Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 2045
MAHRONDA (1947-1968 General cargo liner of Brocklebank Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Brocklebank Line's cargo liner MAHRONDA leaves Glasgow for Middlesborough (England)

Sailing forMiddlesborough (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth58 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing10 feet
Draught aft on sailing19' 6"

Arrival

Monday, October 25, 1965 @ 2300
SIDONIA (1961-1967 General cargo liner 472 feet / 144 metres of Anchor Line / 1967-1968 Moor Line, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Anchor Line's cargo liner SIDONIA arrives at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromNew York via London and GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth5 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage2.740
Draught forward on arrival11' 10"Gross Tonnage5,704
Draught aft on arrival19' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Tuesday, October 26, 1965 @ 1200
TORR HEAD (1961-1972 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast) Own Page

Head Line's TORR HEAD arrives in Glasgow from Detroit via Belfast

Arrived fromDetroit (USA) via BelfastPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Arrived in berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival17 feet
Draught aft on arrival19' 8"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral in and out

Sailing

Tuesday, October 26, 1965 @ 1240
ALEX (in 1965 at Glasgow, Liverpool, Swansea and Gulf of Mexico) Own Page

Cargo ship ALEX leaves Glasgow for Houston (Texas)

Sailing forHouston (USA)
Sailed from berth8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing14' 3"
Draught aft on sailing22' 2"

Sailing

Tuesday, October 26, 1965 @ 1605
ESTHER Own Page

ESTHER leaves Glasgow for Malta via Liverpool

Sailing forMalta via Liverpool
Sailed from berth24 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing13' 3"
Draught aft on sailing14' 6"

Arrival

Wednesday, October 27, 1965 @ 0520
GLEN SHIEL (1959-1973 General cargo motor coaster 109 feet long of Hay Hamilton Ltd, / Glenlight Shipping, Glasgow : Sank 1973) Own Page

Coaster GLEN SHIEL arrives in Glasgow from Islay with a cargo of whisky

Arrived fromBonahaven, Isle of Islay, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth16 North Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage89
Cargo carried on arrivalWhiskyGross Tonnage195
Deadweght Tonnage265

Arrival

Wednesday, October 27, 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 Bombay from Liverpool

Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, October 27, 1965 @ 0955
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forPlantation Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth18 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, October 27, 1965 @ 1215
CAXTON (1958-1968 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of Transatlantic Carriers Ltd / Canatlantic / Walter Runciman Ltd) Own Page

CAXTON leaves Glasgow for Dalhousie (Canada)

Sailing forDalhousie (Canada)
Sailed from berth62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoNewsprint cores
Draught forward on sailing13' 3"
Draught aft on sailing19 feet

Sailing

Wednesday, October 27, 1965 @ 1355
GLEN SHIEL (1959-1973 General cargo motor coaster 109 feet long of Hay Hamilton Ltd, / Glenlight Shipping, Glasgow : Sank 1973) Own Page
Sailing forArdrossan, Ayrshire, Firth of ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth16 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage89
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage195
Deadweght Tonnage265

Sailing

Wednesday, October 27, 1965 @ 2145
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 departs Glasgow for Trinidad via Liverpool

Sailing forTrinidad via LiverpoolPort of RegistryKristiansand. (Norway)
Sailed from berth15 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing11' 3"
Draught aft on sailing21' 6"

Sailing

Wednesday, October 27, 1965 @ 2335
AMERICAN VETERAN (1946-1968 A 15.5 knot general cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1969 scrapped) Own Page

AMERICAN VETERAN leaves Glasgow with cargo and 1 passenger for Boston (Massachussets, USA)

Arrived fromNew York via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryNew York (USA)
Arrived in berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind in from berth 1 / 2 wall)
Sailing forBoston (Massachussets, USA)
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind in from berth 1 / 2 wall)
Draught forward on arrival11' 10"
Draught aft on arrival17' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 696 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 17th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1200 on 21st October
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 20th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo outwards 3,538 tons and 1 passenger
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 27th October
Draught forward on sailing16' 00"
Draught aft on sailing24' 06"
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 179 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone Central 0554

Arrival

Thursday, October 28, 1965 @ 0845
KYPROS (1950-1967 then 1967-1971 of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool then 1971-1976 P & O General cargo Division) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's cargo liner KYPROS arrives in Glasgow from Cadiz (Spain) via Dublin

Arrived fromCadiz (Spain) via DublinPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth27 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival12' 3"
Draught aft on arrival16' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Thursday, October 28, 1965 @ 0950
ROBERT DUNDAS (1938-1974 Royal Fleet Auxiliary coastal store carrier 220 feet long: pennant no. A204) Own Page

ROBERT DUNDAS arrives at Glasgow from Holyhead with Government stores

Arrived fromHolyheadPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage1125
Cargo carried on arrivalGovernment stores

Ship Event

Thursday, October 28, 1965 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
WESTMORLAND (1966- 1980 Refrigerated cargo ship 161m overall of Federal Steam Navigation, London : 1985 scrapped in China) Own Page

New ship WESTMORLAND fitting out at Greenock breaks moorings and goes aground off Greenock

Ship's locationCockle Bank sandbank, off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Ships agentLithgows Shipyard, Port Glasgow, Scotland, UKNet Tonnage4,468
Gross Tonnage8,230
Deadweght Tonnage11,300