Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Friday, October 22, 1965 @ 1640 		URANIA Own Page
Arrived fromLiverpool via Dublin
Arrived in berth22 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival5 feet
Draught aft on arrival13 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalPart general (out)

Arrival

Friday, October 22, 1965 @ 2210 		CAXTON (1958-1968 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of Transatlantic Carriers Ltd / Canatlantic / Walter Runciman Ltd) Own Page

Cargo ship CAXTON arrives in Glasgow bringing Newsprint from Dalhousie (Canada) via Manchester
Arrived fromDalhousie (New Brunswick, Canada) via Manchester
Arrived in berth62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival15' 3"
Draught aft on arrival20' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalNewsprint

Arrival

Saturday, October 23, 1965 @ 2030 		BITOLA (1963-1968 General cargo ship 200 feet long of Atlantska Plovidba, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia) Own Page

Yugoslavian cargo ship BITOLA brings a cargo of Hard Wood from Yugoslavia to Glasgow
Arrived fromRijeka (Yogoslavia/ now Croatia) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryDubrovnik (Yugoslavia)
Arrived in berth29 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival10' 3"
Draught aft on arrival12' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalHard wood

Arrival

Saturday, October 23, 1965 @ 2230 		SUNLAND (1954-1966 Cargo ship owned by A. I. Langfeldt of Kristiansand, Norway, and on long-term charter from 1954-1966 to the Saguenay Terminals Company.) Own Page

SUNLAND arrives in Glasgow from Canada, Newport and Rotterdam
Arrived fromPort Alfred and Montreal (Canada) via Newport and RotterdamPort of RegistryKristiansand. (Norway)
Arrived in berth7 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 6"
Draught aft on arrival21' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Sailing

Sunday, October 24, 1965 @ 1215 		TORR HEAD (1961-1972 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast) Own Page

Head Line's TORR HEAD, carrying cargo and 4 passengers, leaves Glasgow for Detroit via Montreal
Sailing forDetroit via MontrealPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Sailed from berth6 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral and 4 passengers
Draught forward on sailing19' 6"
Draught aft on sailing20' 6"

Arrival

Sunday, October 24, 1965 @ 1250 		SKYLIGHT (1936-1967 steam engined Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock) Own Page

Puffer SKYLIGHT arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of crushed granite from Loch Fyne
Arrived fromFurnace (A village in Argyll, Scotland, on North bank of Loch Fyne)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage40
Cargo carried on arrivalGranite chips (often used to make extremely hard-wearing doorsteps for buildings)Gross Tonnage90

Sailing

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 0700 		SKYLIGHT (1936-1967 steam engined Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock) Own Page

Puffer SKYLIGHT heads under Glasgow's City Bridges for Custom House Quay
Sailing forCustom House Quay, Clyde Street, Glasgow (passing under some very low bridges)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage40
Outward cargoSame cargoGross Tonnage90

Arrival

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 0800
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 arrive at Aden homeward bound for Liverpool
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252

Arrival

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 0800
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 arrive at Karachi going eastbound to Bombay
Port of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 0815 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromMerklands QuayPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow

Arrival

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 1540 		CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page
Arrived fromDunglass oil depot, River Clyde
Arrived in berth62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow (alongside CAXTON)
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil 200 tons

Harbour oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE comes alongside CAXTON at 62 Stobcross Quay, and bunkers her with 200 tons of fuel oil.

Ship Event

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 1540 		CAXTON (1958-1968 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of Transatlantic Carriers Ltd / Canatlantic / Walter Runciman Ltd) Own Page
Ship's location62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow

Harbour oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE comes alongside CAXTON at 62 Stobcross Quay, and bunkers her with 200 tons of fuel oil.

Sailing

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ANDES (1939-1945 Troopship then 1945 - 1959 Passenger Liner then 1959-1971 cruise ship of Royal Mail Lines, London) Own Page

Royal Mail Line's ANDES leaves on a 20 days Mediterranean Cruise
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage15,620

Sailing

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 1715 		CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page
Sailing forDunglass, River Clyde via Terminus
Sailed from berth62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow (alongside CAXTON)

Oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE completes bunkering CAXTON at Stobcross, and moves across river to Terminus Quay

Sailing

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 2040 		CATHERINE SARTORI (1954-1967 General cargo ship 298 feet overall of Hamburg Chicago Linie, Germany) Own Page

Cargo ship CATHERINE SARTORI leaves Glasgow for Chicago
Sailing forChicago (USA)Port of RegistryKiel (Germany)
Sailed from berth30 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing13' 8"
Draught aft on sailing15' 6"