Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 1800
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are as published or our best estimate
NIANA (in 1964 General cargo ship of Union Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand) Own Page

Union Line's NIANA scheduled to leave Melbourne for Suva, Lautoka, Apia and Nukualofa via Sydney

Ship's locationMelbourne (Australia)
Sailing forSuva,Lautoka, Apia and Nukualofa via Sydney
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Ships agentUnion Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand Ltd., 59 William Street, Melbourne (Australia) Tel. 62 2331

Sailing

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 1810
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage780

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
KAITUNA (1956-1975 General cargo ship of Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd Own Page

Union S S Company's KAITUNA leaves Sydney (Australia) for Auckland (New Zealand)

Ships agentUnion Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd., Union House, 247 George Street, SydneyPort of RegistryNew Zealand
Gross Tonnage3,722

Sailing

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 2000
CASTEL FELICE ("Happy Castle" 1952-1970 Passenger liner 150m long of Sitmar Line, Italy : 1970 Scrapped) Own Page

Sitmar passenger liner CASTEL FELICE leaves Pyrmont, Sydney for Auckland (New Zealand)

Sailing forAuckland (New Zealand)Port of RegistryItaly
Sailed from berthNo. 13 Wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney, AustraliaGross Tonnage12,149
Ships agentNavcot Australia Pty Ltd., London Assurance House, 4th Floor, 16-20 Bridge Street, Sydney

News Event

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 2020
LANGFONN (1949-1964 General cargo ship 445 feet 130m long of Skips A/S Dalfonn ( Sigvald Bergesen Rederi A/S Stavanger as manager ) Stavanger Norway: 1980 Scrapped) Own Page

LANGFONN on Clan Line charter loads cargo and lifts at King George V Dock, Glasgow for Durban

Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryStavanger (Norway)
Arrived in berth7 / 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Net Tonnage3,041
Sailing forDurban via LiverpoolGross Tonnage5,209
Sailed from berth7 / 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Deadweght Tonnage9,713
Draught forward on arrival6' 00"
Draught aft on arrival15' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 11th March
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,050 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded11th March loaded 3 lifts total 27 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1100 on 13th March
Draught forward on sailing8' 00"
Draught aft on sailing17' 06"
Vessel bunkered11th March bunkered 120 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd,, (Inwards) : Clan Line Charter (Outwards)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 2040
JOSE TARTIERE (Spanish coaster) Own Page

Spanish coaster JOSE TARTIERE leaves Ardrossan for Bayonne (France) with a cargo of steel coils

Sailing forBayonne (a city in South-Western France on the Bay of Biscay)Port of RegistryAviles (a city in Asturias, North Spain)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,400
Outward cargoSteel coils
Draught aft on sailing15' 6"

Sailing

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 2250
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 cargoContainers

Sailing

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 2310
WANGEROOG (pronounced Van - ger - oo - gi (as in "give") ( 1963 - 1972 coastal oil / products tanker 70m long of Carl W Hansen Tankschiffahrt, Hamburg) Own Page

German coastal tanker WANGEROOG leaves Ardrossan for Stanlow

Sailing forStanlow (Ellesmere Port, North-West England)Port of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage526
Outward cargoLightDeadweght Tonnage1875
Draught aft on sailing12' 6"

Arrival

Tuesday, March 10, 1964 @ 2310
MAWANA (1958 - 1971 General Cargo ship 497 feet overall of Brocklebank Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Brocklebank Line's MAWANA arrives at Glasgow from Dundee to load for Calcutta

Arrived fromDundeePort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, (head East)
Sailing forCalcutta via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, (head East)
Draught forward on arrival12' 11"
Draught aft on arrival18 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Commened loading outward cargo27th March at 0800
Outward cargo550 tons general and 35 imps (Hillman Imp motor cars)
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo6th April at 1645
Draught forward on sailing14' 10"
Draught aft on sailing17' 6"
Ships agentP Henderson & Co., Glasgow

Dock Logbook shows : Vessel has overhang on bridge 30 feet forward of Plimsoll

13th March at 0800 shifted from berth 65 to berth 73, with stern 1 bollard in from West bulkhead.
26th March 1964 at 1230 shifted from berth 73 to berth 77, forward 10' 6" and aft 17' 9"
1st April at 1110 to 1130 shifted from berth 77 to berth 65, forward 10' 8" and aft 17' 8" with bow on East bulkhead.
2nd April received 4 heavy lifts totalling 52 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT

MAWANA sailed from Glasgow on 7th April at 0750 for Calcutta via Birkenhead

Arrival

Wednesday, March 11, 1964 @ 0010
MARINIA (tug) Own Page

Tug MARINIA arrives at Ardrossan from Glasgow

Arrived fromGlasgow Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalB Reid
Draught aft on arrival15' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Arrival

Wednesday, March 11, 1964 @ 0035
TURQUOISE (1955-1966 General cargo coaster 171 feet long speed 10 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Robertsons coaster TURQUOISE arrives at Ardrossan from Llandullas with a cargo of limestone

Arrived fromLlanddulas ( a village in Conwy county borough, Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage279
Master of vessel on arrivalD MillarGross Tonnage547
Draught aft on arrival13' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan.

Arrival

Wednesday, March 11, 1964 @ 0045
LIMELIGHT (1964 - 1966 General cargo coaster 89 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Greenock : wrecked Islay 10 October 1966) Own Page

Puffer LIMELIGHT arrives at Ardrossan from Islay to load for Jura

Arrived fromIslay (Isle of Islay, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage140
Master of vessel on arrivalJ McNivenDeadweght Tonnage70
Draught aft on arrival6' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan.

Arrival

Wednesday, March 11, 1964 @ 0225
HOLMFIELD (1957 - 1967 coaster of Zillah Shipping, Liverpool)) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage250
Master of vessel on arrivalH WorrallGross Tonnage488
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Wednesday, March 11, 1964 @ 0525
SAINT BEDAN (1937-1964 General cargo coaster 157 feet long owned by J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT BEDAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of scrap

Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage240
Master of vessel on arrivalW McCraeGross Tonnage452
Draught aft on arrival12 feetDeadweght Tonnage550
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan.

Sailing

Wednesday, March 11, 1964 @ 0540
ST NINIAN (inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Sailing forFishing grounds in Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet TonnageInshore fishing boat
Outward cargoLight