Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 @ 1710 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow (alongside ELDERSLIE)
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Sailing

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 @ 1825 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Wednesday, January 19, 1966 @ 2045 		ENGLISH STAR (1950- Refrigerated / general cargo liner 505 feet long of Blue Star Line Ltd, London) Own Page

Blue Star Line's cargo liner ENGLISH STAR leaves Glasgow for Cape Town via Liverpool
Sailing forCape Town (South Africa) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth58 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing16' 3"
Draught aft on sailing20' 3"

Arrival

Thursday, January 20, 1966 @ 0930 		PATROCLUS (1950-1972 Passenger and cargo liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel cargo liner PATROCLUS arrives in Glasgow from Yokohama via Liverpool
Arrived fromYokohama (Japan) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival17 feet
Draught aft on arrival21' 7"
Cargo carried on arrivalSteel plates

Arrival

Thursday, January 20, 1966 @ 1325 		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 berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Port Authority

Sailing

Thursday, January 20, 1966 @ 1710 		RINGDOVE (a cargo vessel of General Steam Navigation, London) Own Page

General Steam's RINGDOVE departs Glasgow for Bordeaux (France)
Sailing forBordeaux (France)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth1/3 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing9' 2"
Draught aft on sailing13' 9"

News Event

Friday, January 21, 1966 @ 0125 		NORBETH (General cargo ship / bulk carrier 510 feet long) ... in 1966 Own Page

NORBETH arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with 14,521 tons of Grain from Vancouver
Arrived fromVancouver (Canada)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head east with bow 1 blind west of wall of berth 3 / 4 )
Sailing forMexican Ports
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head east)
Draught forward on arrival30' 06"
Draught aft on arrival30' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 14,521 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0935 on 21 January
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1035 on 4 February
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing20' 03"
Vessel bunkeredSee "Remarks" below
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd,, 37 Renfield Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 5571

 

Can anyone please give information – owners, etc. of NORBETH in 1966. 

 Shifts :

26 January from 1645 to 1745 hours shifted 45 feet astern using 3 boatmen.

3 February at 1145 hours shifted 23 feet astern, no boatmen used.

  

Bunkered :

25 January bunkered 290 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY.

4 February bunkered 340 tons fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE.

 

On ground :

 First Low Water:  draught forward 28’ 06”  aft 28’ 09” alongside quay, vessel upright.

 Second Low Water:  draught forward 26’ 05”  aft 29’ 00” and 5 feet off quay, vessel upright.

 Third Low Water:  draught forward 27’ 06”  aft 29’ 00” and 5 feet off quay, vessel upright.


 

News Event

Friday, January 21, 1966 @ 2020 		STALEY BRIDGE (1940- 1967 General cargo coaster 138 feet overall of John Summers Steelworks, England) Own Page

Coaster STALEY BRIDGE arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow to load Grain for Drogheda
Arrived fromArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryChester (England, UK)
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Net Tonnage122
Sailing forDrogheda (Ireland)Gross Tonnage297
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Deadweght Tonnage350
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0935 on 24th January
Outward cargoGrain 292 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Port Authority, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo1515 on 24th January
Ships agentHay Hamilton Ltd., 140 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone DOUglas 3421

News Event

Friday, January 21, 1966 @ 2020 		STALEY BRIDGE (1940- 1967 General cargo coaster 138 feet overall of John Summers Steelworks, England) Own Page

British coaster STALEY BRIDGE arrives at Glasgow to load 292 tons of Grain for Drogheda, Ireland
Arrived fromArdrossan (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryChester (England, UK)
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow, with her head westNet Tonnage122
Sailing forDrogheda (Ireland)Gross Tonnage297
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow, with her head westDeadweght Tonnage350
Cargo carried on arrivalLight = no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo24 January @ 0935
Outward cargoGrain 292 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Port Authority, Robertson Street, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo24 January @ 1515
Ships agentHay Hamilton, Glasgow
Sailed24 January @ 1555 for Drogheda (Ireland)

Arrival

Saturday, January 22, 1966 @ 0610 		HOPPER No 27 (1962- Self propelled Hopper Barge 208 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth18 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage382
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Port AuthorityGross Tonnage981

Arrival

Saturday, January 22, 1966 @ 0650 		HOPPER No 26 (1954-1984 Hopper Barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth18 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside HOPPER No 27)Net Tonnage330
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Port AuthorityGross Tonnage941

Arrival

Saturday, January 22, 1966 @ 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 going eastbound to Karachi and Bombay
Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Saturday, January 22, 1966 @ 1010 		PATROCLUS (1950-1972 Passenger and cargo liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's cargo liner PATROCLUS shifts to King George V Dock, Glasgow
Sailing forKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral in
Draught forward on sailing14' 3"
Draught aft on sailing21' 7"

Arrival

Saturday, January 22, 1966 @ 1225 		SUNINGER (1956- General cargo ship 457 feet long of O.S. Oddero, A/S Helgoy, A/S Norsk Rutefart & A/S Kinn / A.I. Langfeldt & Co) Own Page
Arrived fromHalifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) via Newport (Wales)Port of RegistryKristiansand (Norway)
Arrived in berth15/7 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage4,312
Draught forward on arrival14' 3"Gross Tonnage7,547
Draught aft on arrival17' 7"Deadweght Tonnage10,500
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Saturday, January 22, 1966 @ 1345 		BERNY (in 1966 General cargo ship of Rederi A/B Sally, Mariehamn, Sweden) Own Page

BERNY arrives in Glasgow light-ship from Liverpool
Arrived fromLiverpoolPort of RegistryMariehamn (Sweden)
Arrived in berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, GlasgowGross Tonnage4,680
Draught forward on arrival14' 6"
Draught aft on arrival19' 1"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight