Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, September 9, 1965 @ 1520
NIAGARA (1963-1974 General cargo coaster 58 metres long of Manager: E. Wagenborg's Scheepvaart- & Expeditiebedrijf N.V., Delfzijl, Netherlands) Own Page

Dutch coaster NIAGARA arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Port Talbot (Wales)

Arrived fromPort Talbot (South Wales)Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berth27 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage318
Cargo carried on arrivalSteelGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage845

Arrival

Thursday, September 9, 1965 @ 1535
PIBROCH (1957-1976 General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of Scottish Malt Distillers, Edinburgh) Own Page

PIBROCH arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Islay and Campbeltown with whisky and empty sacks

Arrived fromIslay and CampbeltownPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth26 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage70
Cargo carried on arrivalWhisky and empty sacksGross Tonnage157
Deadweght Tonnage190

Sailing

Thursday, September 9, 1965 @ 1640
NJORD Own Page

Coaster NJORD leaves Glasgow for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpool
Sailed from berth30 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing5' 3"
Draught aft on sailing9' 6"

Sailing

Thursday, September 9, 1965 @ 1700
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 leave Karachi homeward bound for Liverpool

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

Sailing

Thursday, September 9, 1965 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA scheduled to leave Liverpool going eastbound to Karachi and Bombay

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252

Sailing

Thursday, September 9, 1965 @ 1830
BALLYGALLY HEAD (1954-1968 General cargo ship 242 feet long of Head Line / Ulster Steamship Company, Belfast) Own Page

BALLYGALLY HEAD leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Mavisbank Quay and Antwerp

Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium) via Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Sailed from berth30 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoSame cargo and 4 lifts
Draught forward on sailing8' 3"
Draught aft on sailing12' 8"

Sailing

Thursday, September 9, 1965 @ 2125
SUFFOLK (1939-1968 Refrigerated cargo liner 551 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation, London : 1968 Scrapped) Own Page

SUFFOLK leaves Plantation Quay, Glasgow for Auckland (New Zealand) via Liverpool

Sailing forAuckland (New Zealand) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth73 Plantation Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage11,145
Outward cargoGeneral cargo outwards
Draught forward on sailing17' 6"
Draught aft on sailing25 feet

Sailing

Friday, September 10, 1965 @ 0807
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 for King George V Dock, Glasgow

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

Arrival

Friday, September 10, 1965 @ 1410
CUSTODIAN (1961-1979 Heavy-lift general cargo ship 488 feet 149 metres of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

CUSTODIAN arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to load for West Indies via Liverpool

Arrived fromShieldhall Riverside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth79 Plantation Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage4,782
Draught forward on arrival14' 8"Gross Tonnage8,701
Draught aft on arrival18' 10"Deadweght Tonnage11,575
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Friday, September 10, 1965 @ 1450
NIAGARA (1963-1974 General cargo coaster 58 metres long of Manager: E. Wagenborg's Scheepvaart- & Expeditiebedrijf N.V., Delfzijl, Netherlands) Own Page

NIAGARA leaves Prince's Dock for Penmaenmawr (a town in Conwy County Borough, North Wales)

Sailing forPenmaenmawr (a town in Conwy County Borough, North Wales)Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Sailed from berth27 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage318
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage845

Sailing

Friday, September 10, 1965 @ 1610
RINGDOVE (a cargo vessel of General Steam Navigation, London) Own Page

General Steam's coaster RINGDOVE sails from Glasgow for Bordeaux (France)

Sailing forBordeaux (France)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth1 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing6' 6"
Draught aft on sailing13' 3"

Arrival

Friday, September 10, 1965 @ 1640
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 Stephen's Basin, Glasgow

Arrived fromStephens Shipyard Basin, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Saturday, September 11, 1965 @ 0425
SUNGATE Own Page

SUNGATE arrives in Glasgow from Montreal via Newport (Wales)

Arrived fromMontreal (Canada) via Newport (Wales)
Arrived in berth7 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival13' 6"
Draught aft on arrival19' 5"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Saturday, September 11, 1965 @ 1100
CARL MEENTZEN (1956- General cargo ship of Carl Meentzen, Bremen) Own Page

CARL MEENTZEN arrives in Prince's Dock from Great Lakes via Swansea

Arrived fromGreat Lakes via SwanseaPort of RegistryBremen (Germany)
Arrived in berth17 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage1,571
Draught forward on arrival11' 10"
Draught aft on arrival13' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo both inwards and outwards

Arrival

Saturday, September 11, 1965 @ 1942
PRINS FREDERIK WILLEM -- pronounced Villem (1951-1967 General / refrigerated cargo ship 258 feet overall of Oranje Lijn (Maats Zeetransport) N.V., Rotterdam : 1977 wrecked and broken up)) Own Page

PRINS FREDERIK WILLEM arrives in Glasgow from the Great Lakes via Liverpool

Arrived fromGreat Lakes via LiverpoolPort of RegistryRotterdan (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth31 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage839
Draught forward on arrival11' 2"Gross Tonnage1,598
Draught aft on arrival14' 4"Deadweght Tonnage2,658
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo both inwards and outwards