Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, July 13, 1965 @ 1705
LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forDublinPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth4 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Outward cargoGeneral and 1 lift (15 tons)Gross Tonnage1,544
Draught forward on sailing12' 4"
Draught aft on sailing15' 10"

Sailing

Tuesday, July 13, 1965 @ 1708
ALBERT V (1965-1973 General cargo coaster 65.98m 161 feet overall of P.A. van Es & Co. N.V., Rotterdam) Own Page

Coaster ALBERT V leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 520 tons of Pig Iron for Antwerp

Arrived fromAyr (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock,Recess, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage271
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)Gross Tonnage494
Sailed from berth6 / 4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage1,000
Draught forward on arrival5' 00"
Draught aft on arrival8' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 13th July
Outward cargoPig Iron 520 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed loading outward cargo1645 on 13th July
Draught forward on sailing10' 03"
Draught aft on sailing11' 06"

News Event

Tuesday, July 13, 1965 @ 2030
PRINS WILLEM V Own Page

Oranje Line's PRINS WILLEM V arrives in Glasgow to load for the Great Lakes

Arrived fromGreat Lakes via Liverpool
Arrived in berth30 /31 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival13' 09"
Draught aft on arrival16' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo both inwards and outwards
Ships agentJ C Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C 1 Telephone DOUglas 7101 'Grams "Peacock"

Arrival

Tuesday, July 13, 1965 @ 2140
TURQUOISE (1955-1966 General cargo coaster 171 feet long speed 10 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage279
CargoLimestoneGross Tonnage547

Sailing

Tuesday, July 13, 1965 @ 2150
SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE (1961-1966 General cargo liner of South African Marine Company, Cape Town : 1972 scrapped Taiwan) Own Page
Sailing forCapetown via SwanseaPort of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Sailed from berth17 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on sailing9 feet
Draught aft on sailing17 feet

Arrival

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 0030
VITAL SPARK (Temporarily renamed from SAXON) Clyde Puffer hired from Walter Kerr, Millport by BBC Television Own Page

Clyde puffer VITAL SPARK arrives in Glasgow from Inverary

Arrived fromInverary (a town on Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth12 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

The puffer VITAL SPARK was actually the Clyde puffer SAXON which had been temporarily renamed for recording a BBC Television series

Arrival

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 0030
SAXON (1925-1965 General cargo lighter - "Clyde Puffer" - of Walter Kerr, Millport, Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Own Page

Puffer VITAL SPARK was actually the SAXON of Glasgow

Arrived fromInverary (on Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berth12 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

The VITAL SPARK was actually the Clyde puffer SAXON which had been temporarily renamed for recording a BBC Television series

Arrival

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 0045
ALEXANDRA SARTORI (Hamburg Chicago Linie) Own Page

German cargo ship ALEXANDRA SARTORI arrives in Glasgow from Rotterdam

Arrived fromRotterdamPort of RegistryKiel, Germany
Arrived in berth24 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival16' 10"
Draught aft on arrival20' 5"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral out

Sailing

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 0805
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
CargoLight

Arrival

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 1600
MANGO Own Page
Arrived fromArdrossan Harbour
Arrived in berth28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
CargoLight
Draught forward5' 10"
Draught aft12' 08"

Sailing

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 1800
TURQUOISE (1955-1966 General cargo coaster 171 feet long speed 10 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forArdrossan Harbour, Ayrshire, Firth of ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth26 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage279
CargoLightGross Tonnage547

Sailing

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 1900
KARNAK (1948-1971 Refrigerated / general cargo ship 366 feet long of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

KARNAK leaves Glasgow for Malta via Liverpool

Sailing forMalta via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,558
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage3,198
Draught forward on sailing13' 5"Deadweght Tonnage4,794
Draught aft on sailing15' 10"

Arrival

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 2000
SINGULARITY (1952-1971 A 3-island General cargo coaster of F.T.Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SINGULARITY arrives in Glasgow from Gothenburg, Sweden

Arrived fromGothenburg (Sweden)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth27 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage1,566
Draught forward on arrival13' 6"
Draught aft on arrival13' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Sailing

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 2225
ELYSIA (1945-1963 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's cargo liner ELYSIA leaves Glasgow for Middlesborough

Sailing forMiddlesborough (England)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth3 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage6,936
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing11' 3"
Draught aft on sailing18' 2"
Ships agentAnchor Line, 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow C 1

Sailing

Wednesday, July 14, 1965 @ 2305
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page
Sailing forMeadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth14/15 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage8249
CargoPart same cargo
Draught forward16' 08"
Draught aft21 feet