Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

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

Arrival

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 0820
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 at Stobcross Quay, Glasgow to lift funnel of new ship PORT BURNIE

Arrived fromPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Sailing

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 0850
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 lifts the 17 ton funnel of a new ship PORT BURNIE

Sailing forDiesel Wharf, Glasgow (to go alongside new ship PORT BURNIE)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Heavy lifts loadedOne ships funnel (17 tons) for PORT BURNIE

Floating crane NEWSHOT moves to Barclay Curle's Shipyard's Diesel Wharf to lift and position the 17-ton funnel onto the new Port Line cargo liner PORT BURNIE

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 0850
PORT BURNIE (1966-1972 General and refrigerated cargo liner of Port Line, London) Own Page

PORT BURNIE's new 17 ton funnel lifted by floating crane NEWSHOT

Ship's locationDiesel Wharf, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage8,374
Deadweght Tonnage9,650

Glasgow's floating crane NEWSHOT arrived at Barclay Curle's Diesel Wharf to lift the new 17-ton funnel for a new Port Line ship PORT BURNIE

News Event

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 0900
Own Page

August 1965 advert for Navigation, Radio and Radar courses at Watt Memorial College, Greenock

Arrival

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 1000
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 Diesel Wharf, Whiteinch, Glasgow

Arrived fromDiesel Wharf, Whiteinch, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 1250
WESTBURY (1960-1970 General cargo ship of Alexander Shipping Company / Houlder Brothers - managers) Own Page

WESTBURY leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Lobito (Angola) via Birkenhead

Sailing forLobito (Angola) via BirkenheadPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berth4 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage8,414
Outward cargoGeneral cargo outwardsDeadweght Tonnage12,557

Arrival

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 1415
PIBROCH (1957-1976 General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of Scottish Malt Distillers, Edinburgh) Own Page

PIBROCH arrives at Prince's Dock, Glasgow to load a cargo of coal for Islay

Arrived fromBowling, River ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage70
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage157
Deadweght Tonnage190

Arrival

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 1620
ULYSSES (1949-1971 Cargo ship 474 feet overall of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line) Own Page

Blue Funnel's cargo liner ULYSSES docks in Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow

Arrived fromKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived in berthNo. 3 Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 9"
Draught aft on arrival15' 1"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 1745
PIBROCH (1957-1976 General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of Scottish Malt Distillers, Edinburgh) Own Page

PIBROCH leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Islay with a cargo of coal

Sailing forIsle of Islay (Western islands of Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth28 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage70
Outward cargoCoalGross Tonnage157
Deadweght Tonnage190

Sailing

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 1850
SUNFALCON (1963-1968 General cargo ship of A/S Oderø , A/S HELGØ , A/S Norsk Rutefart & A/S Kinn ( A.I.Langfeldt & Co Kristiansand as manager ) Kristiansand Norway) Own Page

SUNFALCON leaves Glasgow for Barbados via Liverpool

Sailing forBarbados via LiverpoolPort of RegistryKristiansand Norway.
Sailed from berth15 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage3,028
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage5,231
Draught forward on sailing9' 6"Deadweght Tonnage7,900
Draught aft on sailing17 feet

Arrival

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 @ 2020
EDISON (1956-1973 General cargo coaster 185 feet 56.74 metres long of E. Wagenborg's Scheepvaart, Delfzijl) Own Page

EDISON arrives in Glasgow to load saltcake for Skutskar (Sweden)

Arrived fromDumbarton (River Clyde)Port of RegistryDelfzyl (pronounced Delf-zell) Netherlands
Arrived in berth28 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage324
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage498
Deadweght Tonnage788

Sailing

Thursday, August 19, 1965 @ 0220
STELLA NOVA Own Page

STELLA NOVA leaves Glasgow for Leith (Scotland)

Sailing forLeith (Scotland)
Sailed from berth17 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing17 feet
Draught aft on sailing23 feet

Arrival

Thursday, August 19, 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 Bombay from Liverpool

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