Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 2245 		AMERICAN LEADER (1946-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Line, New York) Own Page

AMERICAN LEADER lifted off Merklands Quay shifting to 1 Meadowside 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

Ship Movement

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 2335 		AMERICAN LEADER (1946-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Line, New York) Own Page

AMERICAN LEADER arrived at 1 Meadowside Quay after shifting from 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

Sailing

Tuesday, November 30, 1965 @ 1630 		SPREE (General cargo coaster of Scheper's Rhein-See Linie, Hamburg) Own Page

German coaster SPREE leaves Glasgow for London
Sailing forLondonPort of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Sailed from berth15/17 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow Gross Tonnage425
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing10' 9"
Draught aft on sailing15' 6"

Arrival

Tuesday, November 30, 1965 @ 2010 		ELDERSLIE (1924-1973 Grab Hopper Dredger 182 feet long owned by Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Navigation Trust

News Event

Wednesday, December 1, 1965 @ 0000 		Own Page

COMMON BROS. fleet in 1960’s

 

COMMON BROS. in 1960’s

 

HINDUSTAN STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED

AFGHANISTAN built 1957

DAGHESTAN built 1960

HINDUSTAN built 1958

 

BURNSIDE SHIPPING COMPANY LTD.

OTTERBURN built 1958

SIMONBURN built 1965

WOODBURN built 1958

 

NORTH SHIPPING COMPANY LTD.

NORTH DEVON built 1958

 

VALLUM SHIPPING COMPANY LTD.

IRON AGE built 1958

IRON BARQUE built 1960

IRON CROWN built 1961

IRON HORSE built 1960

IRON ORE built 1959

Arrival

Wednesday, December 1, 1965 @ 0335 		SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPER (1961-1966 General cargo ship of Springbok Shipping Company / then South African Marine Corporation : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Cargo liner SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPER arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromCape Town (South Africa) via Liverpool and BelfastPort of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Arrived in berth21/23 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage4,111
Draught forward on arrival8' 6"Gross Tonnage7,898
Draught aft on arrival21' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Sailing

Wednesday, December 1, 1965 @ 1225 		AMARNA (1949-1967 then 1968-1971 General cargo ship of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's cargo liner AMARNA departs Glasgow for Liverpool then Alexandria (Egypt)
Sailing forAlexandria (Egypt) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing11' 5"
Draught aft on sailing16' 6"

Sailing

Wednesday, December 1, 1965 @ 1350 		TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page
Sailing forElderslie, River ClydePort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth2 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage478
Outward cargoTank Cleaner

Arrival

Wednesday, December 1, 1965 @ 1810 		ELDERSLIE (1924-1973 Grab Hopper Dredger 182 feet long owned by Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Navigation Trust

Arrival

Thursday, December 2, 1965 @ 0210 		SAINT BLANE (1955- 1971 general cargo coaster 199 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow : 1979 scrapped at Suez) Own Page

Gardner's coaster SAINT BLANE arrives at Stobcross Quay, Glasgow to load a 130 ton heavy lift
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage650
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Arrival

Thursday, December 2, 1965 @ 0900 		ARISTIDES Own Page

Coaster ARISTIDES arrives in Glasgow from Sweden
Arrived fromSolvesborg (Sweden)
Arrived in berth7 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival4 feet
Draught aft on arrival12 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Sailing

Thursday, December 2, 1965 @ 1300 		SAINT BLANE (1955- 1971 general cargo coaster 199 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow : 1979 scrapped at Suez) Own Page

Gardner's coaster SAINT BLANE leaves Glasgow for Avonmouth with a heavy lift of 130 tons
Sailing forAvonmouthPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage650
Outward cargo1 lift of 130 tons

Arrival

Thursday, December 2, 1965 @ 1500 		MEMPHIS (1947-1971 General cargo ship 364 feet overall of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool, 1971-1972 P & O General cargo Division)) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's cargo liner MEMPHIS arrives in Glasgow from Izmir (Turkey) via Liverpool
Arrived fromIzmir (Turkey) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth27 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 3"
Draught aft on arrival16' 7"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Thursday, December 2, 1965 @ 1550 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page
Arrived fromOld Kilpatrick Oil Depot, River Clyde via Plantation Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth5 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside KANTARA)Net Tonnage224
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage495

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

Ship Event

Thursday, December 2, 1965 @ 1550 		KANTARA ( 1947 - 1972 General cargo ship 366 feet overall of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page
Ship's location5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

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