Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, December 22, 1964 @ 2025 		KAFFIR (1944 - 1974 General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1974 wrecked at Ayr) Own Page

Clyde puffer KAFFIR leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Bagged Malt for Isle of Islay
Sailing forIsle of Islay (Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage96
Outward cargoBagged Malt (probably for a Distillery in Islay)
Master of vessel on sailingD Black

News Event

Wednesday, December 23, 1964 @ 0110 		SERIALITY ( 1952 - 1971 General cargo coaster 241 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SERIALITY arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Clinker from Lidkoping (Sweden)
Arrived fromLidkoping (Sweden)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Net Tonnage714
Sailing forBlyth (England)Gross Tonnage1,575
Sailed from berth25 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage1,850
Draught forward on arrival14' 08"
Draught aft on arrival15' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,600 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1500 on 23rd December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1530 on 24th December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing7' 06"
Draught aft on sailing13' 08"

Ship Movement

Wednesday, December 23, 1964 @ 1020 		LINGEDIJK (1961-1965 General cargo coaster 174 feet 53.02m overall of Solleveld & Van der Meer, Rotterdam) Own Page

LINGEDIJK shifts from berth 1 Recess to 4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with her head east
Arrived fromLondonderry (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth1 Recess Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage256
Sailing forOran (Algeria)Gross Tonnage497
Sailed from berth4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage725
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 24th December
Outward cargoSteel plates and cases total 668 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed loading outward cargo1945 on 29th December

Sailing

Wednesday, December 23, 1964 @ 1255 		LASCAR (1939-1972 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Clyde puffer LASCAR leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Bagged Malt for Isle of Islay
Sailing forIsle of Islay (Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage50
Outward cargoBagged Malt (probably for a Distillery in Islay)Gross Tonnage96
Master of vessel on sailingC MarrDeadweght Tonnage140

Ship Movement

Wednesday, December 23, 1964 @ 1455 		SERIALITY ( 1952 - 1971 General cargo coaster 241 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SERIALITY shifts from berth 3 to berth 25 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank
Arrived fromLidkoping (Sweden)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Net Tonnage714
Sailing forBlyth (England)Gross Tonnage1,575
Sailed from berth25 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage1,850
Draught forward on arrival14' 08"
Draught aft on arrival15' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,600 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1500 on 23rd December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1530 on 24th December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing7' 06"
Draught aft on sailing13' 08"

News Event

Wednesday, December 23, 1964 @ 2120 		SPARTAN (1946-1961 steam Clyde "puffer" / Re-engined 1961-1980 as motor coaster of J & J Hay Ltd / Glenlight Shipping Company : 1980- Static exhibit at Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine) Own Page

Clyde puffer SPARTAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load Bagged Malt for Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
Arrived fromBowling (River Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalD Craig
Draught aft on arrival8' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 0015 		WIM 11 (1957-1972 General cargo coaster 60.71m long of Kamp's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V.,/ Kasper Roelf Bosma (8.1.1968 Erven), Hendrik Johannes Hekman (loods) & Jan Bosma) Own Page

Kamp's Coaster WIM 11 (for WIM 2) leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Steel for Cadiz (Spain)
Sailing forCadiz (Spain)Port of RegistryGroningen (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage275
Outward cargoSteelGross Tonnage498
Draught aft on sailing13' 06"Deadweght Tonnage865
Master of vessel on sailingH J Hekman
Ships agentJ S Braid, Glasgow

News Event

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 0750 		SKODVIK (1962-1965 Coastal Oil tanker 256 feet long of A/S Lemkuhl, Oslo :1983 Broken up at Landskrona, Sweden) Own Page

A/S Lemkuhl coastal tanker SKODVIK arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of fuel oil
Arrived fromEastham (River Mersey, England, U.K.)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage587
Master of vessel on arrivalK Melaa
Draught aft on arrival16' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

Arrival

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 1330 		CHIEFTAIN (1930-1967 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour and waits to berth Norwegian tanker VESTVARD
Vessel MasterD McLaughlanPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage197
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Ship Event

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 1510 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tug SEAWAY assists at bow to dock Kloster's Tanker VESTVARD at Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

 

   About 1430 Ardrossan tug SEAWAY and Steel

 & Bennie tug CHIEFTAIN (Master D McLaughlin)

 met the Norwegian tanker VESTVARD at the Roadstead,

about 2 miles off Ardrossan Harbour and connected their towlines, SEAWAY at the tanker’s bow and CHIEFTAIN

at the tanker’s stern.

