Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, September 13, 1963 @ 1437 		GEORGINA V EVERARD ( 1955-1978 General cargo coaster 306 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1985 scrapped in Greece) Own Page

GEORGINA V EVERARD leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank light ship for Swansea
Sailing forSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthRothesay Dock, Clydebank, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,218
Outward cargoLight ship - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage2,535
Deadweght Tonnage3,297

Sailing

Sunday, September 15, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		STRATHEDEN (1937-1964 Passenger / cargo liner of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O's STRATHEDEN leaves Sydney (Australia) for Europe
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage23,732

Sailing

Wednesday, September 18, 1963 @ 1900 		CORTONA (1947-1967 Refrigerated meat carrier 425 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's CORTONA leaves Hamburg for London
Sailing forLondon (UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthHamburg (Germany)Gross Tonnage8,289
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain R AllanDeadweght Tonnage10,779

Arrival

Friday, September 20, 1963 @ 0220 		CORTONA (1947-1967 Refrigerated meat carrier 425 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's CORTONA arrives in London from Hamburg
Arrived fromHamburg (Germany)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthLondon (UK)Gross Tonnage8,289
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain R AllanDeadweght Tonnage10,779

Sailing

Friday, September 20, 1963 @ 1400 		CORTONA (1947-1967 Refrigerated meat carrier 425 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's CORTONA leaves London for Glasgow
Sailing forGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthLondon (UK)Gross Tonnage8,289
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain R AllanDeadweght Tonnage10,779

Sailing

Friday, September 20, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ORIANA (1961-1986 Passenger liner 804 feet long of P & O-Orient Lines / P & O Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

P & O's ORIANA leaves Sydney (Australia) for Far East, North America, Hawaii and return to Sydney
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532

News Event

Sunday, September 22, 1963 @ 0915 		ANGULARITY (1946-1967 General cargo coaster 211 feet overall of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's ANGULARITY arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 1,040 tons of Clinker from Drogheda
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Arrival

Monday, September 23, 1963 @ 0139 		CORTONA (1947-1967 Refrigerated meat carrier 425 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's CORTONA arrives in Glasgow from London and completes voyage no. 88
Arrived fromLondon (UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Gross Tonnage8,289
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain R AllanDeadweght Tonnage10,779

Sailing

Tuesday, September 24, 1963 @ 1115 		ANGULARITY (1946-1967 General cargo coaster 211 feet overall of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's ANGULARITY leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank light ship for Drogheda
Sailing forDrogheda (County Louth, Eire / Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Sailed from berthRothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow

Sailing

Tuesday, September 24, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ARCADIA (1954-1979 Passenger liner / Cruise ship of P & O Lines, London) Own Page

P & O's ARCADIA leaves Sydney (Australia) for Europe
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532

Radio Message

Friday, September 27, 1963 @ 1845 		San Ernesto Own Page

VHF : San Ernesto off Pladda. Going to anchor Brodick Bay. Will be off Ardrossan 0600 28th.

Note : Pladda is a small rocky island situated just off the south end of the Isle of Arran.

Radio Message

Saturday, September 28, 1963 @ 0400 		San Ernesto Own Page

VHF : San Ernesto will be off port 0600.

News Event

Saturday, September 28, 1963 @ 0750 		CONTINA (General cargo ship 306 feet long) Own Page

CONTINA arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow from Ventspils (Latvia) with steel coils
Arrived fromVentspils (on the Baltic Sea coast of Latvia)
Arrived in berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head East)
Sailing forCopenhagen (Kobenhaven, Denmark)
Sailed from berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival19' 6"
Draught aft on arrival22 feet
Cargo carried on arrival4,189 tons of steel coils
Commenced discharge of inward cargo28th September at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo2nd October at 1000
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing7' 3"
Draught aft on sailing13' 3"
Vessel bunkered100 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE on 1st October

  NOTE :  Does anyone have any details of this ship CONTINA ?

 

CONTINA arrived at berth 14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow at

0750 on 28th September 1963 from Ventspils (Latvia) with 4189 tons of

Steel coils.   Her draught forward was 19’ 6” and aft 22 feet.

 

    J. F. Wilson Stevedores commenced unloading at 0800 on 28th

September and finished discharge at 1000 2nd October.

 

   The oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE came alongside on 1st October and

bunkered her with 100 tons of fuel oil.

 

   CONTINA left Rothesay Dock light-ship for Copenhagen (Kobenhaven,

Denmark) at 1705 on 2nd October, drawing 7’ 3” forward and 13’ 3” aft.

 

News Event

Saturday, September 28, 1963 @ 1000 		ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) Own Page

ALERT arrived at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank from Cable Ship Base at Faslane (Firth of Clyde)
Arrived fromFaslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistrySouthampton (England)
Arrived in berth11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Scotland, U.K. : with her head EastGross Tonnage6,413
Sailing forFaroes Islands via Cable Ship Base at Faslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage4,765
Sailed from berth11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Scotland, U.K. : with her head East
Draught forward on arrival14' 02"
Draught aft on arrival19' 08"
Cargo carried on arrivalCable
Outward cargoCable
Draught forward on sailing5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing11' 00"
Vessel drydockedLeft Rothesay Dock at 1022 on 2 October for No. 2 Drydock, Elderslie : returned at 1220 on 3 October
Ships agentH.M. Postmaster General, Post Office Cable Ship Depot, Dalmuir, Glasgow
Sailed0840 on 10 November for Faroes Islands via Cable Ship Base at Faslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde)

Faroes : a group of 21 basalt islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands: a self-governing community within the kingdom of Denmark

Arrival

Tuesday, October 1, 1963 @ 0859
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page

CLYDE ENTERPRISE bunkers CONTINA in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 100 tons of fuel oil
Arrived in berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (alongside CONTINA)
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil

   

CONTINA arrived at berth 14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow at

0750 on 28th September 1963 from Ventspils (Latvia) with 4189 tons of

Steel coils.   Her draught forward was 19’ 6” and aft 22 feet.

 

    J. F. Wilson Stevedores commenced unloading at 0800 on 28th

September and finished discharge at 1000 2nd October.

 

   The oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE came alongside on 1st October and

bunkered her with 100 tons of fuel oil.

 

   CONTINA left Rothesay Dock light-ship for Copenhagen (Kobenhaven,

Denmark) at 1705 on 2nd October, drawing 7’ 3” forward and 13’ 3” aft.

 

 

NOTE :  Do you have any details of this ship CONTINA ?