Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, June 25, 1965 @ 1200 		PRINS WILLEM 1V (1940-1966 General cargo ship 258 feet overall of Maatschappij Zeetransport / Oranje Lijn, Rotterdam Maatschappij Zeetransport N.V. (Oranje Lijn) , Rotterdam) Own Page

PRINS WILLEM 1V leaves Glasgow for Great Lakes and Montreal
Sailing forGreat Lakes and MontrealPort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berth31 Princes Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage806
Ships agentJ C Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C 1 Telephone DOUglas 7101 'Grams "Peacock"Gross Tonnage1,535
CargoGeneralDeadweght Tonnage2,680
Draught forward12' 06"
Draught aft16 feet

A Manson advises PRINS WILLEM 1V and PRINZ W J FREDRICK were owned by Dutch Company Oranje Lijn and traded to, and spent some time in the Great Lakes"

Sailing

Friday, June 25, 1965 @ 1214 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page
Sailing forOld Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth79 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (alongside PLAINSMAN)Net Tonnage224
CargoLightGross Tonnage495

Sailing

Friday, June 25, 1965 @ 1515 		LIMELIGHT (1964 - 1966 General cargo coaster 89 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Greenock : wrecked Islay 10 October 1966) Own Page

Puffer LIMELIGHT departs Glasgow, light-ship for Troon
Sailing forTroon, AyrshirePort of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth25 Princes Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage140
CargoLightDeadweght Tonnage70

Sailing

Friday, June 25, 1965 @ 1755 		SIDONIA (1961-1967 General cargo liner 472 feet / 144 metres of Anchor Line / 1967-1968 Moor Line, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page
Sailing forNew YorkPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage2.740
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage5,704
Draught forward on sailing19' 3"
Draught aft on sailing19' 3"

Sailing

Friday, June 25, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		TIENTSIN Own Page

China Navigation Company's TIENTSIN leaves Sydney for Japan and Hong Kong
Ship's locationSydney (New South Wales, Australia)
Ships agentSwire & Yuill Pty Ltd., Spring Street, Sydney

Contributed by Bryce Kirkwood  (Parramatta, NSW, Australia)

Sailing

Friday, June 25, 1965 @ 2020 		EXEMPLAR Own Page

EXEMPLAR leaves Glasgow for Detroit
Sailing forDetroit (USA)
Sailed from berth28 Princes Dock, Glasgow
CargoSteel coils
Draught forward25 feet
Draught aft26' 5"

News Event

Friday, June 25, 1965 @ 2330
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 leaves Glasgow on a special cruise to Liverpool
Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Saturday, June 26, 1965 @ 0810 		CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forBombay via LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing18' 5"
Draught aft on sailing21' 6"

Arrival

Saturday, June 26, 1965 @ 0830 		MEMPHIS (1947-1971 General cargo ship 364 feet overall of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool, 1971-1972 P & O General cargo Division)) Own Page
Arrived fromFamagusta via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth29 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival10 feet
Draught aft on arrival15' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Saturday, June 26, 1965 @ 0845 		DELPHIC (1949-1971 Passenger / cargo ship 510 feet long of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London : 1971 Scrapped) Own Page

DELPHIC arrives in Glasgow from London
Arrived fromNew Zealand and Australian ports via LondonPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth65 Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage10,691
CargoGeneral
Draught forward17' 02"
Draught aft20' 09"

Arrival

Saturday, June 26, 1965 @ 0930 		CYCLOPS (1948-1975 general cargo liner 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's CYCLOPS arrives at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow and waits to shift to Merklands Quay
Arrived fromLiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth3/4 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,709
Draught forward on arrival14' 10"
Draught aft on arrival19' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Saturday, June 26, 1965 @ 1150 		AUK (1949-1965 General cargo ship 259 feet long on short sea and Mediterranean service for General Steam Navigation Company Ltd, London) Own Page
Arrived fromOporto via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth58 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage438
Draught forward on arrival11' 6"Gross Tonnage1,238
Draught aft on arrival13' 6"Deadweght Tonnage1,400
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

News Event

Saturday, June 26, 1965 @ 2030 		CITY OF HULL (1947-1967 General cargo liner 500 feet overall of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF HULL arrives in Glasgow from Newcastle (England, UK) to load for East African ports
Arrived fromNewcastle (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2/3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) with her head east and bridge on bulkhead wall)
Sailing forEast African ports via Birkenhead (England, UK)
Sailed from berth2/3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) with her head east and bridge on bulkhead wall)
Draught forward on arrival12 feet 8 inches
Draught aft on arrival21 feet 1 inch
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship = no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 29 June
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 550 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed loading outward cargo1430 on 2 July
Draught forward on sailing13 feet 11 inches
Draught aft on sailing22 feet
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. CENtral 9971
Sailed1600 on 2 July for Birkenhead (England, UK) then for East African ports

Ship Movement

Saturday, June 26, 1965 @ 2133 		CYCLOPS (1948-1975 general cargo liner 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's CYCLOPS shifts from Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow to Merklands Quay
Sailing forMerklands Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth3 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,709
Outward cargoSame cargo
Draught forward on sailing14' 10"
Draught aft on sailing19' 11"

Arrival

Sunday, June 27, 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 Port Said homeward bound for Liverpool
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage11,136