Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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News Event

Thursday, November 7, 1963 @ 1345 		RIVERTON (1961-1968 General cargo ship 476 feet overall of Somerston Shipping / Chapman & Willan : scrapped 1974) Own Page

Chapman & Willan's RIVERTON arrives in Glasgow with Timber from Santos, Brazil via Liverpool
Arrived fromSantos (Brazil) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryU.K.
Arrived in berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage8,414
Sailing forGovan Dry Dock, GlasgowDeadweght Tonnage12,052
Sailed from berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival12' 07"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalTimber 1,068 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1730 on 7th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo2000 on 10th November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 06"
Draught aft on sailing12' 09"
Ships agentJ S Nowery & Co., Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 5133

She left KGV Dock on 13th November at 0845 for Govan Drydock, Glasgow

Arrival

Thursday, November 7, 1963 @ 1550 		CLAN FORBES (1961 - 1968 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow : scrapped 1985) Own Page

CLAN FORBES returns to King George V Dock, Glasgow from Govan Drydock
Arrived fromGovan Drydock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage9,240
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 7050Deadweght Tonnage11,920

CLAN FORBES had left KGV Dock on 4th November for drydocking at Govan Drydocks, Glasgow, and left the drydock on 7th November, and returned to her previous berth 8 King George V Dock at 1550.

Sailing

Thursday, November 7, 1963 @ 1550 		HECTOR (1950 - 1972 passenger/cargo liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Blue Funnel's HECTOR leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Adelaide and Melbourne via Liverpool
Arrived fromMelbourne (Australia) via Prince's Dock (Glasgow)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Net Tonnage5,922
Sailing forAdelaide and Melbourne via LiverpoolGross Tonnage10,125
Sailed from berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival15' 9"
Draught aft on arrival20' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 92 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo4th November at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedore Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo4th November at 1545
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 4th November
Outward cargo2,200 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores Company
Completed loading outward cargo1530 on 7th November
Draught forward on sailing19' 10"
Draught aft on sailing23' 02"

Blue Funnel's HECTOR arrived in berth 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow with her head South at 0050 on 4th November 1963 from Melbourne (Australia) via Prince's Dock, Glasgow and she was carrying 92 tons of inward general cargo and drawing 15' 9" forward and 20' 6" aft.

The Renfrew Stevedore Company commenced unloading the cargo at 0800 on 4th November and completed discharge at 1545 that afternoon. The Stevedores commenced loading the outward cargo of 2,200 tons of general cargo at 0800 on 4th November and completed loading at 1530 on 7th November.

Her draught forward was then 19' 10" and aft 23' 2" The ship cast off at 1550 on 7th November and, moving astern, departed King George V Dock and then canted in the River and then travelled downriver to Gourock where she dropped her Pilot and proceeded on passage to Liverpool, to complete her loading for Adelaide and Melbourne

News Event

Thursday, November 7, 1963 @ 1650 		DUNCRAIG (1957 - 1973 Ore carrier, 505 feet long of St. Andrews Shipping Company / Denholms, Glasgow : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

Ore carrier DUNCRAIG arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Iron Ore from Pepel (Sierra Leone)
Arrived fromPepel (Sierra Leone, West Africa)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage10,687
Draught forward on arrival26' 04"
Draught aft on arrival27' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival13,156 tons of Iron Ore
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 8th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoHoneyman Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 12th November
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation Ltd.)

Ship Movement

Thursday, November 7, 1963 @ 1740 		ANDONI PALM (1958-1976 General cargo liner 473 feet long of Palm Line, London) Own Page

Palm Line's ANDONI PALM shifts astern along the wall from 1 to 2 Riverside Quay. Glasgow
Port of RegistryLiverpool

ANDONI PALM shifted to 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow

Ship Movement

Friday, November 8, 1963 @ 0730 		ANDONI PALM (1958-1976 General cargo liner 473 feet long of Palm Line, London) Own Page

Palm Line's ANDONI PALM shifts ahead along the wall from 2 to 1 Riverside Quay. Glasgow
Port of RegistryLiverpool

ANDONI PALM shifted along the berth wall from 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, to 1 Riverside Quay.

Arrival

Friday, November 8, 1963 @ 0900 		ANTILOCHUS (1949-1976 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd / Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line and associated Companies, Liverpool : 1978 scrapped in Pakistan) Own Page

Blue Funnel's ANTILOCHUS arrives in Glasgow from Hong Kong via Liverpool
Arrived fromHong Kong via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Net Tonnage4,472
Draught forward on arrival13' 4"Gross Tonnage7,702
Draught aft on arrival18' 7"Deadweght Tonnage9,240
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 444 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo8th November @ 0915
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo11th November @ 2000

She sailed for Birkenhead at 1640 on 12th November

Arrival

Saturday, November 9, 1963 @ 0945
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 arrives at DUNCRAIG in Clydebank to bunker her with 150 tons fuel oil
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (alongside Ore carrier DUNCRAIG)
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil

Ship Event

Saturday, November 9, 1963 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DUNCRAIG (1957 - 1973 Ore carrier, 505 feet long of St. Andrews Shipping Company / Denholms, Glasgow : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

Ore carrier DUNCRAIG in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank bunkers 150 tons fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Ship's location12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation Ltd.)Gross Tonnage10,687

News Event

Saturday, November 9, 1963 @ 2145 		MARON (1960-1975 General cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's MARON arrives at 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow from Singapore via Liverpool
Arrived fromSingapore via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.)
Sailed from berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival13' 06"
Draught aft on arrival19' 08"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 272 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 10th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo11 November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing15' 06"
Draught aft on sailing19' 05"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

She sailed light ship for Swansea at 1530 on 11th November.

Sailing

Sunday, November 10, 1963 @ 0840 		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, Clydebank for Faroes via 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

Sailing

Sunday, November 10, 1963 @ 1550 		AUTOLYCUS (1949-1976 General cargo liner 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

AUTOLYCUS leaves Glasgow for Birkenhead
Sailing forSingapore via BirkenheadPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage7,635
Commened loading outward cargo6th November @ 1600
Outward cargoGeneral 800 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo10th November @ 1530
Draught forward on sailing15' 3"
Draught aft on sailing18' 11"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

Sailing

Sunday, November 10, 1963 @ 1815 		CLAN FORBES (1961 - 1968 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow : scrapped 1985) Own Page

CLAN FORBES departs Glasgow for Madras (India) via Swansea (South Wales)
Sailing forMadras (India) via SwanseaPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage9,240
Commened loading outward cargo7th November at 1730Deadweght Tonnage11,920
Outward cargoGeneral 900 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo10th November at 1630
Draught forward on sailing11' 6"
Draught aft on sailing16' 3"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 7050

Sailing

Monday, November 11, 1963 @ 1530 		MARON (1960-1975 General cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel's MARON leaves 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow for Swansea (Wales)
Arrived fromSingapore via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.)
Sailed from berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival13' 06"
Draught aft on arrival19' 08"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 272 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 10th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo11 November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing15' 06"
Draught aft on sailing19' 05"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

She sailed light ship for Swansea at 1530 on 11th November.

Sailing

Monday, November 11, 1963 @ 1545 		LYCAON ( 1954 - 1976 General cargo liner 487 feet of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel cargo liner LYCAON leaves Glasgow for Penang via Birkenhead
Arrived fromRotterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Sailing forPenang via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival13' 3"
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo7th November @ 0900
Outward cargoGeneral 600 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo11th November @ 1510
Draught forward on sailing16' 05"
Draught aft on sailing19' 03"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

At 1545 on 11th November, she left Glasgow for Penang (Malaysia) via Birkenhead