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Thursday, June 3, 1965 @ 2000
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BENALDER (1949-1968 General cargo liner 475 feet long of Ben Line / William Thomson & Company, Edinburgh) |
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BENALDER leaves Penang (Malaysia) for Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) |
| Sailing for | Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) | Port of Registry | Leith (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Penang (Malaysia) | Net Tonnage | 4,665 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,877 |
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Thursday, June 3, 1965 @ 2000
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BENVRACKIE (1955-1975 General cargo liner of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh) |
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Ben Line general cargo ship BENVRACKIE left Aden for Singapore |
| Ship's location | Aden (Yemen) | Port of Registry | Leith (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailing for | Singapore | Gross Tonnage | 12,010 |
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Thursday, June 3, 1965 @ 2000
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CANADIAN STAR ( 1957 - 1972 General cargo liner 472 feet long of Blue Star Line, London) |
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Blue Star Line general cargo ship CANADIAN STAR left Glasgow for Vancouver |
| Sailing for | Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailed from berth | Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 6,291 |
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Sailing
Thursday, June 3, 1965 @ 2300
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ALAUNIA (1960-1969 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) |
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Cunard's ALAUNIA departs Glasgow for Liverpool |
| Sailing for | Liverpool | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Sailed from berth | 3 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow | | |
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| Cargo | Light | | |
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| Draught forward | 12' 4" | | |
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| Draught aft | 17' 06" | | |
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Ship Movement
Thursday, June 3, 1965 @ 2355
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TIJUCA |
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| Sailing for | Meadowside Quay, Glasgow | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow | | |
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| Cargo | Part cargo (grain) | | |
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| Draught forward | 11' 09" | | |
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| Draught aft | 21' 2" | | |
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Arrival
Friday, June 4, 1965 @ 0310
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FRANCISCA SARTORI (Hamburg Chicago Linie) |
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| Arrived from | Buffalo via Antwerp and Rotterdam | Port of Registry | Kiel, Germany |
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| Arrived in berth | 4 Queen's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 18' 3" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 18' 7" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General (in and out) | | |
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News Event
Friday, June 4, 1965 @ 1000
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1965 Advertisment by Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line for a Head Metallurgist |
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Friday, June 4, 1965 @ 1000
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ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) |
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1965 Advertisment for an Assistant Electrical Engineer for Telegraph Ship ALERT in Clydebank |
| | Port of Registry | Southampton (England) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 6,413 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 4,765 |
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Friday, June 4, 1965 @ 1000
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ASHTON (1938-1965 a twin-screw 72-Passenger ferry 63 feet long of British Railways Board / Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) |
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1965 Advert for Caledonian Steam Packet's ASHTON and LEVEN offered for sale |
| Ship's location | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (UK) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 17 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 38 |
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Ship Event
Friday, June 4, 1965 @ 1000
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LEVEN (1938-1965 a twin-screw 72-Passenger ferry 63 feet long of British Railways Board / Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) |
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1965 Advert for Caledonian Steam Packet's ASHTON and LEVEN offered for sale |
| Ship's location | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, UK) |
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Ship Event
Friday, June 4, 1965 @ 1700
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CITY OF MANCHESTER ( 1950 - 1971 General cargo liner 485 feet of Ellerman Line, London) |
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Ellerman's CITY OF MANCHESTER closes at Birkenhead for Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira |
| Ships agent | Hall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Liverpool 3 Tel. CENtral 8444 Telex 62-185 | Port of Registry | London |
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Friday, June 4, 1965 @ 1700
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CITY OF MANCHESTER ( 1950 - 1971 General cargo liner 485 feet of Ellerman Line, London) |
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Ellerman's CITY OF MANCHESTER closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for East Africa |
| Ship's location | Birkenhead, U.K. | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailing for | Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, June 5, 1965 @ 0415
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KING CITY (1950-1966 General cargo ship 437 feet long of Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons, Cardiff : 1978 scrapped) |
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| Arrived from | Newport | Port of Registry | Cardiff (Wales, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 58 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 5,593 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 19' 6" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 20' 9" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General 213 tons | | |
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News Event
Saturday, June 5, 1965 @ 0800
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FAIRSTAR (1964- 1988 Passenger liner - formerly OXFORDSHIRE - of Fairline Shipping Corp, part of the Vlasov Group - Sitmar Line ) |
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Chinese stewards in a brawl in dining room of Sitmar liner FAIRSTAR |
| Ship's location | Melbourne (Australia) | Port of Registry | Monrovia (Liberia) |
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Arrival
Saturday, June 5, 1965 @ 1025
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WALSCOT (Sea Scouts motor launch/ cabin cruiser) |
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| Arrived from | Carse and Holmes (Boatbuilders) | | |
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| Arrived in berth | 16 Queen's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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Motor launch WALSCOT lifted into water at berth 16 Queens Dock, Glasgow |
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