Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Friday, February 11, 1966 @ 1815
STARLIGHT (1937 - 1967 Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock : 1967 scrapped at Bowling)) Own Page

Puffer STARLIGHT 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
Arrived in berth10 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage91
Cargo carried on arrivalCrushed Granite

News Event

Friday, February 11, 1966 @ 1833
SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page

SCOTTISH COAST leaves Lancefield Quay, Glasgow with passengers and cargo for Dublin

Sailing forDublin (Eire / Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthLancefield Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage1827
Outward cargo31 passengers and 115 tons of general cargoGross Tonnage3817
Draught forward on sailing14' 03"
Draught aft on sailing15' 07"
Master of vessel on sailingFlint
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2.

Arrival

Friday, February 11, 1966 @ 1900
HOPPER No 25 (1954-1982 Hopper barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth2 x 18 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage330
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Port AuthorityGross Tonnage941

Arrival

Saturday, February 12, 1966 @ 0737
SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page

SCOTTISH COAST arrives in Dublin with passengers and cargo from Glasgow

Arrived fromLancefield Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthDublin (Eire / Ireland)Net Tonnage1827
Master of vessel on arrivalFlintGross Tonnage3817
Cargo carried on arrival31 passengers and 115 tons of general cargo

Arrival

Saturday, February 12, 1966 @ 1540
SICILIA (1965-1968 General cargo liner 472 feet overall of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's cargo liner SICILIA arrives at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromNew York via LondonPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth5 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival14' 11"
Draught aft on arrival19 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral out

Sailing

Saturday, February 12, 1966 @ 1833
SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page

SCOTTISH COAST leaves Dublin with passengers and general cargo for Glasgow

Sailing forLancefield Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthDublin (Eire / Ireland)Net Tonnage1827
Outward cargo39 passengers and 2 cattlemen and 158 cattle and 4 tons of general cargoGross Tonnage3817
Draught forward on sailing14' 00"
Draught aft on sailing15' 04"
Master of vessel on sailingFlint

Arrival

Saturday, February 12, 1966 @ 2045
MANCHESTER REGIMENT (1946-1969 General cargo liner of Manchester Liners, Manchester) Own Page

Manchester Liners cargo liner MANCHESTER REGIMENT arrives in Glasgow from Manchester

Arrived fromManchesterPort of RegistryManchester (England, UK)
Arrived in berth62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival18' 6"
Draught aft on arrival21' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral out and lifts

Arrival

Sunday, February 13, 1966 @ 0450
SUNRELL (1964 - 1968 cargo liner on long term charter to Saguenay Terminals, Canada) Own Page

Saguenay's cargo ship SUNRELL arrives in Glasgow from Newport (Wales) to load

Arrived fromNewport (Wales)Port of RegistryHaugesund (Norway)
Arrived in berth7/15 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival12 feet
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Sunday, February 13, 1966 @ 0510
BLISWORTH (General cargo coaster 1957-1968 of Grand Union Shipping Company, London) Own Page

Coaster BLISWORTH arrives in Glasgow from Cadiz (Spain) with 255 tons of general cargo

Arrived fromCadiz (Spain)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth17 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival8 feet
Draught aft on arrival11' 9"
Cargo carried on arrival255 tons of general

Arrival

Sunday, February 13, 1966 @ 0725
SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page

SCOTTISH COAST arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow and unloads her 158 cattle to the Lairage

Vessel MasterFlintPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived fromDublin (Ireland)Net Tonnage1827
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage3817

Sailing

Sunday, February 13, 1966 @ 0816
SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page

SCOTTISH COAST leaves Merklands Quay and goes upriver to Lancefield Quay, Glasgow

Vessel MasterFlintPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forLancefield Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage1827
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage3817
Outward cargo39 passengers and 2 cattlemen and 4 tons of general cargo

Arrival

Sunday, February 13, 1966 @ 0855
SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) Own Page

SCOTTISH COAST arrives at Lancefield Quay, Glasgow with passengers, cattlemen and cargo from Dublin

Arrived fromDublin via Merklands Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthLancefield Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage1827
Master of vessel on arrivalFlintGross Tonnage3817
Cargo carried on arrival39 passengers and 2 cattlemen and 4 tons of general cargo
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2.

News Event

Monday, February 14, 1966 @ 0805
GILLIAN EVERARD (1963-1984 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster GILLIAN EVERARD arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 2,340 tons of Clinker

Arrived fromLimerick (Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, with her head eastGross Tonnage1,598
Sailing forLimerick (Ireland)Deadweght Tonnage2,635
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, with her head north
Draught forward on arrival16' 00"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 2,340 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo17 February @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority
Completed discharge of inward cargo18 February @ 1600
Outward cargoLight = no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing6' 00"
Draught aft on sailing14' 06"
Ships agentF. T. Everard
Sailed18 February @ 1815 for Limerick (Ireland)

Sailing

Monday, February 14, 1966 @ 0825
STARLIGHT (1937 - 1967 Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock : 1967 scrapped at Bowling)) Own Page

Puffer STARLIGHT heads for Custom House Quay, Glasgow

Sailing forCustom House Quay, Clyde Street, Glasgow (passing under some very low bridges)Port of RegistryGreenock
Sailed from berth10 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage91
Outward cargoSame cargo

Arrival

Monday, February 14, 1966 @ 0825
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth62 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow (alongside MANCHESTER REGIMENT)
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Floating crane NEWSHOT comes alongside MANCHESTER REGIMENT at Stobcross Quay to unload lifts from the Manchester ship