Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Friday, August 15, 1952 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MOOR (In 1952 General cargo puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow) Own Page

Puffer MOOR at Rothesay Dock (River Clyde) discharging Limestone from Carnlough

Ship's locationRothesay Dock (Clydebank, River Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived fromCarnlough (Northern Ireland)
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421

Ship Event

Friday, August 15, 1952 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
SERB (In 1952 General cargo puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow) Own Page

Puffer SERB on passage to Campbeltown with a cargo of bricks from Glasgow

Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)

Ship Event

Friday, August 15, 1952 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
TUSCAN (In 1952 General cargo lighter of J & J Hay Ltd, Glasgow) Own Page

Puffer TUSCAN at Ardvasar (Isle of Skye) loading stones for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank

Ship's locationArdvasar (a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421

Ardvasar is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is just to the south of the village of Armadale, where a ferry crosses to Mallaig.

Ship Event

Friday, August 15, 1952 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ANZAC (1939-1976 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay Ltd, Glasgow : scrapped 1976)) Own Page

Puffer ANZAC attending LASSELL aground on North Rock, Cloughey Bay (County Down, Northern Ireland)

Ship's locationAttending LASSELL aground on North Rock, Cloughey Bay (County Down, Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421Reg Tonnage52
Deadweght Tonnage140

Ship Event

Friday, August 15, 1952 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LASCAR (1939-1972 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Puffer LASCAR on hire from Irvine to Loch Riddon (Firth of Clyde)

Ship's locationAttending LASSELL aground on North Rock, Cloughey Bay (County Down, Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421Reg Tonnage50
Gross Tonnage96
Deadweght Tonnage140

Ship Event

Friday, August 15, 1952 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
KAFFIR (1944 - 1974 General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1974 wrecked at Ayr) Own Page

Puffer KAFFIR was on the slip for overhaul at Hay's Shipyard, Kirkintilloch on Forth and Clyde Canal

Ship's locationAt Hay's Shipyard at Kirkintilloch on the Forth and Clyde CanalPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalCoalGross Tonnage96
Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421

Ship Event

Friday, August 15, 1952 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
SPARTAN (1946-1961 steam Clyde "puffer" / Re-engined 1961-1980 as motor coaster of J & J Hay Ltd / Glenlight Shipping Company : 1980- Static exhibit at Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine) Own Page

Puffer SPARTAN on passage towing a barge from Helensburgh to Invergarry (Scottish Highlands)

Ship's locationOn passage from Helensburgh (Firth of Clyde) to Invergarry (Scottish Highlands)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421

Invergarry is a village in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Great Glen, near where the River Garry flows into Loch Oich.

Ship Event

Friday, August 15, 1952 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
DANE (In 1952 General cargo puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow) Own Page

Puffer DANE at Rothesay discharging coal from Glasgow

Ship's locationRothesay (Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421

 

News Event

Wednesday, October 1, 1952 @ 1100
THIS DATE IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date
U.S.S. MIDWAY (1945-1992 Aircraft carrier CV-41 of United States Navy Own Page

U.S.S. MIDWAY at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)

Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryU.S.A.

Image contributed by Charlie McAusland (Glasgow)

   The Clyde excursion paddle steamer CALEDONIA is apparently taking passengers to view the fleet of warships, including MIDWAY, at the Tail-of-the-Bank

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 1, 1952 @ 1100
THIS DATE IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date
CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) Own Page

Paddle steamer CALEDONIA views U.S.S. MIDWAY at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock

Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage623
Deadweght Tonnage161

Image contributed by Charlie McAusland (Glasgow)

   The Clyde excursion paddle steamer CALEDONIA is apparently taking passengers to view the fleet of warships, including MIDWAY, at the Tail-of-the-Bank

News Event

Monday, October 6, 1952 @ 0900
Own Page

1952 Advertisment for Svea Line services from London to Sweden

News Event

Monday, October 20, 1952 @ 1000
Own Page

1952 Advertisment for Booth Line, Liverpool for their services to South American Ports

News Event

Monday, October 20, 1952 @ 1000
Own Page

November 1952 sailing notice for United States Lines services from U.K. and Dublin to U.S.A.

Arrival

Tuesday, October 28, 1952 @ 0600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BAYANO (1915-1918 HMS BAYANO then 1918 - 1956 Passenger & Banana Carrier of Elders & Fyffes, U.K. : 1956 Scrapped) Own Page

BAYANO arrived in Kingston (Jamaica) from Avonmouth (England, UK)

Arrived fromAvonmouth (England, UK)Port of RegistryU.K.
Arrived in berthKingston (Jamaica)Gross Tonnage6,788

News Event

Tuesday, October 28, 1952 @ 1000
TERPISCHORE (1947- General cargo ship 305 feet overall of Cia. de Nav "Blue Lines" S.A., Panama) Own Page

Blue Lines advertisment for their TERPISCHORE carrying cargo from Marseilles to Mediterranean Ports

Port of RegistryPanama
Gross Tonnage2,480