Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, April 6, 1965 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CILICIA (1938-40 Anchor Line passenger/cargo ship : 1940-44 Armed Merchant Cruiser : 1944-46 Troopship : 1946 Returned to owners : 1966-80 training ship / Hostel in Rotterdam : 1980 scrapped Bilbao) Own Page

Anchor Line's CILICIA scheduled to arrive at Liverpool homeward bound from India and Pakistan
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage11,136

News Event

Tuesday, April 6, 1965 @ 1000 		Own Page

April 1965 Sailing Notice by David MacBrayne Ltd for services from Glasgow to West Highlands
Sailing forWest Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Sailed from berthKingston Dock, Glasgow
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Telephone CENtral 9231

News Event

Tuesday, April 6, 1965 @ 1700 		ORCADES (1948-1962 Passenger liner of Orient Line, then 1962-1973 of P & O Line, London) Own Page

Advertisment for P & O-Orient Line's ORCADES on a voyage to Australia on 6th April 1965
Port of RegistryLondon

 

SEA  MAGIC  TO

AUSTRALIA

 

Time out for sheer bliss – a voyage to Australia aboard the superb HIMALAYA or ORCADES.

ONE CLASS and you’ve the run of the ship at low TOURIST RATES –

the spacious lounges, swimming pools, sunny open decks, cinema,

all yours to enjoy.   There is a wide choice of cabins from £200

and even those with private bathrooms are from only £242 one way.

 

To  Fremantle,  Melbourne  and  Sydney

               HIMALAYA      19th February 1965 

        ORCADES       6th April 1965     

            

Via  Port  Said,  Aden  and  Colombo

Full information from your Travel Agent, or

P & O – ORIENT  LINES

14  Cockspur  Street,  London,  S W 1

WHI  4444

Ship Event

Tuesday, April 6, 1965 @ 1700 		SOUTH AFRICAN MERCHANT (1955-1977 Refrigerated cargo ship 470 feet long of South African Marine Corporation, Cape Town) Own Page

SOUTH AFRICAN MERCHANT closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Port of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Net Tonnage5,814
Gross Tonnage9,866
Deadweght Tonnage12,100

News Event

Wednesday, April 7, 1965 @ 1730 		MURELL (1954-1972 General cargo coaster 139 feet long of James Tyrell, Dublin) Own Page

Tyrell's coaster MURELL arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Ore Residue from Cork
Arrived fromCork (Ireland)Port of RegistryDublin
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage319
Sailing forCork (Ireland)
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival8' 03"
Draught aft on arrival10' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalOre residue 367 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 8th April
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1230 on 8th April
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 9th April
Outward cargoLifts 40 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed loading outward cargo0945 on 9th April

News Event

Thursday, April 8, 1965 @ 0750 		FINLANDIA (1960-1975 General cargo coaster 51m 165 feet overall of Kamp's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V., Groningen / Jan Stoter, Amsterdam) Own Page

FINLANDIA arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow to load Pig Iron for Rotterdam
Arrived fromDundalk (Eire / Ireland)Port of Registry1960-1965 Zwolle, Netherlands 1965-1975 Groningen, Netherlands
Arrived in berth4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage252
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage397
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage620
Draught forward on arrival5' 03"
Draught aft on arrival9' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 8th April
Outward cargoPig Iron 564 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 8th April
Draught forward on sailing9' 10"
Draught aft on sailing12' 00"

Sailing

Thursday, April 8, 1965 @ 0750 		FINLANDIA (1960-1975 General cargo coaster 51m 165 feet overall of Kamp's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V., Groningen / Jan Stoter, Amsterdam) Own Page

FINLANDIA leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow with Pig Iron for Rotterdam
Arrived fromDundalk (Eire / Ireland)Port of Registry1960-1965 Zwolle, Netherlands 1965-1975 Groningen, Netherlands
Arrived in berth4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage252
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage397
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage620
Draught forward on arrival5' 03"
Draught aft on arrival9' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 8th April
Outward cargoPig Iron 564 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 8th April
Draught forward on sailing9' 10"
Draught aft on sailing12' 00"

Ship Movement

Thursday, April 8, 1965 @ 1300 		FINLANDIA (1960-1975 General cargo coaster 51m 165 feet overall of Kamp's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V., Groningen / Jan Stoter, Amsterdam) Own Page

FINLANDIA shifts from berth 4 to berth 9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Arrived fromDundalk (Eire / Ireland)Port of Registry1960-1965 Zwolle, Netherlands 1965-1975 Groningen, Netherlands
Arrived in berth4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage252
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage397
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage620
Draught forward on arrival5' 03"
Draught aft on arrival9' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 8th April
Outward cargoPig Iron 564 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 8th April
Draught forward on sailing9' 10"
Draught aft on sailing12' 00"

Ship Movement

Thursday, April 8, 1965 @ 1715 		MURELL (1954-1972 General cargo coaster 139 feet long of James Tyrell, Dublin) Own Page

Tyrell's coaster MURELL shifts from berth 12 to berth 9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank
Arrived fromCork (Ireland)Port of RegistryDublin
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage319
Sailing forCork (Ireland)
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival8' 03"
Draught aft on arrival10' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalOre residue 367 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 8th April
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1230 on 8th April
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 9th April
Outward cargoLifts 40 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed loading outward cargo0945 on 9th April

Harbour Event

Friday, April 9, 1965 @ 0900 		Own Page

The "Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald" port report

From "The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald" dated 9th April 1965.

36 ships, including six tankers, docked at Ardrossan Harbour during the week-ended last Saturday.
One of the largest of the tankers was the Teesfield which discharged a cargo of fuel oil from Sicily.
The "North America" registered in Monrovia, Liberia, brought a cargo of scrap from America.

Sailing

Friday, April 9, 1965 @ 1405 		MURELL (1954-1972 General cargo coaster 139 feet long of James Tyrell, Dublin) Own Page

Tyrell's coaster MURELL leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with heavy lifts for Cork
Arrived fromCork (Ireland)Port of RegistryDublin
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage319
Sailing forCork (Ireland)
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival8' 03"
Draught aft on arrival10' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalOre residue 367 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 8th April
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1230 on 8th April
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 9th April
Outward cargoLifts 40 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed loading outward cargo0945 on 9th April

Arrival

Sunday, April 11, 1965 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CIRCASSIA scheduled to arrive at Port Said going eastbound to Karachi and Bombay
Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Monday, April 12, 1965 @ 1115 		LOCHBROOM (1948-1972 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow : 1974 stranded in Mediterranean)) Own Page
Ship's locationObanPort of RegistryGlasgow
CargoLightNet Tonnage130
Gross Tonnage413
Deadweght Tonnage535

News Event

Wednesday, April 14, 1965 @ 1000 		Own Page

1965 Advertisment for Marine Electrical Draughtsmen for Canadian Vickers in Montreal, Canada

Sailing

Wednesday, April 14, 1965 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA scheduled to leave Bombay homeward bound for Liverpool
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252