Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Friday, October 2, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
PARTHIA (1963-1971 General cargo ship of Cunard Line, London) Own Page

PARTHIA left Liverpool (UK) for New York (USA)

Sailing forNew York (USA)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthLiverpool (UK)Gross Tonnage5,586

News Event

Friday, October 2, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
SOUTH AFRICAN TRANSPORTER (1958-1972 General cargo ship 470 feet long of South African Marine Corporation, Cape Town : 1972 Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

SOUTH AFRICAN TRANSPORTER left Durban (South Africa) for Avonmouth (England, UK)

Sailing forAvonmouth (England, UK)Port of RegistryKaapstad (pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Sailed from berthDurban (South Africa)Net Tonnage5,808
Gross Tonnage9,603
Deadweght Tonnage12,251

News Event

Friday, October 2, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
SYLVANIA (1957-1968 Passenger liner 608 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

SYLVANIA left New York for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpool (UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berthNew York (U.S.A.) Net Tonnage11,679
Gross Tonnage22,017
Deadweght Tonnage9,345

Ship Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CITY OF BRISTOL (1964-1969 General cargo ship formerly Wilson Line's SACRAMENTO : 1964-1969 in service with Ellerman & Bucknall, London : 1977 scrapped at Faslane, Gare Loch (Scotland, UK)) Own Page

CITY OF BRISTOL at Port Said Oct 3 for Bombay

Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage8459

Ship Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CITY OF NEW YORK (1946-1967 General cargo ship 500 feet overall of Ellerman Lines, London : 1969 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

CITY OF NEW YORK at Glasgow Oct 3 from Zanzibar

Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)

Ship Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MARON (1960-1975 General cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

MARON from Glasgow at Nagoya (Honshu, Japan) on Oct 3

Port of RegistryLiverpool

Ship Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
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

MEDIA at New York Oct 3 from Liverpool

Ship's locationNew York (USA)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage13,345

Ship Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
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

PELEUS at Singapore Oct 3 from Glasgow

Ship's locationSingaporePort of RegistryLiverpool
Net Tonnage5,852
Gross Tonnage10,093
Deadweght Tonnage11,215

News Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
ASCANIA (1955-1967 Passenger Liner of Sicula Oceanica S.p.A. / Grimaldi SIOSA Line, Naples : 1968 Scrapped at La Spezia) Own Page

ASCANIA at Southampton (UK) on 3 October from Kingston (Jamaica)

Ship's locationSouthampton (UK)Port of RegistryNaples (Italy)
Arrived fromKingston (Jamaica)Gross Tonnage9,330

News Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
LOCH AVON (1947- 1967 Refridgerated / General cargo liner 498 feet long of Royal Mail Lines, London : 1973 scrapped) Own Page

LOCH AVON at Liverpool from Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)

Arrived fromVancouver (British Columbia, Canada)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berthLiverpool (UK)Gross Tonnage8,617
Deadweght Tonnage10,741

News Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
MAHRONDA (1947-1968 General cargo liner of Brocklebank Line, Liverpool) Own Page

MAHRONDA at Cardiff (Wales, UK) from Calcutta (India)

Ship's locationCardiff (Wales, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived fromCalcutta (India)

News Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
PIPIRIKI ( 1944 - 1971 General and refrigerated cargo liner 494 feet long of New Zealand Shipping Line ) Own Page

PIPIRIKI at Charleston (South Carolina, USA) for London (UK)

Ship's locationCharleston (South Carolina, USA)Port of RegistryPlymouth
Sailing forLondon (UK)Gross Tonnage10,057
Deadweght Tonnage9,785

News Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
RAKAIA (1945-1967 General cargo ship of New Zealand Shipping Company, London) Own Page

RAKAIA at Southampton (UK) from Dunedin (New Zealand)

Ship's locationSouthampton (UK)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived fromDunedin (New Zealand)Gross Tonnage8,213

News Event

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
TINTAGEL CASTLE ( 1954 - 1971 cargo liner 495 feet long of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

TINTAGEL CASTLE at Avonmouth (England, UK) from Mauritius

Ship's locationAvonmouth (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived fromMauritius

Sailing

Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0905
RHODESIA STAR (1948-1967 General cargo ship 492 feet overall of Blue Star Line, London)) Own Page

RHODESIA STAR leaves 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow for Sydney and Melbourne via Liverpool

Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage8,642
Sailing forSydney and Melbourne (Australia) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival10' 00"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 25th September
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,600 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1630 on 2nd October
Draught forward on sailing11' 09"
Draught aft on sailing19' 00"
Ships agentJ S Nowery & Co., Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 5133