Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, July 4, 1962 @ 2229
ROYAL SCOTSMAN (1936-1967 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage3,288

Sailing

Wednesday, July 4, 1962 @ 2248
IXION (1951-1972 Passenger/cargo liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped in Barcelona) Own Page

Tug FLYING DIPPER escorts Blue Funnel's IXION downriver to sea

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage10,125

Tug FLYING DIPPER in attendance on, and slightly astern of IXION as she makes her way downriver,

Sailing

Wednesday, July 4, 1962 @ 2249
FLYING DIPPER ( 1958-1977 Tug 114 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DIPPER escorts Blue Funnel's IXION downriver to sea

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage274

Tug FLYING DIPPER in attendance on, and slightly astern of IXION as she makes her way downriver,

Sailing

Wednesday, July 4, 1962 @ 2308
CLAN FRASER (1961-1965 General cargo ship 497 feet overall of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER escorts Clan Line's CLAN FRASER downriver to sea

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage9,292

Tug THUNDERER in attendance on, and slightly astern of CLAN FRASER as she makes her way downriver,

Sailing

Wednesday, July 4, 1962 @ 2310
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER escorts Clan Line's CLAN FRASER past Bowling and downriver to sea

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Tug THUNDERER in attendance on, and slightly astern of CLAN FRASER as she makes her way downriver,

Ship Movement

Wednesday, July 4, 1962 @ 2316
SEAMEW (1947-1966 General cargo ship 259 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

General Steam's SEAMEW passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0012
FLYING PETREL ( 1951-1963 Harbour and coastal tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING PETREL towing LAURENTIA passes Govan Wharf, Glasgow on her way downriver

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

Tug FLYING PETREL at the bow was towing Donaldson Line’s cargo ship LAURENTIA and passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow on their way downriver.

News Event

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0012
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA passes Govan Wharf, Glasgow on her way downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

 

Tug FLYING PETREL at the bow was towing Donaldson Line’s cargo ship LAURENTIA and passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow on their way downriver.

 

Arrival

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0013
BALLYGALLY HEAD (1954-1968 General cargo ship 242 feet long of Head Line / Ulster Steamship Company, Belfast) Own Page

BALLYGALLY HEAD passes Bowling inbound to Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)

Sailing

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0030
FOGLARO (1962-1967 Ore carrier 489 feet long of Rederi AB Regulus (Rex), Stockholm, Sweden) Own Page

Ore carrier FOGLARO leaves Glasgow on passage to Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Arrived fromLulea (A city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County)Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Arrived in berthWest Terminus, General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, with stern 224 feet from Ferry
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthWest Terminus, General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, with stern 224 feet from Ferry
Draught forward on arrival28' 01"
Draught aft on arrival28' 04"
Cargo carried on arrival10,939 tons of Iron Ore
Commenced discharge of inward cargo4th July at 0600
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Limited
Completed discharge of inward cargo4th July at 1715
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing10' 00"
Draught aft on sailing22' 03"

   In the wee small hours of 4th July 1962 the Ore Carrier FOGLARO, piloted by Clyde Pilot Smith, made her way up the River Clyde towards Glasgow.

   Two Steel & Bennie tugs met her about 0200 near King George V Dock and began towing her, and at 0230 she arrived at West Terminus, General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, with her bow heading East (towards Glasgow) and her stern 224 feet from the cross-river Finnieston Ferry landing steps.

   FOGLARO was carrying 10,939 tons of Iron Ore from Luleå, Sweden, and was drawing 28’ 01” forward and 28’ 04” aft.

   Colvilles giant cranes with their enormous two-piece hinged grab buckets – known as shell grabs or shell buckets – began unloading the ore at 0600, and, working continuously throughout the day, completed discharging at 1715 that afternoon.

   A check on the ship’s draught at 0915 showed that she was afloat and drawing 24’ 08” forward and 21’ 00” aft, and on completing discharge was drawing 10’ 00” forward and 22’ 03” aft.

   Clyde Pilot Blackwood boarded the vessel late on 4th July, and, with two Steel & Bennie tugs in attendance, FOGLARO cast off from General Terminus Quay at 0030 on 5th July and was towed astern a short distance to the entrance to Prince’s Dock where she was canted (turned) and then made her way downriver, light-ship (that is with no cargo on board) on passage to Rotterdam (Netherlands).

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0059
BALLYGALLY HEAD (1954-1968 General cargo ship 242 feet long of Head Line / Ulster Steamship Company, Belfast) Own Page

BALLYGALLY HEAD passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0108
ST MUNGO (1959-1975 Fireboat 68 feet long of City of Glasgow Fire Brigade)) Own Page

Fireboat ST MUNGO passes Govan Wharf, Glasgow on her way downriver

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

 

 

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0126
ST MUNGO (1959-1975 Fireboat 68 feet long of City of Glasgow Fire Brigade)) Own Page

ST MUNGO passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0126
FLYING TEMPEST (1946-1962 Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow : scrapped in 1982) Own Page

Tug FLYING TEMPEST towing FOGLARO passes Govan Wharf, Glasgow on her way downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage263

 

Tug FLYING TEMPEST at the bow was towing Ore Carrier FOGLARO and passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow on their way downriver.

 

News Event

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0126
FOGLARO (1962-1967 Ore carrier 489 feet long of Rederi AB Regulus (Rex), Stockholm, Sweden) Own Page

Ore Carrier FOGLARO passes Govan Wharf, Glasgow on her way downriver

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

Tug FLYING TEMPEST at the bow was towing Ore Carrier FOGLARO and passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow on their way downriver.