Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 0940
ROTHESAY CASTLE (1960-1975 Refrigerated cargo ship 520 feet long of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

ROTHESAY CASTLE shifts astern along the wall from 6A to berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationShifts astern along the wall from 6A to berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Ships agentCayzer Irvine / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, GlasgowGross Tonnage9,650

Ship Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 1100
HMS VIDAL (1954-1976 Research vessel 315 feet long of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Royal Naval Survey ship HMS VIDAL at Leningrad, Russia

Ship's locationLeningrad, RussiaPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Deadweght Tonnage1,940

Bill McKellar writes :
The British Royal Naval survey ship HMS VIDAL docked in Leningrad today at the start of a four-day official visit - the first by a Royal Naval ship for eight years.
On board is Rear-Admiral E. G. Irving, the Royal Navy's Chief Hydrographer, who will be received by Admiral Ivan Balkov, senior officer in Leningrad .....Reuter

Sailing

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
FRANCE (1960-1974 Passenger liner 316.1 m (1,035 ft) of Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line) of Le Havre, France : Scrapped 2008) Own Page

French Line passenger liner FRANCE left Southampton Sept 12 for New York

Sailing forNew York Port of RegistryLe Havre (France)
Sailed from berth Southampton, EnglandGross Tonnage66,343

Sailing

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
IBERIA STAR (1963-1965 Passenger/cargo liner of Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

Blue Star IBERIA STAR left London Sept 12 for Buenos Aires

Sailing forBuenos Aires (Argentina) Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthLondon (England, UK)

Sailing

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MEDIA (1947-1961 Passenger/cargo liner 531 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard Line's MEDIA left New York Sept 12 for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpool (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berthNew York (USA)Gross Tonnage13,345

Sailing

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
PORT VICTOR (1948-1970 General / refridgerated cargo liner 529 feet overall of Port Line, London : 1970 scrapped) Own Page

Port Line's cargo liner PORT VICTOR left Liverpool Sept 12 for Whyalla (Australia)

Sailing forWhyalla (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthLiverpool (England)Gross Tonnage10,390

News Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 2100
PETER (a general cargo coaster 206 feet long) Own Page

Coaster PETER arrives at Shieldhall, Glasgow with 850 tons of Gypsum from 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 arrival12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival12' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGypsum 850 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 14th September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoR P Shaw & Sons, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2454
Completed discharge of inward cargo1430 on 14th September
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing8' 06"

News Event

Saturday, September 12, 1964 @ 2300
HEGRA (General cargo ship 295 feet long) Own Page

HEGRA arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of Lumber from Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)

Arrived fromSaint John (New Brunswick, Canada)
Arrived in berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Sailing forLimerick (Ireland)
Sailed from berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival18' 00"
Draught aft on arrival20' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalLumber 1,726 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 14th September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1600 on 18th September
Outward cargoPart same inward cargo
Draught forward on sailing12' 00"
Draught aft on sailing15' 10"
Vessel bunkered18th September bunkered 210 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Ships agentChr. Salvesen & Co., 45 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 1936

News Event

Sunday, September 13, 1964 @ 0650
MYSTIC (1959-1975 General cargo ship 480 feet long of Johnson Warren Line and chartered to Shaw Savill, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill's chartered MYSTIC arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Adelaide

Arrived fromAdelaide (Australia) via BelfastPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Gross Tonnage6,656
Sailing forLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival15 06"
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 2,627 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 14th September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 24th September
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing11' 04"
Draught aft on sailing17' 05"

Ship Event

Sunday, September 13, 1964 @ 0700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CITY OF GLASGOW (in 1955 and 1964 Ellerman at Bombay, South Africa and Persian Gulf) Own Page

CITY OF GLASGOW at Port Elizabeth Sept 13 for London

Ship's locationPort Elizabeth (South Africa)

Ship Event

Sunday, September 13, 1964 @ 0800
AMERICAN CORSAIR (General cargo ship of United States Line, New York) Own Page

AMERICAN CORSAIR at Baltimore Sept 13 for New York

Ship's locationBaltimore (USA)Port of RegistryNew York (USA)

Ship Event

Sunday, September 13, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
DARU (1958-1965 General cargo liner 460 feet long of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

DARU left Bathurst Sept 13 for Hull

Ship's locationBathurst (Sierra Leone)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage6,340

Ship Event

Sunday, September 13, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EMPIRE STAR (Blue Star) Own Page

EMPIRE STAR at Port Said Sept 13 for Brisbane

Ship's locationPort Said (Egypt) - a City at the Mediterranean Sea entrance to the Suez Canal

Ship Event

Sunday, September 13, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENMACDHUI (1948-1972 General cargo liner 474 feet long of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Ben Line's BENMACDHUI at London Sept 13 for Surabaya

Ship's locationLondon (England, UK)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage4,674
Gross Tonnage7,845
Deadweght Tonnage11,500

Ship Event

Sunday, September 13, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENVALLA (1962-1972 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Ben Line's BENVALLA at London Sept 13 from Yokohama

Ship's locationLondon (England, UK)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)