Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1601
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER towing Suction hopper dredger BLEASDALE passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage223

   Tug BRIGADIER at the bow and tug CAMPAIGNER

at the stern were towing Suction hopper dredger

BLEASDALE from Simons Lobnitz Shipbuilders, Renfrew

(River Clyde) and passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow on their

way upriver.

Sailing

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1603
WARRIOR ( 1970-1973 Coastal and harbour tug of Steel & Bennie, Greenock/ Rea Tugs/ Cory towage) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : outbound and heading west downriver towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1605
SCHIEHALLION (1961-1970 Deep-sea fishing trawler No. GN73 being 108 feet long of Grampian motor Trawlers/Carnie & Croan)) Own Page

SCHIEHALLION leaves Ardrossan for deep-sea fishing grounds

Sailing forSea - probably deep-sea fishing grounds off the Outer Hebrides Islands of ScotlandPort of RegistryGranton
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage60
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage243

Sailing

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1612
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER passes Bowling Watch House on her way downriver to Greenock

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

Arrival

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1620
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER passes Bowling escorting Irish Shipping's IRISH MAPLE upriver to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Tug THUNDERER was standing-by, escorting Irish Shipping's cargo liner IRISH MAPLE upriver to Glasgow, THUNDERER was slightly ahead of the cargo liner.

Arrival

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1621
IRISH MAPLE ( 1957 - 1968 Tramp Cargo ship 476 feet long of Irish Shipping Line, Dublin) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER escorting Irish Shipping's IRISH MAPLE upriver to Glasgow

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

Tug THUNDERER was standing-by, escorting Irish Shipping's cargo liner IRISH MAPLE upriver to Glasgow,
THUNDERER was slightly ahead of the cargo liner.

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1621
FLYING WITCH ( 1960- Tug 88 feet long owned by Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WITCH passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage116

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1621
FLYING WIZARD ( 1960-1971 Tug 88 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WIZARD passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage112

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1628
FLYING METEOR ( Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING METEOR passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

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

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1630
FLYING DUCK (1956-1976 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DUCK passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

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

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1635
TAUTRA (1960 - 1967 General cargo ship 370 feet overall of Skips A/S Tautra (T.Torkildsens Rederi A/S Trondheim : 1987 scrapped at Split, Yugoslavia) Own Page

Norwegian cargo ship TAUTRA shifts to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, to discharge grain

Port of RegistryTrondheim, Norway
Net Tonnage1,340
Gross Tonnage2,887
Deadweght Tonnage4,775

TAUTRA arrived in Prince's Dock from Montreal on 5th July at 1225.

On 8th July at 1635 she shifted from Prince's Dock to Meadowside Granary to discharge her cargo of 1,927 tons of grain. On shifting, her draught forward was 12' 2" and aft 18' 3"

At 1155 on 16th July TAUTRA returned to Prince's Dock, from Meadowside, and tied up in berth 14/15 with her bow 7 blinds from the top.

She left Glasgow for Montreal at 1715 on 13th July

Sailing

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1700
STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : outbound and heading west downriver towards GreenockPort of RegistryGreenock
Reg Tonnage71

Ship Movement

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1712
FLYING WITCH ( 1960- Tug 88 feet long owned by Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WITCH from Meadowside Quay passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage116

Ship Event

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1714
FLYING WIZARD ( 1960-1971 Tug 88 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WIZARD from Meadowside Quay passes Govan Watch House, Glasgow heading upriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived fromMeadowside Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage112

Ship Event

Sunday, July 8, 1962 @ 1724
FLYING MERLIN ( 1951-1967 Coastal and harbour tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING MERLIN passes Govan Watch House, Glasgow heading upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage261