Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
EMPRESS OF ENGLAND (1957-1970 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Steamships, Liverpool : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Canadian Pacific postcard of EMPRESS OF ENGLAND

Ship's locationAboard Canadian Pacific Liner EMPRESS OF ENGLAND at Quebec, CanadaPort of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage25,585
Deadweght Tonnage8,910

   Image contributed of a Canadian Pacific post card

of EMPRESS OF ENGLAND which was mailed from the

ship and the postmark stamp on the card is

Quebec 17  V111  1965  

  


Arrival

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1055
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT loads two heavy lifts on to Cunard's ANDANIA

Arrived fromMeadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow (alongside ANDANIA)
Heavy lifts loaded2 lifts totalling 32 tons 10 cwts.

Ship Event

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1055
ANDANIA (1960-1969 Refrigerated / General cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

Cunard's ANDANIA loads two heavy lifts of 32 tons 10 cwts from floating crane NEWSHOT

Ship's location6 West Basin, YorkhillPort of RegistryLiverpool
Heavy lifts loaded2 Heavy lifts totalling 32 tons 10 cwts.Gross Tonnage7,004
Deadweght Tonnage9,560

Sailing

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1140
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT leaves ANDANIA at Yorkhill for King George V Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow (alongside ANDANIA)
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1255
DIPLOMAT (1953-1972 General cargo liner of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

DIPLOMAT leaves Plantation Quay, Glasgow for West Indies via Liverpool

Sailing forWest Indies via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Sailed from berth79 Plantation Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral cargo outwards
Draught forward on sailing11 feet
Draught aft on sailing18 feet

Sailing

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1310
LINGLEA Own Page

LINGLEA leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Gdansk (Poland)

Sailing forGdansk (Poland)
Sailed from berth1 Prince's Dock. Glasgow
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing7 feet
Draught aft on sailing11 feet

Sailing

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1500
COLINA (1960-1967 general cargo liner 294 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

COLINA leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Great Lakes and Montreal

Sailing forGreat Lakes via MontrealPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral cargo outwards
Draught forward on sailing12' 7"
Draught aft on sailing16 feet
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 16 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 3901

Arrival

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1518
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT arrives in Prince's Dock from King George V Dock, Glasgow

Arrived fromKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1525
JALVALLABH (1950-1967 General cargo ship 462 feet long of Scindia Steam Navigation Company, Bombay, India) Own Page

JALVALLABH leaves Plantation Quay, Glasgow for Bombay via Liverpool

Sailing forBombay via BirkenheadPort of RegistryBombay (India)
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage4,050
Outward cargoGeneral cargo outwardsGross Tonnage6,905
Draught forward on sailing8' 9"Deadweght Tonnage9,350
Draught aft on sailing16' 2"

Sailing

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1700
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 leave Bombay homeward bound for Liverpool

Port of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1830
MAJOY (1963-1966 Cargo ship 406 feet long of Namdal Shipping & Trading Co (C Aune), Monrovia) Own Page

Liberian registered cargo ship MAJOY arrives in Glasgow with scrap metal from Boston (USA)

Arrived fromBoston (USA)Port of RegistryMonrovia (Liberia)
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage2,549
Draught forward on arrival22' 10"Gross Tonnage4,695
Draught aft on arrival25' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal

Sailing

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 1940
ADJUTANT (1954-1966 Cargo vessel 246 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

ADJUTANT sails from Glasgow for Lisbon (Portugal) via Liverpool

Sailing forLisbon (Portugal) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage1843
Outward cargoGeneralDeadweght Tonnage931
Draught forward on sailing9' 6"
Draught aft on sailing14' 1"

News Event

Tuesday, August 17, 1965 @ 2100
OTTO PORR (1961-1985 General cargo coaster 235 feet long) Own Page

OTTO PORR arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 1,491 tons of Clinker from Linkoping (Sweden)

Arrived fromLinkoping (Sweden)Gross Tonnage998
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Deadweght Tonnage1,644
Sailing forRuncorn (England)
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival14' 06"
Draught aft on arrival14' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,491 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 22nd August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1130 on 23rd August
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 05"
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"

Arrival

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 0515
BATU (1957-1977 General cargo ship of NV Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Amsterdam) Own Page

BATU arrives in Glasgow from Cape Town via Belfast

Arrived fromCape Town via BelfastPort of RegistryNetherlands
Arrived in berth21/23 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage8,838
Draught forward on arrival13' 3"Deadweght Tonnage10,290
Draught aft on arrival20 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Sailing

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 0810
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Stobcross Quay

Sailing forStobcross Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board