Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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News Event

Tuesday, August 18, 1964 @ 0815
KING ARTHUR (1953-1972 General cargo ship 466 feet overall of King Line / Clan Line Steamers : 1983 scrapped at Chittagong) Own Page

King Line's KING ARTHUR arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Mombasa via Swansea

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) via Elderslie Drydock (River Clyde)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage5,883
Sailing forMombasa via Swansea
Sailed from berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival7' 09"
Draught aft on arrival13' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0830 on 18 August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 500 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1200 on 21st August
Engine trialsFrom 1200 to 1230 on 21st August
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
Draught forward11' 03"
Draught aft16' 07"

Sailing

Tuesday, August 18, 1964 @ 1900
NELEUS ( 1953 - 1971 General cargo ship 489 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : scrapped China 1974) Own Page

Alfred Holt's NELEUS leaves Glasgow for Sydney (Australia) via Liverpool

Arrived fromSydney (Australia) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Gross Tonnage7,800
Sailing forSydney (Australia) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth1 / 2 King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 03"
Draught aft on arrival23' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 3,018 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1330 on 6th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1730 on 13th August
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 14th August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,606 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1840 on 18th August
Draught forward on sailing13' 03"
Draught aft on sailing19' 06"
Vessel bunkered10th August bunkered 300 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

News Event

Wednesday, August 19, 1964 @ 0750
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 arrives in Glasgow with cargo from West Africa

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, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
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.

Sailing

Wednesday, August 19, 1964 @ 2010
CLAN MALCOLM ( 1957 - 1979 general cargo liner 503 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN MALCOLM leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow, for Durban via Birkenhead

Arrived fromSydney (Australia) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Sailing forDurban (South Africa) via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival9' 6"
Draught aft on arrival20' 6"
Cargo carried on arrival615 tons of general cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo14th August at 1045
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedore Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo19th August at 1815
Commened loading outward cargo17th August at 0800
Outward cargo525 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores Company
Completed loading outward cargo19th August at 1845
Draught forward on sailing10' 8"
Draught aft on sailing20' 2"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 7050

   

The Clan Line’s 503 feet long cargo liner CLAN MALCOLM arrived

at berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow, with her head south,

at 1030 on 14th August 1964.

  

She had come to Glasgow from Sydney (Australia) via

Liverpool and was carrying 615 tons of general cargo to

discharge.   Her draught forward was 9’ 06” and aft 20’ 06”

and her Agents in Glasgow were Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd.,

109 Hope Street, Glasgow   Telephone CENtral 7050.

  

At 1045, only 15 minutes after berthing, Renfrew Stevedore

Company boarded the ship and commenced discharging her

inward cargo, and completed the unloading at 1815 on

19th August.

  

The Stevedores commenced loading her outward cargo

of 525 tons of general cargo at 0800 on 17th August

and finished loading at 1845 on 19th August.

   

CLAN MALCOLM then left her berth at 2010 on 19th August,

 sailing for Durban (South Africa) via Birkenhead,

with her draught forward 10’ 08” and aft 20’ 02”


News Event

Wednesday, August 19, 1964 @ 2345
LULUA (1956-1972 General cargo ship 482 feet overall of Maritime Belge SA, Antwerp : 1982 scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) Own Page

Soc. Maritime Belge LULUA arrives Glasgow to load general cargo and lifts for Sydney and Melbourne

Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryAntwerp (Belgium)
Arrived in berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Net Tonnage4,983
Sailing forSydney and Melbourne (Australia) Gross Tonnage8,805
Sailed from berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Deadweght Tonnage10,997
Draught forward on arrival11' 03"
Draught aft on arrival14' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 21st August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 3,792 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded26 August loaded 5 lifts total 87 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1435 on 3rd September
Draught forward on sailing19' 03"
Draught aft on sailing22' 00"
Vessel bunkered25 August bunkered 425 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

11 March 2019   A Maritime Belge company postcard contributed by Willy Groen (Antwerp)

News Event

Thursday, August 20, 1964 @ 0815
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 arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload and load for Eastern Ports

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.

News Event

Thursday, August 20, 1964 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LANDWADE (1961-1972 General cargo ship of W J Tatem Steam Navigation Company, Cardiff : 1984 Scrapped) Own Page

Tatem's cargo ship LANDWADE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Persian Gulf Ports

Ships agentFrank C .Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 Telephone CITy 6131Port of RegistryCardiff (Wales, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,856

Harbour Event

Friday, August 21, 1964 @ 0830
Own Page

Port Report dated Friday 21st August 1964

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 21st August 1964

Fifty-eight vessels, four of them tankers, docked at Ardrossan Harbour during the week ended last Saturday.
Among the vessels to arrive was the tanker "Wangeroog" with bitumen from Stanlow and the Greek cargo ship "Teti N" for repair in the dockyard.

Port report for issue dated 21st August 1964 : courtesy of John Holmes

Sailing

Friday, August 21, 1964 @ 1930
KING ARTHUR (1953-1972 General cargo ship 466 feet overall of King Line / Clan Line Steamers : 1983 scrapped at Chittagong) Own Page

King Line's KING ARTHUR leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Mombasa via Swansea

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) via Elderslie Drydock (River Clyde)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage5,883
Sailing forMombasa via Swansea
Sailed from berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival7' 09"
Draught aft on arrival13' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0830 on 18 August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 500 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1200 on 21st August
Engine trialsFrom 1200 to 1230 on 21st August
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050
Draught forward11' 03"
Draught aft16' 07"

Ship Movement

Friday, August 21, 1964 @ 2200
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 shifts from 3 / 4 King George V Dock to Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Sailing forElderslie Drydock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Net Tonnage5,852
Outward cargoPart same inward general cargoGross Tonnage10,093
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.Deadweght Tonnage11,215

News Event

Saturday, August 22, 1964 @ 1050
CLAN FARQUHARSON (1962-1968 General cargo ship 496 feet overall of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, London) Own Page

CLAN FARQUHARSON arrives at Glasgow to unload and then load for Durban

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

Monday, August 24, 1964 @ 1205
CEDRIC ( 1952-1976 Cargo liner 512 feet long in service with Shaw Savill Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill Line's CEDRIC arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Adelaide

Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Sailing forAdelaide via Bremen
Sailed from berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival16' 00"
Draught aft on arrival20' 05"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 24th August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,200 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1700 on 28th August
Draught forward on sailing19' 00"
Draught aft on sailing24' 00"

Ship Movement

Monday, August 24, 1964 @ 2200
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 shifts astern from 1 to 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow

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

Tuesday, August 25, 1964 @ 0100
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 returns to 4 King George V Dock from Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived fromElderslie Drydock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Net Tonnage5,852
Cargo carried on arrivalPart same inward general cargoGross Tonnage10,093
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.Deadweght Tonnage11,215

Ship Movement

Tuesday, August 25, 1964 @ 0700
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 shifts ahead from 2 to 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow

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.