Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 1910
KING EDWARD (1901-1952 Clyde passenger steamer 250 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

KING EDWARD passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage562

Ship Event

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 1942
FLYING SPITFIRE (1946- Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

FLYING SPITFIRE passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 1949
FLYING TYPHOON (In 1948 tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

FLYING TYPHOON passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship Event

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 1958
LOGAN (1923-1961 Clyde puffer 66 feet long of James Warnock, Paisley)) Own Page

Clyde puffer LOGAN passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship Event

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 2025
NEWARK (Motor Launch of the Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority) Own Page

NEWARK passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 2030
GLEANNSHIRA (In 1948 General cargo Clyde puffer / lighter) Own Page

Puffer GLEANNSHIRA arrives at Frisky Wharf, Bowling from downriver

Arrived in berthFrisky Wharf, Bowling, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.

Ship Event

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 2050
INCA (1938-1965 Steam Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay & Sons Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Clyde puffer INCA passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage72

Ship Event

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 2122
CRETAN (1948- General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay & Sons, Glasgow Own Page

Clyde puffer CRETAN passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationRiver Clyde, passing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Reg Tonnage35

Ship Movement

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 2223
TOURMALINE (1948-1955 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of William Robertson Shipowners Gem Line, Glasgow : Scrapped 1956) Own Page

Gem Line's TOURMALINE passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationRiver Clyde, passing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Net Tonnage274
Gross Tonnage569

Sailing

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 2253
TURQUOISE (In 1948 General cargo coaster of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Gem Line's TURQUOISE leaves Frisky Wharf, Bowling and heads upriver towards Glasgow

Sailed from berthFrisky Wharf, Bowling, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship Event

Monday, August 2, 1948 @ 2325
STORDALE (In 1948 Tanker) Own Page

Tanker STORDALE passes Bowling on her way upriver towards the Esso Oil Depot at Dunglass

Ship's locationRiver Clyde, passing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.

Ship Event

Tuesday, August 3, 1948 @ 0050
TARANSAY (In 1948) Own Page

TARANSAY passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationRiver Clyde, passing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.

Ship Event

Tuesday, August 3, 1948 @ 0510
ROYAL ULSTERMAN (1936-1968 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns and Laird, Glasgow : 1973 Scrapped in Greece) Own Page

ROYAL ULSTERMAN passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationRiver Clyde, passing Bowling Watch House, Bowling Harbour, River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Net Tonnage1,449
Gross Tonnage3,288
Deadweght Tonnage854

News Event

Wednesday, August 4, 1948 @ 1023
BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM (1945-1949 "Liberty" type General cargo ship 442 feet long of USA War Shipping Administration/ Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co., 1949-1972 placed in reserve fleet : 1973 scrapped) Own Page

U.S. cargo ship BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM passing Bowling Watch House and inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling (River Clyde) heading east (upriver) towards GlasgowPort of RegistryUnited States
Gross Tonnage7,200
Deadweght Tonnage10,600

 

   U.S.Liberty” type general cargo ship BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM

passes Bowling Harbour (River Clyde) and inbound to King

George V Dock, Glasgow, and she was escorted at the bow

by the tug CHIEFTAIN and at the stern by tug VANGUARD.

   BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM was carrying stores and aircraft

spares to support the Escort Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. SICILY

  which would arrive at King George V Dock on 7th

August 1948

 

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 4, 1948 @ 1023
CHIEFTAIN (1930-1967 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN escorting BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM passing Bowling Watch House and inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling (River Clyde) heading east (upriver) towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage197