Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, March 4, 1964 @ 1610 		ST NINIAN (inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Arrived fromFishing grounds in Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet TonnageInshore fishing boat
Cargo carried on arrival10 boxes of fish

Sailing

Wednesday, March 4, 1964 @ 1650 		OLIVINE (1952-1976 General cargo coaster 245 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow : 1976 foundered in Mediterranean) Own Page

Robertsons OLIVINE leaves Ardrossan for Ellesmere Port
Sailing forEllesmere PortPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage728
Outward cargoWoodpulp ROB = Remaining on boardGross Tonnage1,354
Draught aft on sailing14' 6"

Sailing

Wednesday, March 4, 1964 @ 1710 		EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

Metcalf's EILEEN M leaves Ardrossan for Portree (Isle of Skye)
Sailing forPortree (Isle of Skye)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage133
Outward cargoPetrol and gas oilGross Tonnage323
Draught aft on sailing11 feet

Sailing

Wednesday, March 4, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		LINGEBORG (1960-1971 General cargo coaster 48,55 metres long of E. Wagenborg's Scheepvaart- & Forwarding NV, Delfzijl, Netherlands) Own Page

LINGEBORG (Dutch coaster) leaves Irvine Harbour for Delfzijl (Netherlands)
Sailing forDelfzijl (Netherlands)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthTown Wharf, Irvine Harbour, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Net Tonnage224
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage3884
Master of vessel on sailingRobbenDeadweght Tonnage508
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine

Sailing

Wednesday, March 4, 1964 @ 1815 		GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL leaves Ardrossan on her regular container service to Larne
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage288
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage928

Sailing

Wednesday, March 4, 1964 @ 2030 		FERNFIELD (1958 - 1971 General dry-cargo coaster of Zillah Shipping Company, Liverpool) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage266
Outward cargoTrailers

Sailing

Wednesday, March 4, 1964 @ 2250 		CLAN MACINNES ( 1952 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN MACINNES leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for East and South Africa via Newport (Wales)
Arrived fromCape Town via Liverpool and BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage6,389
Sailing forBeira and Durban via NewportDeadweght Tonnage8,945
Sailed from berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival12' 06"
Draught aft on arrival19' 04"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 2,044 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 27th February
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1630 on 4th March
Commened loading outward cargo1730 on 27th February
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 700 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Heavy lifts loaded28 February 6 lifts total 58 tons from NEWSHOT : 4 March 4 lifts total 44 tons also from NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1830 on 4th March
Draught forward on sailing9' 07"
Draught aft on sailing18' 06"
Ships agentCayzer Irvine / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow

News Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0000 		Own Page

Shipping at Melbourne (Australia) on 5th March 1964

 

Melbourne 5 March 1964

Contributed by Tommy Goodwin

 

ARAWATTA    19 Victoria Dock (sailing 6th for Sydney)

ADEN    20 Victoria Dock

AYRSHIRE    31 South Wharf

AROS    11 North Wharf  (sailing 6th for Newcastle)

BASS TRADER   Due 5th at 0830 at Tasmanian Ferry Terminal 

BASS TRADER   Tasmanian Ferry Terminal  (sailing at 1630 for Devonport)

BRAESIDE    Due 5th from Sydney for 22 Victoria Dock

BULIMBA    16 Victoria Dock

BLYTHE STAR    14 South Wharf (sailing for Geelong)

BINBURRA    13 North Wharf  (sailing 6th for Brisbane)

CANBERRA STAR   (Due 6th from Beira at 17 North Wharf

CENTAUR    Due 6th from Sydney at Outer East Station Pier

CRYSTAL SEA     18 Victoria Dock

CAPE YORK     24 South Wharf

EASTERN ARGOSY    24 Victoria Dock

EASTERN MOON    (Due 6th from Sydney at 12 Victoria Dock

ENFIELD     Williamstown Floating Dock (sailing 6th for Newcastle)

GLADSTONE STAR    Gibbs Bight (sailing 6th for Sydney)

H.M.A.S. QUEENBOROUGH     Inner East Nelson Pier

IRON KING    21 South Wharf

KOMATA    8 Victoria Dock (sailing for New Zealand)

KUMALLA     Due 6th from strahan at 6 Yarraville Wharf

LAKEMBA     Dry Dock

LEMANA    5 North Wharf

MILOS     Due 5th from Adelaide at 9/10 South Wharf 

MOBIL COMET   Due 5th at Gillibrand Pier from Ras Tanura

NEWCASTLE STAR       Inner East Princes Pier

NORTH ESK        13 South Wharf

NUDDEA     D  Appleton Dock

NIDAR     17 South Wharf

ORONSAY     Due at 1700 on 6th from Sydney at Outer West station Pier

PORT NAPIER     28 South Wharf

PORT ST LAWRENCE     Outer West Princes Pier (sailing for Brisbane)

PORT PIRIE     23 Victoria Dock

SIBIGO     17 Victoria Dock (sailing for Sydney)

STRAAT MADURA     27 South Wharf (sailing 6th for Sydney)

STRAAT JOHORE    21 Victoria Dock

SOUTH ESK     7/8 South Wharf  (sailing for Tasmania)

TINNES     3 Newport Wharf  (sailing for Sydney)

TJILUWAH     29 South Wharf

TUNGUS    32 South Wharf

WAIANA    Due 6th from New Zealand at 8 Victoria Dock

WHAKATANE      C  Appleton Dock

YANDERRA    Due 5th from Devonport at Tasmanian Ferry Terminal 

YANDERRA     Tasmanian Ferry Terminal  (sailing for Burnie)

ZARATARUSTRA   18 South Wharf

 

Ship Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0000 		BULIMBA (1959-1971 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, London) Own Page

British India Steam Navigation's BULIMBA berthed at 16 Victoria Dock, Melbourne, Australia
Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage6,796

Ship Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0000 		AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Scottish Shire's AYRSHIRE berthed at 31 South Wharf, Melbourne, Australia
Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0000 		NUDDEA (1954-1972 General cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation Company, London : Scrapped in 1972) Own Page

British India Steam Navigation's NUDDEA berthed at D Appleton Dock, Melbourne, Australia
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage8,596

Ship Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0000 		GLADSTONE STAR (Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

Blue Star's GLADSTONE STAR berthed at Gibbs Bight , Melbourne (she sails 6th for Sydney)
Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0155 		SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalV. Sheppard
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0255 		HUDSON FIRTH (in 1964 at Ardrossan, Scotland) Own Page

HUDSON FIRTH brings a cargo of sulphur from Bayonne (France) to Ardrossan
Arrived fromBayonne (France)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1631
Master of vessel on arrivalW C Munday
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalSulphur

HUDSON FIRTH was assisted into her berth by the Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY

Ship Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0255 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page
Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY assists HUDSON FIRTH into Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan