Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, October 29, 1963 @ 1710
IRISH FERN (1954-1964 General cargo coaster 218 feet long of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin) Own Page

Irish Shipping's IRISH FERN leaves Rothesay Dock, Glasgow light ship for Barry (South Wales)

Arrived fromBayonne (France)Port of RegistryDublin (Ireland)
Arrived in berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head East)Net Tonnage513
Sailing forBarry (South Wales)Gross Tonnage1,114
Sailed from berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head East)
Draught forward on arrival13' 04"
Draught aft on arrival15' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalSulphur 1,277 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 28th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoR P Shaw
Completed discharge of inward cargo1430 on 29th October
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 04"
Draught aft on sailing11' 10"

Ship Movement

Tuesday, October 29, 1963 @ 1710
GILLIAN EVERARD (1963-1984 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

GILLIAN EVERARD shifts from 2 to berth 5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with her head north

Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage1,598
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.) Deadweght Tonnage2,635
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 04"
Draught aft on arrival18' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 2,524 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 28th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1330 on 31st October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 01"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 30th October bunkered 47.75 tons of fuel oil

Sailing

Tuesday, October 29, 1963 @ 1845
MEMNON (1959-1975 Cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1988 scrapped) Own Page

Blue Funnel's MEMNON departs King George V Dock, Glasgow for Singapore via Birkenhead

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

Sailing

Tuesday, October 29, 1963 @ 1900
PETER (a general cargo coaster 206 feet long) Own Page
Sailing forSwansea
Sailed from berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall , Glasgow (head East)
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing6 feet
Draught aft on sailing8' 6"

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 30, 1963 @ 0900
MELAMPUS ( 1960 - 1975 Cargo Liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page
Vessel bunkered350 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITYPort of RegistryLiverpool

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 30, 1963 @ 0900
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

CLANITY supplied 350 tons fuel oil to MELAMPUS at 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship Movement

Wednesday, October 30, 1963 @ 0930
CLAN MACINNES ( 1952 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACINNES shifts from KGV Dock Glasgow to Govan Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived fromMadras via GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage6,389
Sailing forMombasa (Kenya) via BirkenheadDeadweght Tonnage8,945
Sailed from berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival11' 11"
Draught aft on arrival17' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 989 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo26th October @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo28th October @ 2000
Commened loading outward cargo29th October @ 0800
Outward cargoGeneral 989 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Draught forward on sailing13' 11"
Draught aft on sailing15 feet
Vessel drydocked30th October @ 0920 to Govan Drydock
Ships agentClan Line, Glasgow

CLAN MACINNES arrived in Glasgow's King George V Dock from Madras via Greenock at 1535 on 25th October 1963.

At 0930 on 30th October she shifted from King George V Dock to the nearby Govan Dry-dock.

She left Govan Dry-dock on 1st November, and returned to berth 7 King George V Dock at 1230 that afternoon

Having completed her outward loading CLAN MACINNES departed Glasgow for Mombasa via Birkenhead at 1210 on 4th November 1963

Ship Movement

Wednesday, October 30, 1963 @ 1130
GILLIAN EVERARD (1963-1984 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

GILLIAN EVERARD shifts from 5 to berth 3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with her head west

Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage1,598
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.) Deadweght Tonnage2,635
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 04"
Draught aft on arrival18' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 2,524 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 28th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1330 on 31st October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 01"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 30th October bunkered 47.75 tons of fuel oil

Ship Movement

Wednesday, October 30, 1963 @ 1745
GILLIAN EVERARD (1963-1984 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

GILLIAN EVERARD shifts from 3 to berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with her head south

Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage1,598
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.) Deadweght Tonnage2,635
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 04"
Draught aft on arrival18' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 2,524 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 28th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1330 on 31st October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 01"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 30th October bunkered 47.75 tons of fuel oil

