Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, September 15, 1965 @ 2000
ADJUTANT (1954-1966 Cargo vessel 246 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

General Steam's coaster ADJUTANT arrives in Glasgow from France via Liverpool

Arrived fromTonnay-Charente (Southwestern France) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth5 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage1843
Draught forward on arrival9 feetDeadweght Tonnage931
Draught aft on arrival14' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Wednesday, September 15, 1965 @ 2320
HOOP (Dutch coaster of N.V."Carebeka", Rotterdam) Own Page

Dutch coaster HOOP arrives in Glasgow from Cartagena (Spain) via Liverpool

Arrived fromCartagena (Spain) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryDelfzyl, Netherlands
Arrived in berth16/18 North Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage234
Draught forward on arrival11' 6"Gross Tonnage499
Draught aft on arrival11' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalFruit

Arrival

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 0030
BOOKER VANGUARD (1963-1979 General cargo ship 403 feet overall of Booker Line, Liverpool) Own Page

BOOKER VANGUARD arrives in Glasgow from Liverpool to load for Antigua via Greenock

Arrived fromLiverpool (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival17' 6"
Draught aft on arrival19' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards

Sailing

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 0120
PACIFIC ENVOY (1958-1967 then 1970-1971 a 500 feet long cargo liner of Furness Withy Line, London : 1974 scrapped at Whampoa (China) Own Page

PACIFIC ENVOY shifts from Prince's Dock to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to discharge her cargo of grain

Sailing forMeadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same cargo and grain
Draught forward on sailing21' 10"
Draught aft on sailing22' 10"
Ships agentFurness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow C 1 Telephone Central 3193

Arrival

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 0525
LIMELIGHT (1964 - 1966 General cargo coaster 89 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Greenock : wrecked Islay 10 October 1966) Own Page

LIMELIGHT arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Isle of Islay with whisky and empty sacks

Arrived fromIslay (Isle of Islay, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth26 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage140
Cargo carried on arrivalWhisky and empty sacksDeadweght Tonnage70

Sailing

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 0805
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 berth25 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 1120
TURQUOISE (1955-1966 General cargo coaster 171 feet long speed 10 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

TURQUOISE arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage279
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metalGross Tonnage547

Sailing

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 1350
LIMELIGHT (1964 - 1966 General cargo coaster 89 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Greenock : wrecked Islay 10 October 1966) Own Page

LIMELIGHT leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Paisley

Sailing forPaisley ( A large town on the banks of the White Cart Water, a tributary of the River Clyde) Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth26 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage140
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardDeadweght Tonnage70

Sailing

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 1441
FLYING DRAKE (1957-1969 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DRAKE undocks from No. 2 Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forQueen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthNo. 2 Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 1520
LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

LISMORIA leaves Glasgow with 42 passengers and general cargo for Montreal (Canada)

Sailing forMontreal (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth14/15 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage8323
Outward cargo42 passengers and general cargo
Draught forward on sailing17' 1"
Draught aft on sailing21' 6"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 16 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 3901

News Event

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 1550
OSCAR MATHIES (1957-1972 General cargo ship 231 feet 67m long of L.F.Mathies & Company, Hamburg ) Own Page

German cargo ship OSCAR MATHIES arrives at Glasgow with a cargo of Wheat from Rotterdam

Arrived fromRotterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryHamburg (West Germany)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage998
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Deadweght Tonnage2,235
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival17' 00"
Draught aft on arrival15' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalWheat 1,549 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0850 on 17th September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow
Completed discharge of inward cargo1515 on 17th September
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentConstantine & Co. Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6171 Grams "Constantine"

Sailing

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 1630
CARL MEENTZEN (1956- General cargo ship of Carl Meentzen, Bremen) Own Page

CARL MEENTZEN leaves Glasgow with general cargo for Montreal (Canada) and Great Lakes

Sailing forMontreal (Canada) and Great LakesPort of RegistryBremen (Germany)
Sailed from berth10 Prince's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage1,571
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Draught forward on sailing13' 6"
Draught aft on sailing15' 6"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 16 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 3901

Sailing

Thursday, September 16, 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

Sailing

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 1820
ITALIAN (in 1965 General cargo ship 337 feet overall of Ellerman Papayanni, Liverpool)) Own Page

ITALIAN leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow with general cargo for Malta

Sailing forMalta Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berth4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Draught forward on sailing13' 9"
Draught aft on sailing20' 9"
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 (telephone 9971)

Arrival

Thursday, September 16, 1965 @ 2120
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 via Campbeltown with a cargo of whisky

Arrived fromIslay via CampbeltownPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth29 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage70
Cargo carried on arrivalWhiskyGross Tonnage157
Deadweght Tonnage190