Cargo ship CAXTON arrives in Glasgow from Quebec (Canada) with a cargo of newsprint

Gardner's coaster SAINT BLANE arrives in Glasgow from Larne (Northern Ireland)

Coaster GLENSHIRA arrives in Glasgow from Islay with a cargo of 300 casks of whisky

FAVORITA at 12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank bunkers fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE

CLYDE ENTERPRISE bunkered FAVORITA at 12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with fuel oil

Coaster GLENSHIRA moves five miles downriver to Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow

Gardner's coaster SAINT BLANE leaves Glasgow for Birkenhead with a 147-ton lift

The lift would have been lifted from the quayside onto the ship by the massive Clyde Navigation Trust heavy hammerhead crane at berth 52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow

Gardner's coaster SAINT BLANE is fogbound at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

Twenty-five minutes after departing from 52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow, commencing her voyage to Birkenhead, SAINT BLANE had to temporarily call into Yorkhill Quay as thick fog forced shipping traffic to stop for safety.

LAIRDSGLEN fogbound at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

LAIRDSGLEN had left Glasgow Harbour on passage downriver and had to berth on Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow, as dense fog on the River made it impossible to continue further.

LAIRDSGLEN continues on passage to Dublin

After a delay of almost four hours due to dense fog, LAIRDSGLEN departed Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow, and continued on her passage to Dublin

Coaster SAINT BLANE departs Glasgow and continues on passage to Birkenhead

SAINT BLANE had been waiting for about four and a half hours at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow due to dense fog, and now she cast-off and resumed her passage downriver to sea and her destination of Birkenhead

Puffer SKYLIGHT arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of crushed granite from Loch Fyne

Puffer SKYLIGHT heads for Custom House Quay, Glasgow

The final voyages of Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA

The final voyages of Donaldson Line’s LAURENTIA

1965

Voyage 141   Captain A L Hunter

Dec 29 at 1230 left Glasgow for Saint John (New Brunswick)  

1966

Jan 8 at 1427 arrived Saint John (New Brunswick)

Jan 13 at 1630 left Saint John New Brunswick for Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Jan 14 at 1225 arrived Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Jan 15 at 2120 left Halifax (Nova Scotia) for Glasgow 

Jan 24 at 0015 arrived Glasgow 

Voyage 142   Captain A.L. Hunter

Feb 7 at 2142 left Glasgow for Belfast 

Feb 8 at 1648 arrived Belfast 

Feb 9 at 2330 left Belfast for Saint John (New Brunswick)

Feb 19 at 1805 arrived Saint John (New Brunswick)

Feb 24 at 1220 left Saint John (New Brunswick) for Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Feb 25 at 0926 arrived Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Feb 26 at 1840 left Halifax (Nova Scotia) for Greenock 

Mar 6 at 0720 arrived Greenock 

Mar 7 at 1140 left Greenock for Glasgow 

Mar 7 at 1420 arrived Glasgow 

Voyage 143   Captain A.L. Hunter

Mar 18 at 1930 left Glasgow for Belfast 

Mar 19 at 0645 arrived Belfast 

Mar 19 at 2400 left Belfast for Tail-of-the-Bank Anchorage, Greenock 

Mar 20 at 0726 arrived at Tail-of-the-Bank Anchorage, Greenock 

Mar 20 at 1530 left Tail-of-the-Bank Anchorage, Greenock for Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Mar 28 at 0705 arrived Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Mar 30 at 0815 left Halifax (Nova Scotia) for Saint John (New Brunswick)

Mar 31 at 0711 arrived Saint John (New Brunswick)

Apr 4 at 2015 left Saint John (New Brunswick) for Glasgow 

Apr 13 at 0936 arrived Glasgow 

Voyage 144   Captain A.L. Hunter

Apr 27 at 0040 left Glasgow for Montreal 

May 6 at 0835 arrived Montreal 

May 7 at 1130 finished discharge

May 9 at 0800 commenced loading

May 9 Wildcat strike by Montreal Longshoremen till June 6

June 17 at 1220 left Montreal for Glasgow 

June 25 at 0520 arrived Glasgow 

Voyage 145  Captain A.L. Hunter

July 6 at 2400 left Glasgow for Montreal 

July 15 at 0712 arrived Montreal 

July 20 at 1100 left Montreal for Glasgow 

July 28 at 0804 arrived Glasgow 

Voyage 146  Captain A.L. Hunter

Aug 12 at 1700 left Glasgow for Montreal 

Aug 20 at 0713 arrived Montreal 

Aug 23 Fire in Engine Room

Aug 24 at 1100 left Montreal for Glasgow 

Sept 1 at 1512 arrived Glasgow 

Sept 7 The tug FLYING MERLIN collided with tug FLYING DEMON while towing LAURENTIA in shifting ship

Voyage 147  Captain A.L. Hunter

Sept 13 at 2030 left Glasgow for Montreal 

Sept 22 at 0011 arrived Montreal 

Sept 28 at 1100 left Montreal for Glasgow 

Oct 7 at 0312 arrived Glasgow 

Voyage 148  Captain A.L. Hunter

Oct 20 at 0040 left Glasgow for Montreal 

Oct 27 at 1634 arrived Montreal 

Nov 2 at 1345 left Montreal for Glasgow 

Nov 10 at 0808 arrived Glasgow 

Voyage 149  Captain A.L. Hunter

Nov 22 at 1630 left Glasgow for Montreal 

Dec 1 at 0303 arrived Montreal 

Dec 9 at 0630 left Montreal for Glasgow 

Dec 17 at 1335 arrived Glasgow 

Vessel sold to Shipbreakers Messrs Aguilar Y Peris S.L. of Escollera del Tuira

Voyage 150  … her last voyage  …  Captain A.L. Hunter

Dec 28 at 1200 left Glasgow for Valencia (Spain)

1967

Jan 4 at 0933 arrived Valencia (Spain) for demolition.

Vessel handed over to Shipbreakers a.m. Jan 4

Voyage 141 Captain A L Hunter Dec 29 at 1230 LAURENTIA left Glasgow for Saint John (New Brunswick)