Sailing

Thursday, October 31, 1963 @ 1015
MELAMPUS ( 1960 - 1975 Cargo Liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page
Sailing forSwansea via Elderslie DrydockPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing16' 3"
Draught aft on sailing21 feet
Vessel bunkered30th October; 350 tons from oiler CLANITY

Ship Event

Thursday, October 31, 1963 @ 1200
CEDRIC ( 1952-1976 Cargo liner 512 feet long in service with Shaw Savill Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill's CEDRIC has engine trial with a slow turn

Arrived fromMelbourne via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6/6a King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Sailing forBelfast
Sailed from berth6/6a King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival22' 6"
Draught aft on arrival30 feet
Cargo carried on arrival2324 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo27th October @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo31st October @ 1415
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing22' 6"
Draught aft on sailing24' 2"
Engine trials31st October slow turn of engines 1200 hours to 1210 hours

Shaw Savill's CEDRIC arrived in Glasgow from Melbourne (Australia) via Liverpool at 1810 on 25th October 1963 On 31st October from 1200 to 1210 she had a slow turn of her engines. Having completed discharge, CEDRIC departed Glasgow for Belfast at 2030 on 31st October 1963

Sailing

Thursday, October 31, 1963 @ 1335
GILLIAN EVERARD (1963-1984 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

GILLIAN EVERARD leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for Swansea

Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage1,598
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.) Deadweght Tonnage2,635
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 04"
Draught aft on arrival18' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 2,524 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 28th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1330 on 31st October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 01"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"
Vessel bunkeredAt berth 5 Rothesay Dock on 30th October bunkered 47.75 tons of fuel oil

Sailing

Thursday, October 31, 1963 @ 2030
CEDRIC ( 1952-1976 Cargo liner 512 feet long in service with Shaw Savill Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill's CEDRIC departs Glasgow for Belfast

Arrived fromMelbourne via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6/6a King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Sailing forBelfast
Sailed from berth6/6a King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival22' 6"
Draught aft on arrival30 feet
Cargo carried on arrival2324 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo27th October @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo31st October @ 1415
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing22' 6"
Draught aft on sailing24' 2"
Engine trials31st October slow turn of engines 1200 hours to 1210 hours

Shaw Savill's CEDRIC arrived in Glasgow from Melbourne (Australia) via Liverpool at 1810 on 25th October 1963 On 31st October from 1200 to 1210 she had a slow turn of her engines. Having completed discharge, CEDRIC departed Glasgow for Belfast at 2030 on 31st October 1963

Arrival

Thursday, October 31, 1963 @ 2100
CLAN MACINDOE ( 1959 - 1979 General cargo liner 492 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromDurban via NewportPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow, (head South)
Draught forward on arrival9' 6"
Draught aft on arrival14' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 167 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1st November at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo4th November at 1030
Commened loading outward cargo14th November at 1300 (Berth 10)
Outward cargoGeneral 800 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores

Ship Movement

Friday, November 1, 1963 @ 1230
CLAN MACINNES ( 1952 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACINNES shifts from Govan Drydock back to King George V Dock

Arrived fromMadras via GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage6,389
Sailing forMombasa (Kenya) via BirkenheadDeadweght Tonnage8,945
Sailed from berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival11' 11"
Draught aft on arrival17' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 989 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo26th October @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo28th October @ 2000
Commened loading outward cargo29th October @ 0800
Outward cargoGeneral 989 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Draught forward on sailing13' 11"
Draught aft on sailing15 feet
Vessel drydocked30th October @ 0920 to Govan Drydock
Ships agentClan Line, Glasgow

CLAN MACINNES arrived in Glasgow's King George V Dock from Madras via Greenock at 1535 on 25th October 1963.

At 0930 on 30th October she shifted from King George V Dock to the nearby Govan Dry-dock.

She left Govan Dry-dock on 1st November, and returned to berth 7 King George V Dock at 1230 that afternoon

Having completed her outward loading CLAN MACINNES departed Glasgow for Mombasa via Birkenhead at 1210 on 4th November 1963