Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Monday, October 21, 1963 @ 1640 		ARDUITY (1946-1969 Coastal Tanker 234ft long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coastal tanker ARDUITY leaves Clydebank for London
Sailing forLondon (UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage950
Outward cargoLight ship - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing6' 06"
Draught aft on sailing11' 06"

Ship Event

Monday, October 21, 1963 @ 1700 		RAVNEFJELL (1955-1967 General cargo liner 304 feet long of A/S Falkefjell / Olsen & Ugelstad, Norway : Scrapped 1985) Own Page

RAVNEFJELL closes at Glasgow for cargo for Cleveland, Toledo, Milwaukee and Chicago
Ships agentJ C Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel DOUglas 7101 Grams "Peacock" Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)

News Event

Monday, October 21, 1963 @ 1700 		CUSTODIAN (1961-1979 Heavy-lift general cargo ship 488 feet 149 metres of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's CUSTODIAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011Port of RegistryLiverpool
Net Tonnage4,782
Gross Tonnage8,701
Deadweght Tonnage11,575

Sailing

Tuesday, October 22, 1963 @ 0145 		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 leaves Renfrew Harbour, River Clyde for Fredrikstad (Norway)
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"

News Event

Tuesday, October 22, 1963 @ 0755 		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 arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Clinker from London
Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Net Tonnage1,218
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.) Gross Tonnage2,535
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Deadweght Tonnage3,297
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival19' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 3,061 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 22nd October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1545 on 25th October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 06"
Draught aft on sailing15' 00"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 22nd October bunkered 76.66 tons of fuel oil

Ship Movement

Tuesday, October 22, 1963 @ 1115 		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 shifts from 5 to berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with her head north
Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Net Tonnage1,218
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.) Gross Tonnage2,535
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Deadweght Tonnage3,297
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival19' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 3,061 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 22nd October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1545 on 25th October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 06"
Draught aft on sailing15' 00"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 22nd October bunkered 76.66 tons of fuel oil

Ship Movement

Tuesday, October 22, 1963 @ 1645 		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 shifts from 2 to berth 3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with her head west
Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Net Tonnage1,218
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.) Gross Tonnage2,535
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Deadweght Tonnage3,297
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival19' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 3,061 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 22nd October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1545 on 25th October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 06"
Draught aft on sailing15' 00"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 22nd October bunkered 76.66 tons of fuel oil

Ship Movement

Wednesday, October 23, 1963 @ 1730 		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 shifts from 3 to berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with her head north
Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Net Tonnage1,218
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.) Gross Tonnage2,535
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north)Deadweght Tonnage3,297
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival19' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 3,061 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 22nd October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1545 on 25th October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 06"
Draught aft on sailing15' 00"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 22nd October bunkered 76.66 tons of fuel oil

Sailing

Thursday, October 24, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London) Own Page

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

Sailing

Thursday, October 24, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London) Own Page

P & O's ORONSAY leaves Sydney for North America then via Panama to Caribbean ports and 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

News Event

Thursday, October 24, 1963 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London) Own Page

P & O - Orient liner ORONSAY leaves Sydney (Australia) on a 4 month world cruise-tour
Sailing for4 month world cruise-tourPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)

News Event

Friday, October 25, 1963 @ 0615 		MEMNON (1959-1975 Cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1988 scrapped) Own Page

Blue Funnel MEMNON arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromSingapore via Hamburg and LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth2 King George V Dock,Glasgow (head South)Net Tonnage4,873
Sailing forSingapore via BirkenheadGross Tonnage8,540
Sailed from berth2 King George V Dock,Glasgow (head South)Deadweght Tonnage9,770
Draught forward on arrival15 feet
Draught aft on arrival23 feet
Cargo carried on arrival124 tons general; oil 315 tons; total 439 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo25 October @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo26th October (General) @1530; complete discharge of oil 26th @ 1630
Commened loading outward cargo25th October at 0800
Outward cargoGeneral 1,000 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Heavy lifts loadedSee note below
Completed loading outward cargo29th October at 1200
Draught forward on sailing15' 2"
Draught aft on sailing20' 10"
Ships agentAlfred Holt

MEMNON arrived in King George V Dock at 0615 on 25th October 1963. Loaded heavy lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT On 25th October loaded 6 lifts total 81 tons, On 27th October loaded one lift of 20 tons 10 cwt,, then two lifts of 15 tons 10 cwts., then two lifts of 11 tons 5 cwts., being a total lift that day of 74 tons. MEMNON sailed from Glasgow at 1845 on 29th October for Singapore via Birkenhead

Ship Event

Friday, October 25, 1963 @ 0900 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived in berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (alongside MEMNON)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Cargo6 heavy lifts

She lifted 6 heavy lifts total 81 tons onto the Blue Funnel vessel MEMNON at berth 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship Event

Friday, October 25, 1963 @ 0900 		MEMNON (1959-1975 Cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1988 scrapped) Own Page
Ship's location2 King George V Dock (head South)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Heavy lifts loaded6 lifts total 81 tons from floating crane NEWSHOTNet Tonnage4,873
Gross Tonnage8,540
Deadweght Tonnage9,770

News Event

Friday, October 25, 1963 @ 1400 		VILSANDI ( 1957 - ? a general cargo ship 230 feet long of USSR Russian merchant fleet) Own Page

Russian cargo ship VILSANDI arrives in Glasgow to load for Latvia
Arrived fromPrestonPort of RegistryUSSR Russia
Arrived in berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (head East)Gross Tonnage1063
Sailing forLiepaja (A city in Western Latvia - on the Baltic sea)Deadweght Tonnage1080
Sailed from berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (head East)
Draught forward on arrival6' 6"
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Commened loading outward cargo26th October at 0800
Outward cargo900 tons of steel sheets
Stevedore loading outward cargoWilson
Completed loading outward cargo28th October at 1545
Draught forward on sailing11' 8"
Draught aft on sailing13' 10"
Ships agentCory Bros

The engines-aft Russian general cargo ship VILSANDI arrived in Glasgow from Preston at 1400 on 25th October 1963. She departed Glasgow for Liepaja (Latvia) at 1710 on 28th October.