Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, February 17, 1966 @ 1340 		BLISWORTH (General cargo coaster 1957-1968 of Grand Union Shipping Company, London) Own Page

Grand Union's Coaster BLISWORTH leaves Glasgow for Belfast
Sailing forBelfastPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth17 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing6 feet
Draught aft on sailing10' 9"

Sailing

Thursday, February 17, 1966 @ 1610 		KANTARA ( 1947 - 1972 General cargo ship 366 feet overall of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's cargo linrt KANTARA sails from Glasgow for Piraeus (Greece)
Sailing forPiraeus (Greece)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth5 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing16' 9"
Draught aft on sailing20 feet

News Event

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 0025 		HOLENDRECHT (1958-1978 Bulk carrier 541 feet overall of Phs van Ommeren, Rotterdam : 1982 scrapped) Own Page

HOLENDRECHT arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with 15,828 tons of Grain from Philadelphia
Arrived fromPhiladelphia (USA) Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 1 1/2 blinds west of berth 2 / 3 wall))Gross Tonnage11,930
Sailing forGulf of Mexico Deadweght Tonnage17,983
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 1 1/2 blinds west of berth 2 / 3 wall))
Draught forward on arrival31' 02"
Draught aft on arrival30' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 15,828 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0845 on 18th February
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, Glasgow
Completed discharge of inward cargo0930 on 1st March
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing14' 00"
Draught aft on sailing21' 03"
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd,, 37 Renfield Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 5571

 

Bunkered

  On 25th February bunkered 370 tons of fuel oil and

90 tons of diesel from oiler CLANITY.

   On 26th February bunkered 380 tons of fuel oil

from oiler CLANITY.

 

On Ground.

   At 1st low water, draught forward 29’ 03” and

aft 30’ 00”, vessel 7’ 00” off quay and upright.

  At 2nd low water, draught forward 27’ 10” and

aft 30’ 00”, vessel 4’ 00” off quay and upright.   At

1820 hours the Tide Gauge at Govan showed 5’ 07”

   At 1850 hours on 19th February the Tide Gauge

at Govan showed low water 6’ 00,” and vessel’s

draught forward was 27’ 06” and aft 29’ 06” and

was lying 5’ 00” off the quay and upright.

   At 1930 hours, low water on 20th February

vessel was on the ground, 5 feet off the quay

and upright and draught forward 27’ 11” and

aft 29’ 11.”

 

Ship Event

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 0800
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable 		INCHDOUGLAS (1956-1970 General cargo ship of Douglas Steamship Company, Hong Kong : 1970 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

INCHDOUGLAS on charter to British India in port at Singapore loading for Persian Gulf Ports
Sailing forKarachi, Dubai, Bahrein, Kuwait, Basrah and Khorramshahr via PenangPort of RegistryHong Kong
Ships agentIslay Kerr & Co., Singapore Telephone 53371

J.S. of Southend-on-Sea, England contributes a copy of the

British India Steam Navigation Company sailing notice for their

services from Singapore, Port Swettenham and Penang in

February, March and April 1966.

Arrival

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 0835 		BASILDON (1963-1967 General cargo three-island coaster 205 feet long of R S Braggs (Shipping) Ltd Own Page

Coaster BASILDON arrives in Glasgow from Rouen (France) with a cargo of rapeseed
Arrived fromRouen (France)Port of RegistryUK
Arrived in berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, GlasgowNet Tonnage584
Draught forward on arrival14' 2"Gross Tonnage1,058
Draught aft on arrival15' 6"Deadweght Tonnage1,410
Cargo carried on arrivalRapeseed

News Event

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 1000 		Own Page

British India sailings from Singapore, Port Swettenham and Penang in February, March, April 1966.

J.S. of Southend-on-Sea, England contributes a copy of the

British India Steam Navigation Company sailing notice for their

services from Singapore, Port Swettenham and Penang in

February, March and April 1966.

News Event

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		Own Page

February, March, April and May 1966 Sailing Notice for Chargeurs Reunis services at Singapore

Contributed by J.S. of Southend-on-Sea, England.

   The Eastbound sailings show " S'ville  " .... where is that, please ? 

Arrival

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 1540 		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 arrivalPart loadGross Tonnage981

Arrival

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 1550 		HOPPER No 26 (1954-1984 Hopper Barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth17 South Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage330
Cargo carried on arrivalLightGross Tonnage941

Arrival

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 1620 		HOPPER No 25 (1954-1982 Hopper barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRiverPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth17 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside HOPPER No 26)Net Tonnage330
Cargo carried on arrivalLightGross Tonnage941

Sailing

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 1815 		GILLIAN EVERARD (1963-1984 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster GILLIAN EVERARD leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for Limerick (Ireland)
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)

Arrival

Friday, February 18, 1966 @ 1921 		HOPPER No 8 (1912-1969 Hopper Barge 200 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust /Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromRiverPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth18 North Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside HOPPER No 27)
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Port Authority

News Event

Saturday, February 19, 1966 @ 1130 		ALBISTAN ( 1948 - 1971 General cargo ship 442 feet long of F C Strick Line, London) Own Page

ALBISTAN arrives in Glasgow to load general cargo for Persian Gulf ports
Arrived fromLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) with her head east 1 blind from top
Sailing forPersian Gulf via Manchester (England, UK)
Sailed from berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) with her head east 1 blind from top
Draught forward on arrival8 feet 1 inch
Draught aft on arrival15 feet 1 inch
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship = no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 20 February
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 542 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 22 February
Draught forward on sailing10 feet 8 inches
Draught aft on sailing15 feet 7 inches
Ships agentFrank C. Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Phone CITy 6131
Sailed1045 on 23 February to Manchester (England) then for Persian Gulf ports.

Ship Movement

Monday, February 21, 1966 @ 0710 		BASILDON (1963-1967 General cargo three-island coaster 205 feet long of R S Braggs (Shipping) Ltd Own Page

BASILDON shifts to berth 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow
Sailing for4 Meadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryUK
Sailed from berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, GlasgowNet Tonnage584
Outward cargoSame cargoGross Tonnage1,058
Draught forward on sailing14' 1"Deadweght Tonnage1,410
Draught aft on sailing15' 2"

Sailing

Monday, February 21, 1966 @ 0835 		HOPPER No 25 (1954-1982 Hopper barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside HOPPER No 26)Net Tonnage330
Outward cargoClyde Port AuthorityGross Tonnage941