Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Ship Event

Tuesday, October 1, 1963 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CONTINA (General cargo ship 306 feet long) Own Page

CONTINA in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow bunkers 100 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Ship's location14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Vessel bunkered100 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE on 1st October

   

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.

 

 

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News Event

Tuesday, October 1, 1963 @ 1000
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		AIMEE LYKES (around 1963 in Cape Town, South Africa) Own Page

AIMEE LYKES at Cape Town (South Africa)
Ship's locationCape Town (South Africa)Port of RegistryUSA

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Ship Movement

Wednesday, October 2, 1963 @ 1022 		ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) Own Page

ALERT left Rothesay Dock at 1022 on 2 October for No. 2 Drydock, Elderslie
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

Sailing

Wednesday, October 2, 1963 @ 1705 		CONTINA (General cargo ship 306 feet long) Own Page

CONTINA leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow for Copenhagen (Denmark)
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

   

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.

 

 

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News Event

Wednesday, October 2, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ANDES (1939-1945 Troopship then 1945 - 1959 Passenger Liner then 1959-1971 cruise ship of Royal Mail Lines, London) Own Page

Royal Mail Lines ANDES leaves on a 21 days cruise to Mediterranean Ports and Istanbul
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage15,620

Ship Movement

Thursday, October 3, 1963 @ 1220 		ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) Own Page

ALERT returned to Rothesay Dock at 1220 on 3 October from No. 2 Drydock, Elderslie
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

Sailing

Saturday, October 5, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ORANJE (1938- General & refrigerated passenger liner 656 feet long of Stoomv. Maats Nederland, Amsterdam) Own Page

ORANJE leaves Sydney for Rotterdam and Amsterdam via Singapore and Suez
Port of RegistryAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Net Tonnage11,362
Gross Tonnage20,166
Deadweght Tonnage6,404

Sailing

Sunday, October 6, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		HIMALAYA (1949-1974 Passenger / cargo liner of P & O, London: scrapped 1974) Own Page

P & O's HIMALAYA 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 2-0532Gross Tonnage27,955

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 8, 1963 @ 1700 		HERDSMAN (1946 -1965 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool : 1973 scrapped at Whampoa, China) Own Page

Harrison Line's HERDSMAN closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ships agentThos & Jas Harrison Ltd., LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool

Radio Message

Wednesday, October 9, 1963 @ 0325 		Own Page

VHF : Empress of England. Please pass ETA 0600 Cumbrae to Clyde pilots.

Ship Event

Friday, October 11, 1963 @ 1700 		PACIFIC STRONGHOLD (1958-1971 Cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy Line, London) Own Page

Furness Withy's PACIFIC STRONGHOLD closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Central America
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage9,439

News Event

Saturday, October 12, 1963 @ 1700 		PRINS CASIMIR (1955 - 1967 general cargo ship 258 feet long of Oranje Line, Rotterdam : 1992 scrapped) Own Page

PRINS CASIMIR closes at Glasgow for cargo for Montreal and Great Lakes Ports
Ships agentJ C Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel DOUglas 7101 Grams "Peacock" Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)

Sailing

Wednesday, October 16, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		IBERIA (1954-1973 Passenger liner of P & O, London : Scrapped in 1973) Own Page

P & O's IBERIA leaves Sydney (Australia) for Europe via Singapore
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532Gross Tonnage29,614

News Event

Sunday, October 20, 1963 @ 2115 		ARDUITY (1946-1969 Coastal Tanker 234ft long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coastal tanker ARDUITY arrives at Clydebank with a cargo of Fuel Oil from Ellesmere Port
Arrived fromEllesmere Port (Cheshire, England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage950
Draught forward on arrival12' 09"
Draught aft on arrival14' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival1036.5 tons of Fuel Oil
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0830 on 21 October
Completed discharge of inward cargo1530 on 21 October

News Event

Monday, October 21, 1963 @ 0305 		JUGUM (1959- Coastal oil products tanker 193 feet overall of Partenreederei m.s."JUGUM",managed by Atlantic-Rhederei F&W Joch) Own Page

Coastal tanker JUGUM arrives in Renfrew Harbour, River Clyde, with 689 tons of oil from Stockholm
Arrived fromStockholm (Sweden)Gross Tonnage621
Arrived in berthPudzeoch Basin (Renfrew Harbour, River Clyde,.... with her head south)
Sailing forFredrikstad (Norway)
Sailed from berthPudzeoch Basin (Renfrew Harbour, River Clyde,.... with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival9' 06"
Draught aft on arrival12' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalOil 689 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 21st October
Completed discharge of inward cargo1820 on 21st October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 00"
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"