Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 0420
PIBROCH (1957-1976 General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of Scottish Malt Distillers, Edinburgh) Own Page
Arrived fromIslay (Isle of Islay, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage70
CargoWhisky and dry grainGross Tonnage157
Deadweght Tonnage190

Arrival

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 0500
LIMELIGHT (1964 - 1966 General cargo coaster 89 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Greenock : wrecked Islay 10 October 1966) Own Page

Puffer LIMELIGHT arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of whisky from Islay

Arrived fromIslay (Isle of Islay, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth26 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage140
CargoWhiskyDeadweght Tonnage70

Sailing

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 0530
VITAL SPARK (Temporarily renamed from SAXON) Clyde Puffer hired from Walter Kerr, Millport by BBC Television Own Page

VITAL SPARK leaves Glasgow for Millport

Sailing forMillport (Isle of Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth21 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight

The Clyde puffer SAXON of J & J Hay, Glasgow, had been hired from the Company by BBC Television to appear in a comedy series, and the vessel was temporarily renamed for the programmes as VITAL SPARK, and it was under this name that she left Glasgow for Millport.

Sailing

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 0530
SAXON (1925-1965 General cargo lighter - "Clyde Puffer" - of Walter Kerr, Millport, Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Own Page

Clyde puffer SAXON leaves Glasgow, under the name VITAL SPARK

Sailing forMillport (Isle of Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Sailed from berth21 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight

The Clyde puffer SAXON of Walter Kerr, Millport, had been hired by BBC Television to appear in a comedy series, and the vessel was temporarily renamed for the programmes as VITAL SPARK, and it was under this name that she left Glasgow for Millport.

Arrival

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 0930
Own Page
Ship's locationBowling
CargoFuel oil
Berth2 x 79 Plantation Quay (Trecarrell)

Arrival

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1100
SIR WILLIAM H RAEBURN (1928-1972 Clyde Navigation Trust's 120 feet long small grab dredger) Own Page
Arrived fromRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEast end of berth 18, North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Navigation Trust

Sailing

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1210
HERDSMAN (1946 -1965 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool : 1973 scrapped at Whampoa, China) Own Page
Sailing forShieldhall Riverside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth1 Govan Drydock, Glasgow
CargoLight

Sailing

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1225
LIMELIGHT (1964 - 1966 General cargo coaster 89 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Greenock : wrecked Islay 10 October 1966) Own Page

Puffer LIMELIGHT leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow light-ship for Paisley

Sailing forPaisleyPort of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth26 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage140
CargoLightDeadweght Tonnage70

Sailing

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1350
CALEDONIA STAR (1961 - 1971 cargo liner 458 feet long of Blue Star Line, London Own Page
Sailing forLos Angeles and VancouverPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth7/8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
CargoGeneral
Draught forward21' 03"
Draught aft24' 02"

Sailing

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1405
INDIAN PIONEER (1947-1972 General cargo ship 456 feet long of India Steamship Company, Calcutta : 1978 broken up in Bombay) Own Page

INDIAN PIONEER departs Glasgow for Bombay via Birkenhead

Sailing forBombay via BirkenheadPort of RegistryCalcutta (India)
Sailed from berth58 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing9' 6"
Draught aft on sailing19' 9"

Arrival

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1415
ELDERSLIE (1924-1973 Grab Hopper Dredger 182 feet long owned by Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRenfrew, River ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEast end of berth 18 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside SIR WILLIAM H RAEBURN)
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Navigation Trust

Sailing

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1430
CHRISTIAN RADICH Own Page

Sail training ship CHRISTIAN RADICH leaves Glasgow for the Faroe Islands

Sailing forFaroe Islands
Sailed from berth29 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
CargoLight

Sailing

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1450
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 berth28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside MANGO)Net Tonnage224
CargoLightGross Tonnage495

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1530
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page
Arrived fromMeadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth14/15 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage8249
CargoPart same cargo
Draught forward15' 102
Draught aft21 feet

Arrival

Thursday, July 15, 1965 @ 1540
CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page

CLYDE ENTERPRISE was alongside PRINS WILLEM V delivering bunker fuel oilL

Arrived fromDunglass oil depot, River Clyde
Arrived in berth31 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside PRINS WILLEM V)
CargoFuel oil

CLYDE ENTERPRISE was alongside PRINS WILLEM V delivering bunker fuel oilL