Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, June 25, 1964 @ 0630
ROYAL SCOTSMAN (1936-1967 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forGlasgow HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthMerklands West, GlasgowGross Tonnage3,288
Outward cargoGeneral in

Arrival

Thursday, June 25, 1964 @ 0850
LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST arrives in Glasgow with Irish cattle

Arrived fromLondonderryPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthMerklands West, GlasgowGross Tonnage789
Cargo carried on arrivalCattle
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, 56 Robertson Street, Glasgow C 2

Sailing

Thursday, June 25, 1964 @ 0920
LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST leaves Merklands Quay for Ardrossan

Sailing forArdrossan, Ayrshire, Firth of ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthMerklands West, GlasgowGross Tonnage789
Outward cargoLight
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, Robertson Street, Glasgow

Arrival

Thursday, June 25, 1964 @ 1030
LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromDublinPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthMerklands West, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Cargo carried on arrivalCattleGross Tonnage1,544

Sailing

Thursday, June 25, 1964 @ 1125
LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forGlasgow HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthMerklands West, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage1,544

Sailing

Thursday, June 25, 1964 @ 1455
ANTILLA (1956-1970 General cargo coaster 56.22m 185 feet long of M. Havinga Scheepvaart- & Handelsmaatschappij N.V., Groningen / Jannes Reint Bonninga, Groningen) Own Page

Coaster ANTILLA leaves Shieldhall, Glasgow light-ship for Arklow, Ireland

Arrived fromLa Pallice (France)Port of RegistryGroningen (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage305
Sailing forArklow (Ireland)Gross Tonnage499
Sailed from berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage800
Draught forward on arrival11' 00"
Draught aft on arrival11' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalWheat 720 tons (B.O,C.M.) ????? ..... what is B.O.C.M. ?????
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0830 ON 24th June
Stevedore discharging inward cargoA Main & Sons
Completed discharge of inward cargo1335 on 25th June
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing6' 05"
Draught aft on sailing9' 02"

Sailing

Thursday, June 25, 1964 @ 1525
PETER (a general cargo coaster 206 feet long) Own Page

Irish coaster PETER leaves Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow for Dundalk (Ireland)

Arrived fromDundalk (Eire / Ireland)
Arrived in berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)
Sailing forDundalk (Eire / Ireland)
Sailed from berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival11' 06"
Draught aft on arrival12' 08"
Cargo carried on arrivalGypsum 850 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 25th June
Stevedore discharging inward cargoR P Shaw & Sons, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2454
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 25th June
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 03"
Draught aft on sailing7' 09"

Ship Movement

Thursday, June 25, 1964 @ 1720
TALTHYBIUS (1960-1971 General cargo ship of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Alfred Holt's TALTHYBIUS shifts from berth 1 to berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow

Arrived fromHong Kong and Aden via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage7672
Sailing forHong Kong via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival11' 00"
Draught aft on arrival18' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival848 tons of general cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 23rd June
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedore Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo1600 on 26th June
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 26th June
Outward cargo830 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores Company
Completed loading outward cargo1015 on 30th June
Draught forward on sailing10' 03"
Draught aft on sailing19' 06"

Arrival

Friday, June 26, 1964 @ 0550
ROYAL ULSTERMAN (1936-1968 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns and Laird, Glasgow : 1973 Scrapped in Greece) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Arrived in berthMerklands East, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,449
Cargo carried on arrivalCattle and passengersGross Tonnage3,288
Deadweght Tonnage854

Sailing

Friday, June 26, 1964 @ 0635
ROYAL ULSTERMAN (1936-1968 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns and Laird, Glasgow : 1973 Scrapped in Greece) Own Page
Sailing forGlasgow HarbourPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Sailed from berthMerklands East, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,449
Outward cargoGeneral inGross Tonnage3,288
Deadweght Tonnage854

Arrival

Friday, June 26, 1964 @ 0645
SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page
Arrived fromDublinPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthMerklands West, GlasgowNet Tonnage1827
Cargo carried on arrivalCattle and passengersGross Tonnage3817

Sailing

Friday, June 26, 1964 @ 0720
SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page
Sailing forGlasgow HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthMerklands West, GlasgowNet Tonnage1827
Outward cargoGeneral inGross Tonnage3817

Arrival

Friday, June 26, 1964 @ 0845
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

CLANITY arrives at NYMPHE in King George V Dock, Glasgow and bunkers her with 30 tons fuel oil

Ship's location10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (alongside NYMPHE)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Friday, June 26, 1964 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
NYMPHE (1954- General cargo ship 467 feet long of Nymphe Steamship Co. S.A., Piraeus) Own Page

NYMPHE at King George V Dock, Glasgow bunkers 30 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY

Arrived fromNauru (Gilbert Islands, Micronesia, Central Pacific Ocean)Port of RegistryPiraeus (Greece)
Arrived in berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Net Tonnage4,639
Sailing forGalveston (Texas, USA)Gross Tonnage8,251
Sailed from berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival27' 08"
Draught aft on arrival28' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalPhosphate
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 15th June
Stevedore discharging inward cargoA Main & Son
Completed discharge of inward cargo1200 on 24th June
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 11"
Draught aft on sailing17' 00"
Vessel bunkeredFrom oiler CLANITY : 26 June 30 tons, 26 June 490 tons, 27 June 30 tons
Ships agentGillespie & Nicol

Ship Event

Friday, June 26, 1964 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
YORKSHIRE (1960-1963 and 1964-1971 General cargo ship 500 feet long of Bibby Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Bibby Line's YORKSHIRE at King George V Dock, Glasgow bunkers 240 tons of fuel oil from CLANITY

Ship's location7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Vessel bunkered26 and 27 June bunkered 240 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITYGross Tonnage7,218