Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, January 11, 1966 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA scheduled to leave Bombay homeward bound for Liverpool

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252

Sailing

Tuesday, January 11, 1966 @ 2045
PICOBLANCO (1958-1981 General cargo ship) Own Page

PICOBLANCO leaves Glasgow light-ship for Birkenhead

Sailing forBirkenheadPort of RegistrySpain
Sailed from berth30/26 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing12 feet
Draught aft on sailing15 feet

Arrival

Wednesday, January 12, 1966 @ 0510
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 204 barrels of whisky

Arrived fromBonahaven, Isle of Islay, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth12 North Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage89
Cargo carried on arrival204 barrels of whiskyGross Tonnage195
Deadweght Tonnage265

Sailing

Wednesday, January 12, 1966 @ 1400
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 leaves Glasgow light-ship for Ardrossan

Sailing forArdrossan, Ayrshire, Firth of ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth12 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage89
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage195
Deadweght Tonnage265

Arrival

Wednesday, January 12, 1966 @ 1950
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 berth3 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Navigation Trust

Sailing

Thursday, January 13, 1966 @ 0100
SICILIA (1965-1968 General cargo liner 472 feet overall of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's SICILIA leaves Glasgow for New York

Sailing forNew York Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing17 feet
Draught aft on sailing18' 6"

Sailing

Thursday, January 13, 1966 @ 0120
ALEX (in 1965 at Glasgow, Liverpool, Swansea and Gulf of Mexico) Own Page

ALEX leaves Glasgow for New Orleans (USA) via Swansea

Sailing forNew Orleans via Swansea
Sailed from berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing16' 10"
Draught aft on sailing25' 6"

Arrival

Thursday, January 13, 1966 @ 0545
Own Page

William Robertson's coaster AMBER arrives in Glasgow from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Sailing

Thursday, January 13, 1966 @ 1630
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

LAURENTIA left Saint John New Brunswick for Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Vessel MasterCaptain A L HunterPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

Sailing

Thursday, January 13, 1966 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA scheduled to leave Karachi homeward bound for Liverpool

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252

Sailing

Thursday, January 13, 1966 @ 1700
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 leave Liverpool going eastbound to Karachi and Bombay

Port of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Thursday, January 13, 1966 @ 1800
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 berth8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Port Authority

Sailing

Thursday, January 13, 1966 @ 1840
GARTWOOD (1946-1966 General cargo ship 295 feet long of Constantine Line, Middlesbrough, England) Own Page

Constantine's GARTWOOD leaves Glasgow for Genoa (Italy)

Sailing forGenoa (Italy)Port of RegistryMiddlesbrough (England)
Sailed from berth22 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,282
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage2,414
Draught forward on sailing16' 1"Deadweght Tonnage2,939
Draught aft on sailing19' 8"

Sailing

Friday, January 14, 1966 @ 0015
Own Page

Coaster AMBER takes six lifts, total 300 tons from Glasgow to Holyhead

Sailing forHolyhead (a town in Anglesey in Wales)
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargo6 lifts totalling 300 tons
Draught forward on sailing10' 6"
Draught aft on sailing11' 10"

Arrival

Friday, January 14, 1966 @ 0310
MEMNON (1959-1975 Cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1988 scrapped) Own Page

Blue Funnel's MEMNON arrives in Glasgow from Yokohama via Liverpool

Arrived fromYokohama via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage4,873
Draught forward on arrival15' 10"Gross Tonnage8,540
Draught aft on arrival19 feetDeadweght Tonnage9,770
Cargo carried on arrivalSteel plates