Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0235 		Spaniel Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryLiverpool
Vessel MasterV SheppardReg Tonnage611
CargoTrailers

Arrival

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0615 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam
Vessel MasterG SchoutenNet Tonnage315
CargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0715 		ROYAL SCOTSMAN (1936-1967 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth38 Lancefield Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage3,288
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers, general and mails

Arrival

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0745 		JACINTH Own Page
Ship's locationLlandullasPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterH McKinnonNet Tonnage329
CargoLimestone
AgentR L Alpine

Arrival

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0900 		Thunderer Own Page
Ship's locationGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterT SlaterNet TonnageTug
CargoLight
AgentSteel & Bennie Tugowners

She had arrived to assist in docking the tanker "Lifjord"

Ship Event

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		INVENTOR (1964-1981 General cargo ship 150m 493 feet long with 150 ton Stulcken derrick of Charente Steamship Co / T & J Harrison, Liverpool : 1985 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

INVENTOR at King George V Dock, Glasgow pumps 400 tons of fuel oil from ship to oiler CLANITY
Ship's location10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Ships agentCharles Connell & Co. Ltd., Scotstoun Shipbuilding Yard, Glasgow, W.4. Tel. SCOtstoun 2225Gross Tonnage8,813
Deadweght Tonnage10,840

Ship Event

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		PERTHSHIRE (1936-1964 General cargo ship 499 feet long of Scottish Shire / Houston / Cayzer Irvine) Own Page

PERTHSHIRE at berth 6A / 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow loads 3 X 13 1/2 ton lifts from NEWSHOT
Ship's location6A / 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050Gross Tonnage10.496
Deadweght Tonnage11,025

Bunkered.

At 0930 on 24th December bunkered 200 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY.

At 1120 on 26th December bunkered 500 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY.

At 1110 on 27th December bunkered 150 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY.

Ship Event

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT loads 3 X 13 1/2 ton lifts onto PERTHSHIRE at berth 6A / 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location6A / 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (alongside Scottish Shire's PERTHSHIRE)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 0950 		LOCH CARRON (1951-1977 General cargo coaster 203 feet long of David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationLochmaddyPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterA MathiesonReg Tonnage233
CargoLight
Draught11ft
BerthArdrossan Dockyard on arrival
AgentArdrossan Dockyard Company

Sailing

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 1045 		Atys Own Page
Ship's locationBelfastPort of RegistryHague
CargoKeroseneReg Tonnage6983
Draught22ft
Berth12 Tanker Berth
AgentT L Duff

Assisted from the berth by the tugs "Seaway" and "Thunderer"
Atys ; Shell Tanker, Courtesy of Jim Lynch

Sailing

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 1045 		Spaniel Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryLiverpool
CargoTrailersReg Tonnage611

Arrival

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 1150 		Lifjord Own Page
Ship's locationPuerto Miranda via StanlowPort of RegistryStavanger, Norway
CargoCrude OilNet Tonnage7050
Draught22' 10"Gross Tonnage12,369
Berth12 Tanker BerthDeadweght Tonnage19,000
AgentT L Duff

Assisted into her berth by the tugs "Seaway" and "Thunderer"

Sailing

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 1230 		PERTHSHIRE (1936-1964 General cargo ship 499 feet long of Scottish Shire / Houston / Cayzer Irvine) Own Page

Scottish Shire's PERTHSHIRE leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Durban via Birkenhead
Arrived from3 Govan Dry Dock, Govan, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Gross Tonnage10.496
Sailing forDurban (South Africa) via BirkenheadDeadweght Tonnage11,025
Sailed from berth6A / 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival12' 05"
Draught aft on arrival19' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 24th December
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 500 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded31st December loaded 3 lifts each 13 1/2 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1100 on 31st December
Draught forward on sailing14' 07"
Draught aft on sailing20' 06"
Vessel bunkeredSee "Remarks" below
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Bunkered.

At 0930 on 24th December bunkered 200 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY.

At 1120 on 26th December bunkered 500 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY.

At 1110 on 27th December bunkered 150 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY.

Sailing

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 1240 		ACHILLES ( 1957 - 1972 Cargo liner 491 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's ACHILLES leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Singapore and Hong Kong via Birkenhead
Arrived fromHamburg (Germany)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forSingapore and Hong Kong via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival15' 03"
Draught aft on arrival19' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 24th December
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,650 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1215 on 31st December
Draught forward on sailing18' 00"
Draught aft on sailing23' 02"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

Sailing

Tuesday, December 31, 1963 @ 1515 		Own Page
Ship's locationBelfast
CargoGeneral