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Ship Event

Friday, October 23, 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 South Wales for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Port of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Gross Tonnage8,101

News Event

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 1700 		ANDES (1939-1945 Troopship then 1945 - 1959 Passenger Liner then 1959-1971 cruise ship of Royal Mail Lines, London) Own Page

Advertisment for Royal Mail Lines ANDES on a 21-day Mediterranean Cruise in October 1964
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage15,620

 

“  ANDES  “

( 27,000  Gross  Tons )

SUNSHINE  CRUISES

ALL  YEAR  ROUND

 

First  Class  only

Accommodation  available  on  the  following  cruise

MEDITERRANEAN  CRUISE

21 Days – October 23rd till November 13th 1964

MESSINA,  HAIFA,  MALTA  and

LISBON

From  £160  to £485  per person

Write  now  for  full  details  to

LOCAL  TRAVEL  AGENT,  or

ROYAL  MAIL  LINES  LTD.,

69  BUCHANAN  STREET,

GLASGOW   C   1

 

Tel  CENtral  0925 

Ship Event

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 1700 		CLAN FERGUSSON (1961-1965 General cargo ship 496 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN FERGUSSON closes for receiving cargo at Birkenhead 23rd Oct 1964 for Ceylon and India
Ship's locationBirkenheadPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage9,242

 

C  L  A  N     L  I  N  E

FAST  LINER  SERVICES

 

SOUTH  and  EAST  AFRICA

 

DURBAN,  LOURENCO  MARQUES  and  BEIRA

CLAN MACNAB  ….  Closing Glasgow Oct 7  … Birkenhead †Oct 16

‡ AYRSHIRE  ….  Closing Glasgow Oct 19  … Birkenhead *Oct 27

† Closing for Beira Oct 13

‡ Also calls Tenerife, Luanda and Lobito

* Closing for Beira Oct 23

 

LOBITO,  WALVIS  BAY,  CAPE  TOWN,

PORT  ELIZABETH,  EAST  LONDON,

DURBAN,  LOURENCO MARQUES  and  BEIRA

ARGYLLSHIRE  ………  Closing Birkenhead *Oct 9

* Closed for Beira

 

 

CEYLON,  INDIA  and  PAKISTAN

 

PORT  SAID,  SUEZ,  AQABA,  ADEN,

COCHIN  and  COLOMBO

CLAN FERGUSSON  ….  Closing Glasgow Oct 15  ….  Birkenhead Oct 23

 

PORT  SAID,  SUEZ,  AQABA,  ADEN,

TUTICORIN,  MADRAS,  *CALCUTTA

and  CHITTAGONG

CLAN MACINNES  ….  Closing Glasgow Nov 6  …. Birkenhead Nov 18

* Calcutta cargo not accepted from Glasgow

 

Vessels have liberty to call at other ports

either on or out of route.

 

For all information apply to

CAYZER,  IRVINE  &  CO.  LTD.,

LONDON,  LIVERPOOL  and

109  HOPE  STREET,  GLASGOW

Tel  CENtral  7050

News Event

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 1700 		LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel CENtral 3901Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8323

Ship Event

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 1700 		CLAN FERGUSSON (1961-1965 General cargo ship 496 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN FERGUSSON closes at Birkenhead for Port Said, Suez, Aqaba, Aden, Cochin and Colombo
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage9,242

Sailing

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 2110 		CLAN FERGUSSON (1961-1965 General cargo ship 496 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN FERGUSSON leaves Glasgow for Port Said, Suez, Aqaba, Aden, Cochin and Colombo via Birkenhead
Arrived fromPort Elizabeth (South Africa) via ManchesterPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Gross Tonnage9,242
Sailing forPort Said, Suez, Aqaba, Aden, Cochin and Colombo via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival11' 09"
Draught aft on arrival16' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 578 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 19th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1200 on 22nd October
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 20th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,000 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 23rd October
Draught forward on sailing13' 00"
Draught aft on sailing16' 10"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Sailing

Friday, October 23, 1964 @ 2130 		TINTAGEL CASTLE ( 1954 - 1971 cargo liner 495 feet long of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's TINTAGEL CASTLE leaves Glasgow for Antwerp
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 Movement

