Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 0800
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

Newspaper cutting July 1965 : Anchor Line to end their passenger service to India

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

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 0800
CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Newspaper cutting July 1965 : Anchor Line to end their passenger service to India

Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 0800
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Newspaper cutting July 1965 : Anchor Line to end their passenger service to India

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252

Sailing

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 1103
BALLYHAFT (1952-1970 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of John Kelly Ltd., Belfast : 1970 Scrapped) Own Page

John Kelly's coaster BALLYHAFT leaves Plantation Quay, Glasgow for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpool (England)Port of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Sailed from berth73 Plantation Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage370
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage847
Deadweght Tonnage900

Arrival

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 1130
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth14 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
CargoLight

Arrival

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 1525
LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromGlasgow HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Draught forward on arrival12' 2"Gross Tonnage1,544
Draught aft on arrival15 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral out

Sailing

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 1620
LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Burns & Laird's LAIRDSGLEN leaves Stobcross Quay, Glasgow, for Dublin

Sailing forDublinPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Outward cargoSame cargo plus one liftGross Tonnage1,544
Draught forward on sailing12' 6"
Draught aft on sailing14' 10"

Sailing

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 1645
COLINA (1960-1967 general cargo liner 294 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's COLINA leaves Toronto (Canada) for Quebec (Canada)

Sailing forQuebec (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthToronto (Canada)
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain W. F .Joyce

Sailing

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 1715
GLENSHIRA (1953 - General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of G Hamilton Company / Hay Hamilton, Glasgow) Own Page

GLENSHIRA leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Ardrossan

Sailing forArdrossan, Ayrshire, Firth of ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth25 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage72
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage153
Deadweght Tonnage190

Sailing

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 2025
SICILIA (1965-1968 General cargo liner 472 feet overall of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forNew York Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing20' 5"
Draught aft on sailing21' 5"

Sailing

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 2125
CARRIGAN HEAD (1958-1972 General cargo ship 459 feet overall of Ulster Steamship Company/ Head Line, Belfast) Own Page

Head Line's CARRIGAN HEAD leaves Glasgow for Toronto via Montreal

Sailing forToronto via MontrealPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Sailed from berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing16 feet
Draught aft on sailing18' 6"

Sailing

Tuesday, July 27, 1965 @ 2352
CITY OF OXFORD (1948-1976 General cargo liner 463 feet long of Ellerman City Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF OXFORD leaves No. 3 Govan Drydock, Glasgow for Cardiff

Sailing forCardiff (South Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthNo. 3 Govan Dry Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,593
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing11' 5"
Draught aft on sailing17' 2"
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 (telephone 9971)

Arrival

Wednesday, July 28, 1965 @ 0635
SYLVIA 11 (1965- Motor general cargo coaster 199 feet long of Sunflower Transport & Trading Company / M Havinga's Scheepv. & Handelmaats N.V., Curacao) Own Page

SYLVIA 11 arrives in Glasgow from Avaaro ( Portugal) via Corpach (Scottish Highlands)

Arrived fromAvaaro, Portugal, via CorpachPort of RegistryCuracao (Netherlansa Antilles)
Arrived in berth28 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage337
CargoLightGross Tonnage497

Arrival

Wednesday, July 28, 1965 @ 0715
DAWNLIGHT 1 (1965-1981 motor coaster of Ross & Marshall, Greenock / Glenlight Shipping, Ardrossan / Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromIslay (Isle of Islay, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
CargoWhisky and dried grain

Arrival

Wednesday, July 28, 1965 @ 0800
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 scheduled to arrive at Bombay from Liverpool

Port of RegistryGlasgow