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Wednesday, August 26, 1964 @ 1230
Bowprince Own Page

"Bowprince" launched at Ailsa Shipyard, Troon

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 4th September 1964

TROON LAUNCH

Last Thursday Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Ltd. launched from their yard at Troon the single-screw sand suction vessel M.V. "Bowprince," built for F. Bowles & Sons, Ltd., of Cardiff.

This is the third vessel recently built for these owners by Ailsa and it will be followed by a similar vessel to be completed in April, 1965.

The ship was named by Mrs. Mildred Josephine Bowles, wife of Mr. C. F. Bowles, a director of F. Bowles and Sons Ltd.

Bowprince launched at Troon

News Event

Wednesday, August 26, 1964 @ 1438
CLAN MACINTOSH ( 1951 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Limited)) Own Page

CLAN MACINTOSH arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow and waits for drydocking at Elderslie

Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival10' 06"
Draught aft on arrival15' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 06"
Draught aft on sailing16' 00"
Engine trials14 September from 1420 till 1630 and then from 1830 till 1900
Vessel bunkered14 September bunkered 400 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Vessel drydockedAt 1450 on 27 August left for Elderslie Drydock : returned to berth 7 KG5 at 0620 on 14 September
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Ship Movement

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 0040
CLAN FARQUHARSON (1962-1968 General cargo ship 496 feet overall of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, London) Own Page

CLAN FARQUHARSON shifts from 9 King George V Dock to Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived fromAdelaide (Australia) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage9,292
Sailing forDurban via Newport
Sailed from berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival11' 05"
Draught aft on arrival18' 08"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,650 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 24th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1900 on 1st September
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 2nd September
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,594 tons and 8 X heavy lifts totalling 130 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded8th and 9th September loaded 8 X heavy lifts totalling 130 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1515 on 10th September
Draught forward on sailing12' 08"
Draught aft on sailing18' 01"
Vessel drydocked27th and 28th August at Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

News Event

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 0215
TANTALLON CASTLE (1954-1971 General cargo ship 495 feet overall of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's TANTALLON CASTLE at King George V Dock, Glasgow loads cargo for Durban

Arrived fromGenoa (Italy) via Elderslie Drydock (River Clyde)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage7,448
Sailing forDurban via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival12' 08"
Draught aft on arrival17' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 28th August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 325 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loadedOn 28 August loaded 1 X lift of 20 tons 8 cwt from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1630 on 28th August
Draught forward on sailing12' 09"
Draught aft on sailing19' 00"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Ship Event

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CLAN MACINTOSH ( 1951 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Limited)) Own Page

CLAN MACINTOSH at 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow finishes pumping her fuel oil to oiler CLANITY

Ship's location7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Ship Event

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

CLAN MACINTOSH at 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow finishes pumping her fuel oil to oiler CLANITY

Ship's location7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (alongside CLAN MACINTOSH)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 1400
Glen Sannox (1957-1989) Own Page

Heavy traffic causes "Glen Sannox" to run late

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage388

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 4th September 1964.

Heavy end-of-the-month car traffic caused the car ferry "Glen Sannox" to run late last Friday and on Saturday.

Glen Sannox runs late due to heavy traffic

Sailing

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 1410
EL KANEMI (1960 - 1978 General cargo ship 450 feet long of Nigerian National Line, Lagos, Nigeria : 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)) Own Page

Nigerian National Line's EL KANEMI leaves Glasgow for Greenock

Arrived fromAbidjan (Ivory Coast) via Las PalmasPort of RegistryLagos, Nigeria
Arrived in berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage5,660
Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage10,054
Sailed from berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival24' 09"
Draught aft on arrival24' 11"
Cargo carried on arrival4,579 tons of general cargo and oil
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 17th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo1400 on 27th August
Outward cargoPart same inward general cargo
Draught forward on sailing14' 00"
Draught aft on sailing20' 06"
Engine trialsFrom 1210 until 1240 on 21st August
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

Ship Movement

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 1425
CLAN MACNAIR (1962-1980 General cargo ship 506 feet overall of Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd, / Clan Line) Own Page

CLAN MACNAIR leaves 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow for Govan Drydocks, Glasgow

Arrived fromCape Town (South Africa) via Barrow-in-Furness (England)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forBombay via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1.042 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 26th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo0900 on 3rd September
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 2nd September
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 750 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1000 on 4th September
Draught forward on sailing13' 00"
Draught aft on sailing16' 06"
Engine trialsFrom 1140 to 1230 hours on 4th September 1964 with rope across dock
Vessel drydockedGovan Drydock, Glasgow from 27 to 30 August
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Ship Movement

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 1450
CLAN MACINTOSH ( 1951 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Limited)) Own Page

CLAN MACINTOSH leaves 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow for Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Sailing forElderslie Drydock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Ship Event

Thursday, August 27, 1964 @ 1600
DUCHESS OF MONTROSE Own Page

"Duchess of Montrose" makes her last run to Lochranza

Port of RegistryGlasgow

The "Duchess of Montrose" made her last run to Lochranza today.

Sailing

Friday, August 28, 1964 @ 0030
PELEUS ( 1949 - 1972 General cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long of Ocean Steamship Company / Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung (Taiwan) Own Page

Alfred Holt's PELEUS leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Singapore and Manila via Birkenhead

Arrived fromSingapore via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Net Tonnage5,852
Sailing forSingapore and Manila via BirkenheadGross Tonnage10,093
Sailed from berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Deadweght Tonnage11,215
Draught forward on arrival19' 00"
Draught aft on arrival23' 01"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,354 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0830 on 20th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1930 on 27th August
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 26th August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 200 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1900 on 27th August
Draught forward on sailing17' 05"
Draught aft on sailing22' 05"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

Ship Event

Friday, August 28, 1964 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
TANTALLON CASTLE (1954-1971 General cargo ship 495 feet overall of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's TANTALLON CASTLE at 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow loads 1 lift from NEWSHOT

Ship's location8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Port of RegistryLondon
Heavy lifts loadedOn 28 August loaded 1 X lift of 20 tons 8 cwt from floating crane NEWSHOTGross Tonnage7,448
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Ship Event

Friday, August 28, 1964 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT loads 1 X 20 ton 8 cwt lift onto TANTALLON CASTLE at 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's location8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (alongside TANTALLON CASTLE)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Movement

Friday, August 28, 1964 @ 1450
CLAN FARQUHARSON (1962-1968 General cargo ship 496 feet overall of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, London) Own Page

CLAN FARQUHARSON returns to 9 King George V Dock from Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived fromAdelaide (Australia) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage9,292
Sailing forDurban via Newport
Sailed from berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival11' 05"
Draught aft on arrival18' 08"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,650 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 24th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1900 on 1st September
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 2nd September
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,594 tons and 8 X heavy lifts totalling 130 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded8th and 9th September loaded 8 X heavy lifts totalling 130 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1515 on 10th September
Draught forward on sailing12' 08"
Draught aft on sailing18' 01"
Vessel drydocked27th and 28th August at Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050