Saturday, October 24, 1964 @ 1200 		PERSEUS (1950 - 1973 Cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long with Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Alfred Holt's PERSEUS shifts ahead from berth 3 / 4 to berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromSingapore via DublinPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage10,109
Sailing forSingapore via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 09"
Draught aft on arrival21' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,230 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1730 on 19th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo2100 on 26th October
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 25th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 975 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1440 on 28th October
Draught forward on sailing16' 10"
Draught aft on sailing20' 07"

News Event

Sunday, October 25, 1964 @ 2200 		AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

AYRSHIRE leaves Glasgow for Tenerife, Luanda, Lobito, Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira
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

Monday, October 26, 1964 @ 1700 		ASTRONOMER (1951-1970 General cargo Liner 12 knots speed of Charente Steamship / T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's ASTRONOMER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for West Indies
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011Port of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage8,150

Ship Movement

Tuesday, October 27, 1964 @ 1150 		PERSEUS (1950 - 1973 Cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long with Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Alfred Holt's PERSEUS shifts 75 feet ahead in berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromSingapore via DublinPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage10,109
Sailing forSingapore via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 09"
Draught aft on arrival21' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,230 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1730 on 19th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo2100 on 26th October
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 25th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 975 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1440 on 28th October
Draught forward on sailing16' 10"
Draught aft on sailing20' 07"

News Event

Tuesday, October 27, 1964 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		WOODARRA (1957-1968 Cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation, London) Own Page

Sailing Notice for British India cargo liner WOODARRA sailing from Grangemouth 27th October 1964
Ship's locationGrangemouth (Firth of Forth, Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage8,753

 

P & O-ORIENT SAILINGS

 

GRANGEMOUTH TO AUSTRALIA

 

s.s.  WOODARRA  ..........  27th October 1964

 

for  MELBOURNE,  SYDNEY  and  BRISBANE

 

Further details from

THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.,

91  Bothwell  Street,  Glasgow

ESCOMBE, McGRATH & CO. LTD.,

65-69 Bothwell Street,  Glasgow

or direct from

P & O-ORIENT MANAGEMENT LTD.,

Beaufort House,  Gravel Lane,  London  E 1

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 27, 1964 @ 1700 		AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

AYRSHIRE closes for receiving cargo at Birkenhead 27th Oct 1964 for South and East Africa
Ship's locationBirkenheadPort of RegistryGlasgow

 

C  L  A  N     L  I  N  E

FAST  LINER  SERVICES

 

SOUTH  and  EAST  AFRICA

 

DURBAN,  LOURENCO  MARQUES  and  BEIRA

CLAN MACNAB  ….  Closing Glasgow Oct 7  … Birkenhead †Oct 16

‡ AYRSHIRE  ….  Closing Glasgow Oct 19  … Birkenhead *Oct 27

† Closing for Beira Oct 13

‡ Also calls Tenerife, Luanda and Lobito

* Closing for Beira Oct 23

 

LOBITO,  WALVIS  BAY,  CAPE  TOWN,

PORT  ELIZABETH,  EAST  LONDON,

DURBAN,  LOURENCO MARQUES  and  BEIRA

ARGYLLSHIRE  ………  Closing Birkenhead *Oct 9

* Closed for Beira

 

 

CEYLON,  INDIA  and  PAKISTAN

 

PORT  SAID,  SUEZ,  AQABA,  ADEN,

COCHIN  and  COLOMBO

CLAN FERGUSSON  ….  Closing Glasgow Oct 15  ….  Birkenhead Oct 23

 

PORT  SAID,  SUEZ,  AQABA,  ADEN,

TUTICORIN,  MADRAS,  *CALCUTTA

and  CHITTAGONG

CLAN MACINNES  ….  Closing Glasgow Nov 6  …. Birkenhead Nov 18

* Calcutta cargo not accepted from Glasgow

 

Vessels have liberty to call at other ports

either on or out of route.

 

For all information apply to

CAYZER,  IRVINE  &  CO.  LTD.,

LONDON,  LIVERPOOL  and

109  HOPE  STREET,  GLASGOW

Tel  CENtral  7050

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 27, 1964 @ 1700 		CITY OF PRETORIA (1947-1967 General cargo liner of Ellerman & Bucknall Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF PRETORIA closes at Birkenhead for Port Sudan, Mombasa, Tanga, and Dar-es-Salaam
Ships agentHall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Liverpool 3 Tel. CENtral 8444 Telex 62-185Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage8,450

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 27, 1964 @ 1700 		AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

AYRSHIRE closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Teneriffe, and West, South and East Africa
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow