Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Sunday, August 25, 1963 @ 1000 		ARDUITY (1946-1969 Coastal Tanker 234ft long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coastal tanker ARDUITY arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 1155 tons of Gas Oil
Arrived fromCoryton Oil Refinery (in Essex, England, on the estuary of the River Thames)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Gross Tonnage950
Sailing forCoryton Oil Refinery (in Essex, England, on the estuary of the River Thames)
Sailed from berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)
Draught forward on arrival12' 09"
Draught aft on arrival14' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGas Oil 1,155 tons
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing7' 00"
Draught aft on sailing12' 00"
Vessel bunkered25th August bunkered 15 tons of Marine Diesel from road transport

Sailing

Monday, August 26, 1963 @ 0650 		ARDUITY (1946-1969 Coastal Tanker 234ft long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coastal tanker ARDUITY leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for Coryton Oil Refinery, England
Arrived fromCoryton Oil Refinery (in Essex, England, on the estuary of the River Thames)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Gross Tonnage950
Sailing forCoryton Oil Refinery (in Essex, England, on the estuary of the River Thames)
Sailed from berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)
Draught forward on arrival12' 09"
Draught aft on arrival14' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGas Oil 1,155 tons
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing7' 00"
Draught aft on sailing12' 00"
Vessel bunkered25th August bunkered 15 tons of Marine Diesel from road transport

Radio Message

Monday, August 26, 1963 @ 2145 		SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage1827
Gross Tonnage3817

VHF : "I have passenger hurt. Please pass on my ETA Greenock 2230."
Message passed on.

News Event

Tuesday, August 27, 1963 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		KUALA LUMPUR (1960-1971 Passenger / cruise liner 496 feet long of China Navigation Company Limited / John Swire & Sons Limited, London : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung) Own Page

KUALA LUMPUR scheduled to leave Sydney (Australia) on 46 day cruise around Far East
Ship's locationSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailing forCruise to Rabaul, Manila, Port Moresby, Hong Kong and Japan
Outward cargoPassengers
Ships agentSwire & Yuill Pty. Limited, 6 Bridge Street, Sydney. Tel. 27-1712

KUALA LUMPUR was formerly British India Line's DILWARA (1936-1960), sister ship to their DUNERA and DEVONIA.

News Event

Wednesday, August 28, 1963 @ 1225 		THE SULTAN (1961-1969 General cargo coaster of J Hay & Sons, Glasgow) Own Page

THE SULTAN arrives at Clydebank with 650 tons of clinker from Drogheda
Arrived fromDrogheda (County Louth, Eire / Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berth1 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, with her head SouthGross Tonnage497
Sailing forDrogheda (County Louth, Eire / Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin)
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 03"
Draught aft on arrival12' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival650 tons of clinker
Commenced discharge of inward cargo29th August at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo29th August at 1145
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing4' 09"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"

 

   J. Hay & Sons Ltd. general cargo coaster THE SULTAN arrived at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow at 1225 on 28th August 1963 carrying 650 tons of Clinker from Drogheda, Ireland, and tied-up at berth 1 with her head South.   Her draught forward was 11’ 03” and aft 12’ 00”.

    At 1750 that day she shifted from berth 1 to berth 2.

    J.F.Wilson Stevedores commenced unloading the vessel at 0800 on 29th August and completed discharge at 1145 that morning.

   THE SULTAN left Rothesay Dock at 1220 on 29th August, only 30 minutes after finishing discharge, leaving light-ship – that is .. empty, with no cargo on board – returning to Drogheda, and her draught forward was 4’ 09” and aft 13’ 00”.

  

Sailing

Wednesday, August 28, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ORCADES (1948-1962 Passenger liner of Orient Line, then 1962-1973 of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O's ORCADES leaves Sydney (Australia) for Europe
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon

Ship Movement

Wednesday, August 28, 1963 @ 1750 		THE SULTAN (1961-1969 General cargo coaster of J Hay & Sons, Glasgow) Own Page

THE SULTAN shifts from berth 1 to berth 2 in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Arrived fromDrogheda (County Louth, Eire / Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berth1 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, with her head SouthGross Tonnage497
Sailing forDrogheda (County Louth, Eire / Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin)
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 03"
Draught aft on arrival12' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival650 tons of clinker
Commenced discharge of inward cargo29th August at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo29th August at 1145
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing4' 09"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"

 

   J. Hay & Sons Ltd. general cargo coaster THE SULTAN arrived at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow at 1225 on 28th August 1963 carrying 650 tons of Clinker from Drogheda, Ireland, and tied-up at berth 1 with her head South.   Her draught forward was 11’ 03” and aft 12’ 00”.

