Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Tuesday, October 20, 1964 @ 1700 		SOUTH AFRICAN SEAFARER (ex CLAN SHAW : 1961-1966 General cargo ship 512 feet long of South African Marine Corporation "Safmarine", Kaapstad, : 1966 aground and wrecked off Cape Town)) Own Page

SOUTH AFRICAN SEAFARER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Ship's location17 Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Ships agentF W Allan & Ker Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Telephone CENtral 0925-8Gross Tonnage8,101

News Event

Tuesday, October 20, 1964 @ 1700 		CITY OF OXFORD (1948-1976 General cargo liner 463 feet long of Ellerman City Line, Glasgow) Own Page

CITY OF OXFORD closes at Birkenhead for cargo for West, South and East Africa
Ships agentHall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Liverpool 3 Tel. CENtral 8444 Telex 62-185Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,593

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 20, 1964 @ 1700 		WALDEMAR PETER (General cargo ship) Own Page

WALDEMAR PETER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Toronto and Hamilton

Ship Movement

Tuesday, October 20, 1964 @ 1730 		AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

AYRSHIRE shifts ahead from berth 8 to berth 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.) via Elderslie Drydock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forTenerife, Luanda, Lobito, Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira
Sailed from berth6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival13' 04"
Draught aft on arrival18' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 14th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,350 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded15th October loaded 2 lifts totalling 30 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 21st October
Draught forward on sailing16' 04"
Draught aft on sailing19' 02"
Engine trialsFrom 1210-1225 hours on 19th October
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

News Event

Wednesday, October 21, 1964 @ 0100 		TINTAGEL CASTLE ( 1954 - 1971 cargo liner 495 feet long of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's TINTAGEL CASTLE arrived at Glasgow with general cargo from Mombasa via Belfast
Arrived fromMombasa via BelfastPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)
Sailed from berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival11' 02"
Draught aft on arrival17' 08"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 461 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 21st October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1000 on 23rd October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing11' 00"
Draught aft on sailing18' 02"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 21, 1964 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ELIZABETH HOLT (1953-1963 General cargo ship 450 feet long of John Holt & Co. / Guinea Gulf Line Ltd, Liverpool. : 1963-1965 Managed by T & J Brocklebank, Liverpool : 1973 scrapped at Taiwan) Own Page

Guinea Gulf's ELIZABETH HOLT at Glasgow loads 4 heavy lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT
Ship's location1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Heavy lifts loadedOn 21st October ELIZABETH HOLT loaded 4 heavy lifts totalling 78 tons from floating crane NEWSHOTGross Tonnage5,580
Ships agentJohn G Borland & Peat Ltd., 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3651

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 21, 1964 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT loads 4 heavy lifts totalling 78 tons onto ELIZABETH HOLT at Shieldhall, Glasgow
Ship's location1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (alongside Guinea Gulf's ELIZABETH HOLT)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, October 21, 1964 @ 2130 		ELIZABETH HOLT (1953-1963 General cargo ship 450 feet long of John Holt & Co. / Guinea Gulf Line Ltd, Liverpool. : 1963-1965 Managed by T & J Brocklebank, Liverpool : 1973 scrapped at Taiwan) Own Page

Guinea Gulf's ELIZABETH HOLT leaves Glasgow with heavy lifts for Lobito via Liverpool
Arrived fromFreetown (Sierra Leone, West Africa)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage5,580
Sailing forLobito via Liverpool (Lobito is in Benguela Province in Angola, West Africa)
Sailed from berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival22' 07"
Draught aft on arrival23' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalLogs, Timber and General Cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 7th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1745 on 21st October
Commened loading outward cargo1430 on 21st October
Outward cargo4 heavy lifts totalling 78 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loadedOn 21st October loaded 4 heavy lifts totalling 78 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1745 on 21st October
Draught forward on sailing9' 00"
Draught aft on sailing15' 09"
Ships agentJohn G Borland & Peat Ltd., 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3651

News Event

Thursday, October 22, 1964 @ 1230
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		SICILIA (1965-1968 General cargo liner 472 feet overall of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Shipbuilders Bartram & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, launch new ship SICILIA for Anchor Line of Glasgow
Ship's locationSunderland (England, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

News Event

Thursday, October 22, 1964 @ 1700 		ALBISTAN ( 1948 - 1971 General cargo ship 442 feet long of F C Strick Line, London) Own Page

Strick's cargo liner ALBISTAN closes for receiving cargo at Glasgow in October 1964
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Ships agentFrank C. Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Phone CITy 6131

 Sailing Notice for Strick's ALBISTAN and NIGARISTAN from Glasgow and Grangemouth in October 1964


PERSIAN GULF

FROM

SCOTLAND

 

STRICK & ELLERMAN LINE

 

s.s. ALBISTAN

Receiving Glasgow 12th - 22nd October 1964

For  KUWAIT,  BAHRAIN,  DAMMAM,

ABU  DHABI,  UMM  SAID,  BASRAH,

(BAGHDAD,  MOSUL,  KIRKUK), and

KHORRAMSHAHR

 

s.s.  NIGARISTAN

Receiving Grangemouth  7th - 15th October 1964

For  DAMMAM,  BANDAR  SHAHPUR,

BASRAH,  (BAGHDAD,  MOSUL,  KIRKUK),  and

KHORRAMSHAHR

 

For further details apply :-

FRANK C. STRICK & Co. (GLASGOW) Ltd.,

95 Bothwell Street,  Glasgow,  C 2

Phone  CITy  6131

News Event

Thursday, October 22, 1964 @ 1700 		CITY OF NEW YORK (1946-1967 General cargo ship 500 feet overall of Ellerman Lines, London : 1969 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

City Line's CITY OF NEW YORK closing for receiving cargo at Glasgow on 22nd October 1964
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)

 

CITY LINE

 

ADEN,  MARMAGOA,  KARACHI  and  BOMBAY

CITY OF COVENTRY ....... Closing  Birkenhead   October  7

 

ADEN,  KARACHI  and  *BOMBAY

CITY OF NEW YORK ..... Closing Glasgow October 22 .......Birkenhead November 2

* Bombay cargo for Birkenhead only

 

THE  CITY LINE  LIMITED

75 BOTHWELL STREET,  GLASGOW

Telephone  CENtral  9971

 

or

MONTGOMERIE  &  WORKMAN  LTD.,

12/20  CAMOMILE  STREET,  LONDON  E.C.3

 

or

HALL  LINE  LTD.,

TOWER BUILDING,  LIVERPOOL  3

News Event

Thursday, October 22, 1964 @ 1700 		GARTWOOD (1946-1966 General cargo ship 295 feet long of Constantine Line, Middlesbrough, England) Own Page

Constantine's GARTWOOD closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Mediterranean ports
Ships agentConstantine & Co. Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6171 Grams "Constantine"Port of RegistryMiddlesbrough (England)
Net Tonnage1,282
Gross Tonnage2,414
Deadweght Tonnage2,939

Sailing

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 1135 		CLAN MACGOWAN (1963-1969 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line / King Line, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped at Calcutta)) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACGOWAN leaves Glasgow for Liverpool to take up a Shaw Savill charter
Arrived fromCape Town via Liverpool and GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Net Tonnage4,909
Sailing forLiverpool (England, U.K.)Gross Tonnage8,811
Sailed from berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival17' 09"
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 2,030 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 16th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1800 on 22nd October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 05"
Draught aft on sailing17' 00"
Engine trialsOn 22nd October from 1645 to 1700 with rope across dock
Ships agentInward : Cayzer, Irvine (Glasgow) Outward : P Henderson Agencies (Glasgow)

Sailing

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 1135 		CLAN MACGOWAN (1963-1969 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line / King Line, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped at Calcutta)) Own Page

CLAN MACGOWAN leaves 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow for Liverpool on a Shaw Savill Line charter
Arrived fromCape Town (South Africa) via Liverpool and GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Net Tonnage4,909
Sailing forLiverpool (England, U.K.)Gross Tonnage8,811
Sailed from berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival17' 09"
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 2,030 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 16th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1800 on 22nd October
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 05"
Draught aft on sailing17' 00"
Engine trials22nd October from 1645 to 1700 hours with a rope across the dock
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467

CLAN MACGOWAN arrived at Glasgow to discharge Clan Line cargo, and after unloading, left Glasgow for Liverpool on a Shaw Savill Line charter (her Glasgow Agents then being Patrick Henderson Company)

Ship Event

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 1230
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ELYSIA (1965-1967 General cargo ship of Anchor Line, Glasgow : 1967 sold to Strick Line renamed ARMANISTAN) Own Page

Shipbuilders Hawthorn, Leslie at Hebburn on Tyne launch new ship ELYSIA for Anchor Line of Glasgow
Ship's locationHebburn on Tyne (England, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage6,499