Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ARBITRATOR (1951-1970 Cargo liner of Thos & Jas Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

ARBITRATOR at Durban 15 Sept for Beira

Ship's locationDurban (South Africa)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage8,150

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENLOMOND (1957-1977 General cargo liner 508 feet long 17 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

BENLOMOND at Hong Kong Sept 15 for Yokohama

Ship's locationHong KongPort of RegistryLeith
Net Tonnage6,001
Gross Tonnage10,325
Deadweght Tonnage12,010

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENVORLICH (1946-1971 General cargo ship of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENVORLICH at Liverpool Sept 15 for Le Havre

Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Gross Tonnage9,767

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
QUEEN MARY (1936-1940 Passenger liner 1,019.4 ft (310.7 m) of Cunard Line: 1940-1946 Troopship: 1946-1967 returned to service with Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

QUEEN MARY at New York Sept 15 from Southampton

Ship's locationNew York (USA)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
SIDONIA (1961-1967 General cargo liner 472 feet / 144 metres of Anchor Line / 1967-1968 Moor Line, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

SIDONIA at New York Sept 15 for Philadelphia

Ship's locationNew York (USA)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage2.740
Gross Tonnage5,704

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
TRANSVAAL CASTLE (Union Castle) Own Page

TRANSVAAL CASTLE at Durban Sept 15 from Southampton

Ship's locationDurban (South Africa)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
UNITED STATES (1952-1969 Passenger liner 990 feet long (302 metres) of United States Lines, New York) Own Page

UNITED STATES at Southampton Sept 15 from New York

Ship's locationSouthampton (England)Port of RegistryNew York City (USA)

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ORIANDO (in 1964 Oil Tanker) Own Page

Tanker ORIANDO arrives at Tail-of-the-Bank from Bonny (Nigeria) for Finnart oil Terminal

Arrived fromBonny (Nigeria)
Arrived in berthTail-of-the-Bank (the anchorage off Greenock, River Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Sailing forFinnart Oil Terminal (Loch Long, Scotland, UK)

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
GRETE SKOU (Cargo ship of D/S Ove Skou, Kobenhavn, Denmark) Own Page

GRETE SKOU arrives at Tail-of-the-Bank from Liverpool

Arrived fromLiverpool (England)Port of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen) Denmark
Arrived in berthTail-of-the-Bank (the anchorage off Greenock, River Clyde)

Sailing

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 1630
MENESTHEUS (1958-1977 General cargo ship 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's MENESTHEUS leaves Glasgow with general cargo for Hong Kong via Birkenhead

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

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENAVON (1949-1970 General cargo ship 483 feet overall of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : 1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

BENAVON left Port Said Sept 15 for Tunis

Ship's locationPort Said (Egypt) - a City at the Mediterranean Sea entrance to the Suez CanalPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage8,079
Deadweght Tonnage11,270

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENARMIN (1963-1972 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

BENARMIN left Hong Kong Sept 15 for Singapore

Ship's locationHong KongPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Net Tonnage6,486
Gross Tonnage11,362
Deadweght Tonnage13,015

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BONIFACE (in 1964 from Liverpool to Manaus) Own Page

BONIFACE left Liverpool Sept 15 for Manaus

Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MAURETANIA (1939-1940 Passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool : 1940-1946 Troopship : 1946-1965 Returned to owners : 1965 Scrapped) Own Page

MAURITANIA left Southampton Sept 15 for New York

Ship's locationSouthampton (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage35,738

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 15, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ORCADES (1948-1962 Passenger liner of Orient Line, then 1962-1973 of P & O Line, London) Own Page

ORCADES left Melbourne Sept 15 for London

Ship's locationMelbourne (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon