Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 0830 		AMERICAN PACKER (1948-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Line, New York) Own Page

AMERICAN PACKER starts to shift 500 feet ahead at berth 2 to berth 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromBoston (U.S.A.) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryNew York (USA)
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, head East, with her bow on bulkhead of shed at berths 1 / 2
Sailing forBoston (U.S.A.) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, head East, with stern 1 blind east of bulkhead of shed at berths 1 / 2
Draught forward on arrival9' 01"
Draught aft on arrival20' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 866 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo24 February @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed discharge of inward cargo28 February @ 1830
Commened loading outward cargo24th February @ 1700
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,236 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed loading outward cargo2 March @ 1845
Draught forward on sailing12' 02"
Draught aft on sailing22' 10"
Ships agentW. B. Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow C.1. Tel CITy 2929 Telex 77219
Sailed0445 on 3 March with 2,236 tons of general cargo for Boston U.S.A. via Liverpool

Ship Event

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		HOLENDRECHT (1958-1978 Bulk carrier 541 feet overall of Phs van Ommeren, Rotterdam : 1982 scrapped) Own Page

HOLENDRECHT at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow bunkers 380 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
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

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

CLANITY bunkers HOLENDRECHT at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with 380 tons of fuel oil
Ship's location3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (alongside Netherlands cargo ship HOLENDRECHT)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

Ship Movement

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 0900 		AMERICAN PACKER (1948-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Line, New York) Own Page

AMERICAN PACKER finishes shifting 500 feet ahead and now in berth 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromBoston (U.S.A.) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryNew York (USA)
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, head East, with her bow on bulkhead of shed at berths 1 / 2
Sailing forBoston (U.S.A.) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, head East, with stern 1 blind east of bulkhead of shed at berths 1 / 2
Draught forward on arrival9' 01"
Draught aft on arrival20' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 866 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo24 February @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed discharge of inward cargo28 February @ 1830
Commened loading outward cargo24th February @ 1700
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,236 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed loading outward cargo2 March @ 1845
Draught forward on sailing12' 02"
Draught aft on sailing22' 10"
Ships agentW. B. Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow C.1. Tel CITy 2929 Telex 77219
Sailed0445 on 3 March with 2,236 tons of general cargo for Boston U.S.A. via Liverpool

Arrival

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 1140 		RINGDOVE (a cargo vessel of General Steam Navigation, London) Own Page

General Steam's cargo liner RINGDOVE arrives in Glasgow from Bordeaux (France) via Dublin
Arrived fromBordeaux (France) via DublinPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth1/3 South Quay, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival9 feet
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Sailing

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 1600
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable 		RAJULA (1926-1973 Passenger / cargo liner 462 feet long of British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd., London : Scrapped 1974) Own Page

British India's RAJULA leaves Penang for Madras and Nagapattinam (India)
Ships agentHarper Gilfillan & Co. Ltd., Penang Telephone 64922Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Net Tonnage4,702
Gross Tonnage8,478

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.

Sailing

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 1600
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable 		BAMORA (1961-1971 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, London) Own Page

British India's BAMORA leaves Penang for Rangoon (Burma) and Calcutta (India)
Ships agentHarper Gilfillan & Co. Ltd., Penang Telephone 64922Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage6,475

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.

Ship Event

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 1700
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable 		CHANDA (1944-1969 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd., London) Own Page

British India's CHANDA closes at Penang for Hong Kong, Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama
Ships agentHarper Gilfillan & Co. Ltd., Penang Telephone 64922Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage6,957

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.

Sailing

Saturday, February 26, 1966 @ 1840 		LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

LAURENTIA left Halifax (Nova Scotia) for Greenockl
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

Arrival

Sunday, February 27, 1966 @ 0220 		SUNDALE (1964- General cargo ship 419 feet overall of A/S I.M.A., Oslo) Own Page

Saguenay's SUNDALE arrives in Glasgow from Halifax (Canada) via Newport (South Wales)
Arrived fromHalifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) via Newport (Wales)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berth7/15 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,961
Draught forward on arrival14' 4"Gross Tonnage4,057
Draught aft on arrival20' 3"Deadweght Tonnage5,890
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

News Event

Sunday, February 27, 1966 @ 0600
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable 		CITY OF COLOMBO (1956-1977 General cargo ship of Ellerman Lines, London : Scrapped in 1979) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF COLOMBO arrives at Penang from Middlesborough, Havre and Marseilles
Ships agentMcAlister & Co, Ltd., Penang Telephone 61783 / 6Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Ship Event

Sunday, February 27, 1966 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BENLEDI (1965-1972 General cargo liner 563 feet long of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENLEDI at Bangkok Feb 27 for Hong Kong
Ship's locationBangkok (Thailand)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forHong KongNet Tonnage6,522
Gross Tonnage11,898
Deadweght Tonnage13,785

Arrival

Sunday, February 27, 1966 @ 0800
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable 		BAMORA (1961-1971 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, London) Own Page

British India's BAMORA due at Penang from Port Swettenham
Ships agentHarper Gilfillan & Co. Ltd., Penang Telephone 64922Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage6,475

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.

Sailing

Sunday, February 27, 1966 @ 1530 		TRENEGLOS (1964-1974 tramp-cargo ship 509 feet long of New Zealand Shipping Co. / Hain-Nourse Ltd, London : Scrapped 1985) Own Page

Hains cargo ship TRENEGLOS leaves Glasgow for Cape Town via Swansea and Birkenhead
Sailing forCape Town via Swansea and BirkenheadPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth17 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage5,793
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage9,976
Draught forward on sailing13' 3"Deadweght Tonnage14,457
Draught aft on sailing16' 10"

Arrival

Sunday, February 27, 1966 @ 1530 		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