    At 1750 that day she shifted from berth 1 to berth 2.

    J.F.Wilson Stevedores commenced unloading the vessel at 0800 on 29th August and completed discharge at 1145 that morning.

   THE SULTAN left Rothesay Dock at 1220 on 29th August, only 30 minutes after finishing discharge, leaving light-ship – that is .. empty, with no cargo on board – returning to Drogheda, and her draught forward was 4’ 09” and aft 13’ 00”.

  

News Event

Wednesday, August 28, 1963 @ 1910 		CHRISTEN SMITH (1947-1968 Heavy lift cargo ship 418 feet long of Christen Smith Shipping Co. Oslo (Belships Company Ltd. Skibs A/S : 1979 scrapped at Santander, Spain) Own Page

Heavy lift ship CHRISTEN SMITH arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Pyrites from Italy
Arrived fromSavona (Italy)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east and 13 pawls left in berth 11)Gross Tonnage6,125
Sailing forPrince's Dock (Glasgow)Deadweght Tonnage9,880
Sailed from berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east and 13 pawls left in berth 11)
Draught forward on arrival24' 09"
Draught aft on arrival25' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalPyrites
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 29th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoHoneyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed discharge of inward cargo1130 on 2nd September
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing9' 00"
Draught aft on sailing19' 00"
Ships agentCargo Agents - Gillespie Nicol : Ship's Agents - Hugh Hogarth

Sailing

Thursday, August 29, 1963 @ 1220 		THE SULTAN (1961-1969 General cargo coaster of J Hay & Sons, Glasgow) Own Page

THE SULTAN leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank returning to Drogheda (Eire / Ireland)
Arrived fromDrogheda (County Louth, Eire / Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berth1 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, with her head SouthGross Tonnage497
Sailing forDrogheda (County Louth, Eire / Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin)
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 03"
Draught aft on arrival12' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival650 tons of clinker
Commenced discharge of inward cargo29th August at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo29th August at 1145
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing4' 09"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"

 

   J. Hay & Sons Ltd. general cargo coaster THE SULTAN arrived at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow at 1225 on 28th August 1963 carrying 650 tons of Clinker from Drogheda, Ireland, and tied-up at berth 1 with her head South.   Her draught forward was 11’ 03” and aft 12’ 00”.

    At 1750 that day she shifted from berth 1 to berth 2.

    J.F.Wilson Stevedores commenced unloading the vessel at 0800 on 29th August and completed discharge at 1145 that morning.

   THE SULTAN left Rothesay Dock at 1220 on 29th August, only 30 minutes after finishing discharge, leaving light-ship – that is .. empty, with no cargo on board – returning to Drogheda, and her draught forward was 4’ 09” and aft 13’ 00”.

  

News Event

Sunday, September 1, 1963 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		BENARMIN (1963-1972 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

Shipbuilders model of Ben Line's BENARMIN (1963-1972)
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Net Tonnage6,486
Gross Tonnage11,362
Deadweght Tonnage13,015

News Event

Sunday, September 1, 1963 @ 1337 		PENELOPE EVERARD ( 1963-1984 General cargo coaster 264 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

PENELOPE EVERARD arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 2,457 tons of Clinker from London
Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth1 Recess Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage1554
Sailing forArklow (Ireland)Deadweght Tonnage2586
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)
Draught forward on arrival16' 09"
Draught aft on arrival17' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 2,457 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 3rd Seprember
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1130 on 5th Seprember
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing15' 06"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 on 2nd September bunkered 29.95 tons of Marine Diesel from road transport

Arrival

Monday, September 2, 1963 @ 0133 		CORTONA (1947-1967 Refrigerated meat carrier 425 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's CORTONA arrives at Las Palmas from Rio de Janeiro
Arrived fromRio de Janeiro (Brazil)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthLas Palmas Gross Tonnage8,289
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain R AllanDeadweght Tonnage10,779

Sailing

Monday, September 2, 1963 @ 0915 		CORTONA (1947-1967 Refrigerated meat carrier 425 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's CORTONA leaves Las Palmas for Vigo
Sailing forVigo (Spain)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthLas Palmas Gross Tonnage8,289
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain R AllanDeadweght Tonnage10,779

Ship Movement

Monday, September 2, 1963 @ 1600 		PENELOPE EVERARD ( 1963-1984 General cargo coaster 264 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

PENELOPE EVERARD shifts from berth 1 to berth 5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank (with her head south)
Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage1554
Deadweght Tonnage2586

Sailing

Monday, September 2, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		WILLEM RUYS (in 1952 Rotterdam LLoyd) Own Page

WILLEM RUYS leaves Sydney for Rotterdam and Amsterdam via Panama