   Both tugs then towed VESTVARD from the

Roadstead and through the Harbour entrance and

berthed her at berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, where

 she would discharge her cargo of Fuel Oil through

pipelines to the nearby Shell Oil Refinery at

North Crescent Road, Ardrossan.

   On being released by the Pilot at 1525, tug SEAWAY

returned to her berth in Ardrossan and CHIEFTAIN

left Ardrossan to return the 30 miles to her base

at Greenock.

 

Ship Event

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 1510 		CHIEFTAIN (1930-1967 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN assists at stern to dock Kloster's Tanker VESTVARD at Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage197

   About 1430 Ardrossan tug SEAWAY and Steel

 & Bennie tug CHIEFTAIN (Master D McLaughlin)

 met the Norwegian tanker VESTVARD at the Roadstead,

about 2 miles off Ardrossan Harbour and connected their towlines, SEAWAY at the tanker’s bow and CHIEFTAIN

at the tanker’s stern.

   Both tugs then towed VESTVARD from the

Roadstead and through the Harbour entrance and

berthed her at berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, where

 she would discharge her cargo of Fuel Oil through

pipelines to the nearby Shell Oil Refinery at

North Crescent Road, Ardrossan.

   On being released by the Pilot at 1525, tug SEAWAY

returned to her berth in Ardrossan and CHIEFTAIN

left Ardrossan to return the 30 miles to her base

at Greenock.

News Event

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 1510 		VESTVARD (1955-1967 Oil products tanker 555 feet long of Kloster Rederi A/S ( Lauritz Kloster Oslo as manager ) Oslo Norway : 1968 scuttled in Caribbean Sea) Own Page

Kloster's Tanker VESTVARD arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with Fuel Oil from Thameshaven
Arrived fromThameshavenPort of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage6,879
Master of vessel on arrivalA LaaneGross Tonnage11,916
Draught aft on arrival25' 03"Deadweght Tonnage18,178
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

   About 1430 Ardrossan tug SEAWAY and Steel

 & Bennie tug CHIEFTAIN (Master D McLaughlin)

 met the Norwegian tanker VESTVARD at the Roadstead,

about 2 miles off Ardrossan Harbour and connected their towlines, SEAWAY at the tanker’s bow and CHIEFTAIN

at the tanker’s stern.

   Both tugs then towed VESTVARD from the

Roadstead and through the Harbour entrance and

berthed her at berth 12 Ocean Tanker Berth, where

 she would discharge her cargo of Fuel Oil through

pipelines to the nearby Shell Oil Refinery at

North Crescent Road, Ardrossan.

   On being released by the Pilot at 1525, tug SEAWAY

returned to her berth in Ardrossan and CHIEFTAIN

left Ardrossan to return the 30 miles to her base

at Greenock.

Sailing

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 1525 		CHIEFTAIN (1930-1967 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN leaves Ardrossan Harbour after assisting to berth Norwegian tanker VESTVARD
Vessel MasterD McLaughlanPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde,Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage197
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Sailing

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 1550 		SPARTAN (1946-1961 steam Clyde "puffer" / Re-engined 1961-1980 as motor coaster of J & J Hay Ltd / Glenlight Shipping Company : 1980- Static exhibit at Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine) Own Page

Clyde puffer SPARTAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Bagged Malt for Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
Sailing forPort Ellen (Isle of Islay, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargoBagged Malt (probably for a Distillery in Islay)
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Thursday, December 24, 1964 @ 1725 		SERIALITY ( 1952 - 1971 General cargo coaster 241 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SERIALITY leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for Blyth (England)
Arrived fromLidkoping (Sweden)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Net Tonnage714
Sailing forBlyth (England)Gross Tonnage1,575
Sailed from berth25 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage1,850
Draught forward on arrival14' 08"
Draught aft on arrival15' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,600 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1500 on 23rd December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1530 on 24th December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing7' 06"
Draught aft on sailing13' 08"