Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Saturday, March 14, 1964 @ 0605
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
Sailing forStanlowPort of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage526
Outward cargoLightDeadweght Tonnage1875
Draught aft on sailing12' 6"

Arrival

Saturday, March 14, 1964 @ 0640
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page
Arrived fromLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage288
Master of vessel on arrivalM TighelaarGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage928

Sailing

Saturday, March 14, 1964 @ 0830
STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Puffer STORMLIGHT leaves Ardrossan for Islay with a cargo of bags of malt

Sailing forIslayPort of RegistryGreenock
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage71
Outward cargoMalt in bags

The malt would be used in the production of whisky, for which Islay is world-famous

Sailing

Saturday, March 14, 1964 @ 1515
SUMMERVALE (1960-1972 Deep-sea fishing trawler pennant LH 373 Length 106 feet of William Liston Ltd, Newhaven Edinburgh) Own Page

Deep-sea fishing trawler SUMMERVALE leaves Ardrossan for offshore fishing grounds

Sailing forDeep-sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryLeith
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage70
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage217

Sailing

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 0020
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Sailing forLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 0710
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

Arrival

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 0805
LOCHEE ( 1948 - General cargo coaster of Dundee Perth and London Shipping Company, Dundee) Own Page

LOCHEE arrives at Ardrossan to load clay for Runcorn

Arrived fromLondonderryPort of RegistryDundee
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage451
Master of vessel on arrivalW Coull
Draught aft on arrival9 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Ships agentGeneral Freight

News Event

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Steel & Bennie tug THUNDERER passing Dumbarton Rock, Firth of Clyde

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Billy Fullarton writes :

   I purchased this photograph at the Ship Show

in Greenock last year.

   It's the Steel & Bennie tug THUNDERER passing

Dumbarton Rock in the River Clyde.   The Esso oil

tanks at Dunglass, Bowling, can be seen on the

right side.   There is no date shown.


Ship Event

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate
INCA (1938-1965 Steam Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay & Sons Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Clyde Puffer INCA in 1964

Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage72

 

Billy Fullarton writes :

   Purchased this photograph at the Ship Show

in Greenock.

   On the back is written “Puffer CRETAN on the

outside and inside is Puffer INCA” and date 1964

 

News Event

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate
FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell U.K. coastal tanker FRAGUM

Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Reg Tonnage1,280

Billy Fullarton writes :

   I bought this photograph at the Ship Show

in Greenock last year.

   It's the Shell U.K. coastal tanker FRAGUM 

that I often saw at Stanlow, Heysham and

Ardrossan.   There is no date on the photo.


News Event

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate
CRETAN (1948- General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay & Sons, Glasgow Own Page

Clyde Puffer CRETAN in 1964

Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Reg Tonnage35

Billy Fullarton writes :

   Purchased this photograph at the Ship Show

in Greenock.

   On the back is written “Puffer CRETAN on the

outside and inside is Puffer INCA” and date 1964

Sailing

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1200
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
INVERCLOY ( 1935- 1967 General cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of G & G Hamilton / Hamilton & McPhail / Hay Hamilton Ltd, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped) Own Page

Clyde puffer lighter INVERCLOY leaves East India Harbour, Greenock after sheltering since 12 March

Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Reg Tonnage44
Gross Tonnage95

News Event

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1410
IKEJA PALM (1961-1981 General cargo liner of Palm Line, London) Own Page

IKEJA PALM arrives at Glasgow with 5,689 tons of general cargo, timber and oil from Takoradi (Ghana)

Arrived fromTakoradi (Ghana) via AvonmouthPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head north)
Sailing forGreenock (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (head west)
Draught forward on arrival22' 09"
Draught aft on arrival24' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival5,689 tons of general cargo, timber and oil
Commenced discharge of inward cargoGeneral cargo at 0800 on 16th March : Commenced discharge of oil 2230 on 25th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargoGeneral completed 2030 on 26th March : Oil completed at 1515 on 26th March
Outward cargoPart general cargo inwards
Draught forward on sailing11' 11"
Draught aft on sailing17' 00"
Ships agentRoxburgh Colin Scott, Glasgow and repairs by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company

Arrival

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1510
FERNFIELD (1958 - 1971 General dry-cargo coaster of Zillah Shipping Company, Liverpool) Own Page
Arrived fromLarnePort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage266
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Burgess
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers

Arrival

Sunday, March 15, 1964 @ 1650
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

Metcalf's tanker EILEEN M arrives in Ardrossan light-ship from Ardrishaig

Arrived fromArdrishaigPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage133
Master of vessel on arrivalJ P ScanlanGross Tonnage323
Draught aft on arrival9' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan