYING DOLPHIN (Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DOLPHIN passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow heading for Meadowside Quay

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow

News Event

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1000
Own Page

Burns & Laird Lines vessel at Donegal Quay, Belfast

News Event

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1000
DUKE OF YORK (British Rail) Own Page

Advert for DUKE OF YORK on the British Rail Heysham to Belfast service

News Event

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1002
Own Page

Where can we get a bite to eat in Belfast ?

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1005
FLYING DUCK (1956-1976 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DUCK towing MIRTO passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company, 78 Carlton Place, GlasgowGross Tonnage176

Tug FLYING DUCK at the bow and tug FLYING DOLPHIN

towing at the stern were towing Italian cargo ship MIRTO

(which was sailing for U.S. Gulf Ports) from 4 Meadowside

Quay and passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow and heading

downriver towards Greenock.

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1005
FLYING DOLPHIN (Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DOLPHIN towing MIRTO passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow

Tug FLYING DUCK at the bow and tug FLYING DOLPHIN

towing at the stern were towing Italian cargo ship MIRTO

(which was sailing for U.S. Gulf Ports) from 4 Meadowside

Quay and passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow and heading

downriver towards Greenock.

News Event

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1005
MIRTO (General cargo ship of Oretea S.p.a di Navigazione) Own Page

Italian cargo ship MIRTO passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow sailing for U.S. Gulf Ports

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryItaly

Tug FLYING DUCK at the bow and tug FLYING DOLPHIN

towing at the stern were towing Italian cargo ship MIRTO

(which was sailing for U.S. Gulf Ports) from 4 Meadowside

Quay and passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow and heading

downriver towards Greenock. 

 

 

Any information or details of this ship MIRTO will be appreciated.  

Sailing

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1037
VANGUARD (1964-1981 Tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow / Cory Towage) Own Page

VANGUARD passes Bowling to meet PACIFIC ENVOY at Port Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage224

VANGUARD was going downriver to Port Glasgow to meet the Furness Withy cargo liner PACIFIC ENVOY which was inbound to Glasgow

Arrival

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1038
RUDOLF KARSTENS ( 1956-1966 General cargo coaster 48.65 metres 160 feet long of Karstens & Pape, Stade) Own Page

RUDOLF KARSTENS passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards GlasgowPort of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Gross Tonnage357
Deadweght Tonnage565

Arrival

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1050
WARRIOR ( 1970-1973 Coastal and harbour tug of Steel & Bennie, Greenock/ Rea Tugs/ Cory towage) Own Page

WARRIOR was escorting PACIFIC ENVOY upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Steel & Bennie's tugs WARRIOR and VANGUARD were in attendance on Furness Withy's cargo liner PACIFIC ENVOY, inbound to Glasgow. WARRIOR was immediately ahead of PACIFIC ENVOY and VANGUARD was just astern of the cargo liner.

Arrival

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1050
PACIFIC ENVOY (1958-1967 then 1970-1971 a 500 feet long cargo liner of Furness Withy Line, London : 1974 scrapped at Whampoa (China) Own Page

Furness Withy's cargo liner PACIFIC ENVOY passes Bowling inward bound for Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon

Steel & Bennie's tugs WARRIOR and VANGUARD were in attendance on Furness Withy's cargo liner PACIFIC ENVOY, inbound to Glasgow. WARRIOR was immediately ahead of PACIFIC ENVOY and VANGUARD was just astern of the cargo liner.

Arrival

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1050
FLYING DUCK (1956-1976 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DUCK passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage176

Arrival

Sunday, July 1, 1962 @ 1051
VANGUARD (1964-1981 Tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow / Cory Towage) Own Page

VANGUARD passes Bowling as she escorts PACIFIC ENVOY upriver to Glasgow

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage224

Steel & Bennie's tugs WARRIOR and VANGUARD were in attendance on Furness Withy's cargo liner PACIFIC ENVOY, inbound to Glasgow. WARRIOR was immediately ahead of PACIFIC ENVOY and VANGUARD was just astern of the cargo liner.