Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Sunday, November 28, 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 Port Said homeward bound for Liverpool

Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Sunday, November 28, 1965 @ 1315
BECKY (1945-1965 General cargo ship 99.32m 326 feet overall of Aktiebolaget Transmarin, Helsingborg, Sweden : 1980 scrapped) Own Page

Swedish coaster BECKY departs Glasgow for Norway

Sailing forFinneid (Norway)Port of RegistryHelsingborg (Sweden)
Sailed from berth14 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage866
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage1,869
Draught forward on sailing5' 2"Deadweght Tonnage3,300
Draught aft on sailing11' 8"

News Event

Sunday, November 28, 1965 @ 1330
AMERICAN LEADER (1946-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Line, New York) Own Page

United States Line's AMERICAN LEADER arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromBoston via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryNew York (USA)
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow ( head west with stem 1 1/2 blinds east of bulkhead)Gross Tonnage8,277
Sailing forBoston (Massachussets, USA) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and bow 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 bulkhead)
Draught forward on arrival12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 813 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 29th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1100 on 30th November
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 30th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,661 tons and 1 passenger
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 5th December
Draught forward on sailing17' 01"
Draught aft on sailing21' 05"
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219

Arrival

Sunday, November 28, 1965 @ 1535
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 arrivalCrushed GraniteGross Tonnage90

Sailing

Sunday, November 28, 1965 @ 2340
SICILIA (1965-1968 General cargo liner 472 feet overall of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's cargo liner SICILIA departs Glasgow for New York

Sailing forNew York Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth3 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing18' 11"
Draught aft on sailing20' 9"

Sailing

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 0715
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 the City bridges for Custom House Quay, Glasgow

Sailing forCustom House Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage40
Outward cargoSame cargoGross Tonnage90

Sailing

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 0928
HOPPER No 28 (1963-1997 Self propelled Hopper Barge 208 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth18 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage378
Gross Tonnage918

Sailing

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 0935
HOPPER No 27 (1962- Self propelled Hopper Barge 208 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth18 North Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage382
Gross Tonnage981

Sailing

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 1345
LASCAR (1939-1972 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Puffer LASCAR moves five miles downriver to Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow

Sailing forRothesay Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth12 Queen's Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage50
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage96
Deadweght Tonnage140

Sailing

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 1410
LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSCREST leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Ardrossan

Sailing forArdrossan, Ayrshire, Firth of ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth16/18 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage789
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing9' 2"
Draught aft on sailing11' 6"
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, Robertson Street, Glasgow

Sailing

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 1500
MANCHESTER SHIPPER ( 1943 - 1969 General cargo liner of Manchester Liners) Own Page

Manchester Liners cargo liner MANCHESTER SHIPPER departs Glasgow for Miami (USA)

Sailing forMiami (USA)Port of RegistryManchester
Sailed from berth58 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage7636
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing19 feet
Draught aft on sailing20' 6"

Arrival

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 1515
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page
Arrived fromOld Kilpatrick Oil Depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth29 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside AMARNA)Net Tonnage224
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage495

Harbour oiler CLANITY comes alongside AMARNA to bunker her with fuel oil

Ship Event

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 1515
AMARNA (1949-1967 then 1968-1971 General cargo ship of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page
Ship's location29 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Harbour oiler CLANITY comes alongside AMARNA to bunker her with fuel oil

Sailing

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 1705
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page
Sailing forBowling (River Clyde)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth29 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside AMARNA)Net Tonnage224
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage495

Harbour oiler CLANITY leaves AMARNA after bunkering her with fuel oil

Ship Event

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 1705
AMARNA (1949-1967 then 1968-1971 General cargo ship of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page
Ship's location29 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Harbour oiler CLANITY leaves AMARNA after bunkering her with fuel oil