Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Friday, September 11, 1964 @ 1400
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DUCHESS OF HAMILTON ( 1932-1971 Passenger excursion steamer 272 feet long with triple screws of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

Clyde excursion steamer DUCHESS OF HAMILTON cancels her call at Ayr due to bad weather
Ship's locationFirth of Clyde (off Isle of Arran)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage297
Gross Tonnage801
Deadweght Tonnage155

 

 The Clyde passenger excursion steamer DUCHESS OF HAMILTON met bad weather during her trip from Brodick (Isle of Arran) to Ayr in the afternoon and was forced to turn back to Brodick.

   After sheltering for some time at Brodick she cancelled her call at Ayr and returned upriver.

Ship Movement

Friday, September 11, 1964 @ 1700 		MENESTHEUS (1958-1977 General cargo ship 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's MENESTHEUS shifts from berth 4 to berth 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromPenang via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage8,510
Sailing forHong Kong via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 06"
Draught aft on arrival20' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 920 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 8th September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 11th September
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,075 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1545 on 15th September
Draught forward on sailing14' 01"
Draught aft on sailing23' 01"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9891

News Event

Friday, September 11, 1964 @ 1730 		AJAX (1958-1972 General cargo ship 492 feet overall of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's AJAX arrives in Glasgow and loads general cargo for Singapore and other ports
Arrived fromHamburg (Germany)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) with her head southGross Tonnage7,969
Sailing forSingapore via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) with her head south
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival19' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo (outwards)
Commened loading outward cargo14 September @ 0800
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,250 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores, King George V Dock, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo15 September
Draught forward on sailing15' 09"
Draught aft on sailing23' 08"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891

Sailing

Friday, September 11, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ALAUNIA (1960-1969 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

Cunard cargo liner ALAUNIA left New York Sept 11 for Glasgow
Sailing forGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthNew York (USA)

Sailing

Friday, September 11, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		AMERICAN CHAMPION (Cargo liner of United States Lines, New York) Own Page

United States Line's cargo liner AMERICAN CHAMPION left New York Sept 11 for London
Sailing forLondon (England)Port of RegistryNew York (USA)
Sailed from berthNew York (USA)

Sailing

Friday, September 11, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DEVON (1946-1971 General cargo ship 495 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London : 1971 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

DEVON left Port Said Sept 11 for London
Sailing forLondon (England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthPort Said (Egypt) - a City at the Mediterranean Sea entrance to the Suez CanalNet Tonnage5,806
Gross Tonnage9,940

Sailing

Friday, September 11, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		TRANSVAAL CASTLE (Union Castle) Own Page

Union Castle passenger liner TRANSVAAL CASTLE left Cape Town Sept 11 for Durban
Sailing forDurban (South Africa)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthCape Town (South Africa)

Ship Event

Friday, September 11, 1964 @ 2200 		GLOBE EXPLORER (1960-1964 Oil tanker 572 feet long of Bulk Ships/ Maritime Overseas Corp., New York Own Page

Crew abandoning burning American oil tanker GLOBE EXPLORER
Ship's locationNorth Atlantic Ocean about 270 miles off the Virginia Coast (USA)Port of RegistryNew York
Net Tonnage9,293
Gross Tonnage13,795
Deadweght Tonnage21,968

Courtesy of Robin Short

DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only

The crew of a burning American oil tanker GLOBE EXPLORER (13,795 tons) were tonight reported to be abandoning ship about 270 miles off the Virginia Coast several hours after sending out an SOS.
The Coastguard and Air Force at once sent aircraft to the scene. Four ships within 100 miles of the freighter were also ordered to make for the scene .....Reuter

Ship Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ARGENTINA STAR (1947-1972 Refrigerated cargo/passenger liner of Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

Blue Star Line's cargo liner ARGENTINA STAR at Tenerife Sept 12 for London
Ship's locationTenerife (Canary Islands)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage6,299
Gross Tonnage10,716

Ship Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CHINDWARA (1950-1970 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

British India cargo liner CHINDWARA at Port Said Sept 12 for Mtwara
Ship's locationPort Said (Egypt) - a City at the Mediterranean Sea entrance to the Suez CanalPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,525

Ship Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		KENYA (1951-1969 : a 273- Passenger / refrigerated cargo liner 540 feet 164.53m overall of British India Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

British India's KENYA at Dar-es-Salaam Sept 12 for Durban
Ship's locationDar-es-Salaam (Tanzaniya, East Africa)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage8,042
Gross Tonnage14,437
Deadweght Tonnage9,720

Ship Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MAASDAM (1952-1968 Passenger liner 502 feet long 881 passengers of Holland America Line) Own Page

Holland America Line passenger liner MAASDAM at Southampton Sept 13 for Bremerhaven
Ship's locationSouthampton (England)Gross Tonnage15,024

Ship Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London) Own Page

ORONSAY at Port Said Sept 12 for Sydney
Ship's locationPort Said (Egypt) - a City at the Mediterranean Sea entrance to the Suez CanalPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SOMALI (1948-1969 General cargo ship 524 feet long of Peninsular. & Oriental Steam Nav Co,, London: sold 1969) Own Page

P & O cargo liner SOMALI at London Sept 12 from Kobe (Japan)
Ship's locationLondon (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage4,389
Gross Tonnage9,080
Deadweght Tonnage11,100

Ship Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SOUTHERN CROSS (1955-1973 Passenger liner of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill passenger liner SOUTHERN CROSS at Las Palmas Sept 12 for Wellington (New Zealand)
Ship's locationLas Palmas (Capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)