Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Thursday, September 23, 1965 @ 1310
DISCOVERER (1964-1977 General cargo ship 407 feet long of Charente S S Co Ltd / T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's DISCOVERER arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to load for the West Indies

Arrived fromJames Watt Dock, GreenockPort of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth79 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival10' 06"
Draught aft on arrival17' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011

Arrival

Thursday, September 23, 1965 @ 1950
PIBROCH (1957-1976 General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of Scottish Malt Distillers, Edinburgh) Own Page

PIBROCH arrives at 27 Prince's Dock, Glasgow with whisky and empty sacks from Isle of Islay

Arrived fromIslay (pronounced "eye - la" Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth27 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage70
Cargo carried on arrivalWhisky (in casks) and empty sacksGross Tonnage157
Deadweght Tonnage190

News Event

Thursday, September 23, 1965 @ 2145
MATURATA (1955-1969 General cargo liner 472 feet long of T & J Brocklebank, Liverpool) Own Page

Brocklebank Line's MATURATA arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to load for Calcutta via Birkenhead

Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage3,724
Draught forward on arrival9' 00"Gross Tonnage7,365
Draught aft on arrival13' 07"Deadweght Tonnage8,920
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467

Arrival

Friday, September 24, 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 Gibraltar homeward bound for Liverpool

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

Sailing

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 0945
CESSNOCK (1955-1974 Steam bucket dredger 196 feet long owned by Trustees of the Clyde Navigation / Clyde Port Authority ) Own Page

HOPPER No 27 tows the dredger CESSNOCK to Shieldhall Riverside, Glasgow

Sailing forShieldhall Riverside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth22 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage286
Gross Tonnage723

The dredger CESSNOCK was towed from Queen's Dock to Shieldhall Riverside by Clyde Navigation Trust's hopper HOPPER No 27

Sailing

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 0945
HOPPER No 27 (1962- Self propelled Hopper Barge 208 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER No 27 tows the dredger CESSNOCK from Queen's Dock to Shieldhall Riverside, Glasgow

Sailing forShieldhall Riverside, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth22 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage382
Gross Tonnage981

The dredger CESSNOCK was towed from Queen's Dock to Shieldhall Riverside by Clyde Navigation Trust's hopper HOPPER No 27

Sailing

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 1115
SHIELDHALL ( 1955-1977 Sludge vessel 268 feet long of City of Glasgow/ Strathclyde Region) Own Page

SHIELDHALL leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow to travel downriver to Shieldhall Riverside Quay

Sailing forShieldhall Riverside Quay WallPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 1245
ASSIOUT (1949 - 1973 General cargo ship 367 feet long of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's cargo liner ASSIOUT departs Glasgow for Liverpool then Malta

Sailing forMalta via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,539
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage3422
Draught forward on sailing11 feetDeadweght Tonnage4716
Draught aft on sailing15' 3"

News Event

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 1315
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson's LAURENTIA arrives at Prince's Dock, Glasgow to load cargo and passengers for Montreal

Arrived fromMeadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth16 / 17 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Gross Tonnage8249
Draught forward on arrival9' 05"
Draught aft on arrival21' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalPart same inward general cargo
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel 041-221-3901

Arrival

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 1430
DIVING BELL (Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

DIVING BELL arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow, towed by HOPPER No 26

Arrived fromElderslie, River ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth20 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Navigation Trust

Arrival

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 1430
HOPPER No 26 (1954-1984 Hopper Barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER No 26 tows DIVING BELL from Elderslie to Queen's Dock, Glasgow

Arrived fromElderslie Drydock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth20 North Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage330
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Navigation TrustGross Tonnage941

Arrival

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 1445
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 berth22 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Sailing

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
TIENTSIN Own Page

China Navigation Company's TIENTSIN leaves Sydney for Japan and Hong Kong

Ship's locationSydney (New South Wales, Australia)
Ships agentSwire & Yuill Pty Ltd., Spring Street, Sydney

Contributed by Bryce Kirkwood  (Parramatta, NSW, Australia)

Sailing

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 2020
HOBART STAR (1956-1972 Refrigerated / general cargo ship 520 feet overall of Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

Blue Star's cargo liner HOBART STAR leaves Glasgow for Cape Town via Liverpool

Sailing forCape Town via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing15' 6"
Draught aft on sailing19' 10"

Sailing

Friday, September 24, 1965 @ 2105
SALDANHA (in service 1959-1966 Christian Salvesen & Company) Own Page

SALDANHA leaves Queen's Dock for Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Sailing forAntwerp via Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Sailed from berth21/23 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing10' 9"
Draught aft on sailing15 feet