Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, November 9, 1965 @ 1910
VERMEERSINGEL (1962-1968 General cargo coaster 174 feet 53.23m long overall of P.A. van Es & Co., Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) Own Page

P. A. van Es coaster VERMEERSINGEL leaves Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for Ayr

Arrived fromBordeaux (France)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on berth 2 / 3 Bulkhead)Net Tonnage253
Sailing forAyr (Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage496
Sailed from berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on berth 2 / 3 Bulkhead)Deadweght Tonnage690
Draught forward on arrival9' 06"
Draught aft on arrival11' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 630 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0850 on 9th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1845 on 9th November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentJ S Braid, Glasgow

Sailing

Tuesday, November 9, 1965 @ 2050
AUK (1949-1965 General cargo ship 259 feet long on short sea and Mediterranean service for General Steam Navigation Company Ltd, London) Own Page

General Steam's AUK leaves Queen's Dock for Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forNo 2 Govan Dry Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth29 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage438
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage1,238
Draught forward on sailing9 feetDeadweght Tonnage1,400
Draught aft on sailing11' 11"

Arrival

Wednesday, November 10, 1965 @ 0835
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 berth12 North Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage89
Cargo carried on arrivalWhiskyGross Tonnage195
Deadweght Tonnage265

Ship Movement

Wednesday, November 10, 1965 @ 1215
NEW ZEALAND STAR (1935-1967 General cargo ship of Blue Star Line, London : Scrapped 1967) Own Page

Blue Star's cargo liner NEW ZEALAND STAR moves from Stobcross Quay to Plantation Quay, Glasgow

Sailing forPlantation Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth62 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage12,436
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing14' 6"
Draught aft on sailing18' 4"

Ship Movement

Wednesday, November 10, 1965 @ 1225
GLENMOOR (1953-1976 General cargo ship 449 feet long of Moor Line Ltd (Walter Runciman & Co Ltd), London / 1968 Anchor Line Ltd, Glasgow ) Own Page

GLENMOOR starts shifting 108 feet ahead in berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Ship's location3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Telephone put on board on arrival

Ship Movement

Wednesday, November 10, 1965 @ 1250
GLENMOOR (1953-1976 General cargo ship 449 feet long of Moor Line Ltd (Walter Runciman & Co Ltd), London / 1968 Anchor Line Ltd, Glasgow ) Own Page

GLENMOOR finishes shifting 108 feet ahead in berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Ship's location3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Telephone put on board on arrival

News Event

Wednesday, November 10, 1965 @ 2345
KHASIELLA (1956-1979 K-class Oil products tanker 556 feet long of N.V. Petroleum Maats "La Corona" / Shell Tankers N.V., The Hague : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung) Own Page

Shell Tanker KHASIELLA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with crude oil from Puerto Miranda (Venezuela)

Arrived fromPuerto Miranda (Venezuela) Port of Registrys'Gravenhage (The Hague, Netherlands)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (tanker berth) assisted by tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLERNet Tonnage6,920
Sailing forTranmere (River Mersey)Gross Tonnage12,119
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (tanker berth) assisted by tugs SEAWAY and THUNDERERDeadweght Tonnage18,150
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Degsaul
Draught aft on arrival23 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalCrude oil
Outward cargoLight = no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing19' 06"
Master of vessel on sailingJ Degsaul
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan
Sailed2255 on 11 November for Tranmere (River Mersey)

KHASIELLA was assisted into berth by the tugs SEAWAY (at bow) and WRESTLER (at stern.)   Tug WRESTLER had arrived at Ardrossan to assist (as stern tug) the Ardrossan tug SEAWAY to tow the Shell "K"-class tanker KHASIELLA from the roads and to berth her in the number 12 berth (tanker berth) in Ardrossan Harbour.

   Puerto Miranda is an oil port situated on the east side of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela opposite the city of Maracaibo and is operated by the Venezuelan State Oil Company.   It is the largest crude oil export port in South America.

KHASIELLA | Ships Nostalgia

KHASIELLA | Helderline.com

Sailing

Thursday, November 11, 1965 @ 0720
GLENSHIRA (1953 - General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of G Hamilton Company / Hay Hamilton, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forBowling slipway, River ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth12 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage72
Gross Tonnage153
Deadweght Tonnage190

Sailing

Thursday, November 11, 1965 @ 1415
SIERRA ANDIA Own Page
Sailing forLiverpool
Sailed from berth30 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing9' 2"
Draught aft on sailing13' 8"

Sailing

Thursday, November 11, 1965 @ 1600
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable and time is our best estimate
Own Page

Matson Lines passenger liner leaves Sydney on a 14-day cruise to Noumea and Fiji

Contributed by J.S. (SydneyAustralia)


Sailing

Thursday, November 11, 1965 @ 1620
SUNRANA (in 1965 General cargo ship) Own Page

SUNRANA leaves Glasgow for Barbados via Liverpool

Sailing forBarbados via Liverpool
Sailed from berth15 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing16' 9"
Draught aft on sailing19' 7"

Arrival

Friday, November 12, 1965 @ 0410
MASIRAH (1957-1972 General cargo ship of T & J Brocklebank, Liverpool) Own Page

Brocklebank Line's cargo liner MASIRAH arrives in Glasgow from New Orleans (USA) via Manchester

Arrived fromNew Orleans via ManchesterPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, GlasgowGross Tonnage 8,733
Draught forward on arrival14' 10"
Draught aft on arrival17' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Friday, November 12, 1965 @ 0945
LEVEN FISHER (1961-1982 Short-sea general cargo ship of James Fisher Company) Own Page

Fisher's coaster LEVEN FISHER arrives in Glasgow from Birkenhead

Arrived fromBirkenheadPort of RegistryBarrow-in-Furness (England, UK)
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival12 feet
Draught aft on arrival8' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Sailing

Friday, November 12, 1965 @ 1415
SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE (1961-1966 General cargo liner of South African Marine Company, Cape Town : 1972 scrapped Taiwan) Own Page

SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE leaves Glasgow for Cape Town via Swansea

Sailing forCape Town (South Africa) via SwanseaPort of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Sailed from berth17 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing11' 8"
Draught aft on sailing12' 9"

Arrival

Friday, November 12, 1965 @ 1820
ELDERSLIE (1924-1973 Grab Hopper Dredger 182 feet long owned by Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived from River ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight