Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1430
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page
Sailing forLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage288
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage928

Sailing

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1500
GLENCLOY (1930-1966 Clyde Puffer lighter 66 feet long of G & G Hamilton)) Own Page

Puffer GLENCLOY leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of steel for Loch Ewe

Sailing forLoch Ewe (North-West highlands of Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage120
Outward cargoSteel
Draught aft on sailing9 feet

Loch Ewe is a sea loch in the region of Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The shores are inhabited by a traditionally Gaelic speaking people living in or sustained by crofting ...

Sailing

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1550
JACINTH (1939-1970 General cargo coaster 178 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

William Robertson's JACINTH leaves Ardrossan, returning to LLanddulas

Sailing forLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage332
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage650

Arrival

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1625
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Arrived fromLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Master of vessel on arrivalG SchoutenGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage780

Ship Event

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1700
Peveril (1963-1981) Own Page
Port of RegistryDouglas, Isle of Man

"Peveril" leaves Liverpool on her first sailing to the Isle of Man.

Arrival

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1800
MAID OF THE MIST (Inshore fishing boat CN 120) Own Page

Inshore fishing boat MAID OF THE MIST arrives at Ardrossan with 8 bags of clams

Arrived fromInshore fishing groundsPort of RegistryTarbert
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalT Hughes
Cargo carried on arrival8 bags of clams ( clam generally refers to those bivalve molluscs that live buried in sand or silt, many of which are edible. Wikipedia)

Ship Event

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1800
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are as published or our best estimate
KAROON (in 1964 General cargo ship of Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd) Own Page

Union Line's KAROON scheduled to leave Melbourne for Hobart (Tasmania, Australia)

Ship's locationMelbourne (Australia)
Sailing forHobart (Tasmania, Australia)
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Ships agentUnion Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand Ltd., 59 William Street, Melbourne (Australia) Tel. 62 2331

Sailing

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1815
MAID OF THE MIST (Inshore fishing boat CN 120) Own Page
Sailing forRothesay (Isle of Bute)Port of RegistryTarbert
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1850
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 leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Durban via Liverpool

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

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1930
LINDO Own Page

Norwegian ship LINDO leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Limerick (Ireland)

Sailing forLimerick (Ireland)Port of RegistryBergen (Norway)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,687
Outward cargoTimber ROB = Remaining on board
Draught aft on sailing16' 6"

LINDO was assisted from her berth to Ardrossan roads by the harbour tug SEAWAY (as bow tug)

Ship Event

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1930
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

SEAWAY assists Norwegian LINDO from Ardrossan Harbour out to roads

Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

LINDO was assisted from her berth to Ardrossan roads by the harbour tug SEAWAY (as bow tug)

Sailing

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 1950
PACIFIC ENVOY (1958-1967 then 1970-1971 a 500 feet long cargo liner of Furness Withy Line, London : 1974 scrapped at Whampoa (China) Own Page

Furness Withy's PACIFIC ENVOY leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Manchester

Arrived fromVancouver via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Sailing forManchester (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival22' 00"
Draught aft on arrival25' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo and timber
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 10th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1730 on 13th March
Outward cargoPart same inward cargo (60 tons of Glasgow cargo remained aboard)
Draught forward on sailing19' 03"
Draught aft on sailing20' 03"
Ships agentFurness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 8193

Sailing

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 2035
FERNFIELD (1958 - 1971 General dry-cargo coaster of Zillah Shipping Company, Liverpool) Own Page
Sailing forLarnePort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthEglinton dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage266
Outward cargoTrailers

Sailing

Friday, March 13, 1964 @ 2130
LIMELIGHT (1964 - 1966 General cargo coaster 89 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Greenock : wrecked Islay 10 October 1966) Own Page

Puffer LIMELIGHT leaves Ardrossan for Jura with a cargo of bags of malt

Sailing forJura (Isle of Jura, Inner Hebrides, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage140
Deadweght Tonnage70

LIMELIGHT's cargo for Jura was malt in bags. Malt is used in the production of whisky, for which, Jura is well-known.

Jura Scottish Gaelic: Diùra is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent and to the north-east of Islay.
Compared with its fertile and more populous neighbour, Jura is mountainous, bare and infertile, covered largely by vast areas of blanket bog, hence its small population
. In a list of the islands of Scotland ranked by size, Jura comes eighth, whereas ranked by population it comes thirty-first.
It is in the council area of Argyll and Bute.

Arrival

Saturday, March 14, 1964 @ 0330
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
Draught aft on arrival9 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentBurns & Laird