Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, June 15, 1965 @ 2240
SICILIA (1965-1968 General cargo liner 472 feet overall of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forNew YorkPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing19' 5"
Draught aft on sailing21' 6"

Sailing

Tuesday, June 15, 1965 @ 2315
SUNPOLYNA (1956-1970 General cargo ship chartered to Saguenay Line, Canada)) Own Page
Sailing forChaguianius (Trinidad)Port of RegistryKristiansand, Norway
Sailed from berth15 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing7 feet
Draught aft on sailing17 feet

Sailing

Wednesday, June 16, 1965 @ 0840
SIR WILLIAM H RAEBURN (1928-1972 Clyde Navigation Trust's 120 feet long small grab dredger) Own Page
Sailing forElderslie, River ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth18 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoTowing DIVING BELL

Sailing

Wednesday, June 16, 1965 @ 0840
DIVING BELL (A Diving Bell Barge owned by Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forElderslie, River ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth18 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (being towed by dredger SIR WILLIAM H RAEBURN)

News Event

Wednesday, June 16, 1965 @ 1100
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate
ST MUNGO (1959-1975 Fireboat 68 feet long of City of Glasgow Fire Brigade)) Own Page

Glasgow Fireboat ST MUNGO on the River Clyde : Image courtesy of Jim Ferguson

Ship's locationRiver Clyde, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, June 16, 1965 @ 1115
RINGDOVE (a cargo vessel of General Steam Navigation, London) Own Page
Sailing forBordeaux via BristolPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth1/3 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing7' 5"
Draught aft on sailing15 feet

Arrival

Wednesday, June 16, 1965 @ 1425
CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromBombay via LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth8 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival19' 6"
Draught aft on arrival20' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Thursday, June 17, 1965 @ 1045
TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page
Arrived fromElderslie, River ClydePort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth2 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage478

Arrival

Thursday, June 17, 1965 @ 1245
GARTWOOD (1946-1966 General cargo ship 295 feet long of Constantine Line, Middlesbrough, England) Own Page
Arrived fromMessina via Avonmouth and DublinPort of RegistryMiddlesbrough (England)
Arrived in berth22 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,282
Draught forward on arrival10 feetGross Tonnage2,414
Draught aft on arrival14' 6"Deadweght Tonnage2,939
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Sailing

Thursday, June 17, 1965 @ 1530
ROONAGH HEAD ( 1952-1971 General cargo ship 455 feet long of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast : 1971 Scrapped at Castellon, Spain) Own Page
Sailing forDetroit (USA)Port of RegistryBelfast
Sailed from berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, GlasgowGross Tonnage6,143
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing18' 6"
Draught aft on sailing20' 10"

Sailing

Thursday, June 17, 1965 @ 1610
TREWIDDEN ( 1945-1959 General cargo ship of Hain Steamship Company, London) Own Page
Sailing forCape Town via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth58 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,273
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing14' 5"
Draught aft on sailing17' 6"

Sailing

Thursday, June 17, 1965 @ 1700
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 leave Karachi homeward bound for Liverpool

Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage11,136

Ship Event

Thursday, June 17, 1965 @ 1700
PLAINSMAN (1959 - 1979 General cargo ship 489 feet overall of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's PLAINSMAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for west, south and east Africa

Ship's locationGlasgow, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailing forWest, South and East Africa
Ships agentPrentice Service and Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow C. 1.

Arrival

Thursday, June 17, 1965 @ 1745
DEVORA Own Page
Arrived fromRothesay Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berth16/18 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival10' 10"
Draught aft on arrival14 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalPig iron (out)

Arrival

Friday, June 18, 1965 @ 0015
ADRIATIC COAST (General cargo coaster 247 feet long of Coast Line, Liverpool) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth68 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow