Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1720
LOUIS L D (1957-1970 General cargo ship 456 feet long of Société Anonyme Louis-Dreyfus & Cie, Paris, France) Own Page

LOUIS L D finishes shifting into berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromHalifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) Port of RegistryFrance
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on limit pawl)Gross Tonnage9,097
Sailing forSouthampton (England)Deadweght Tonnage12,634
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 2 blinds into berth 4)
Draught forward on arrival27' 03"
Draught aft on arrival27' 05"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 5,344 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0845 on 1st March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo2030 on 3rd March
Outward cargoPart same inward cargo of Grain
Draught forward on sailing16' 11"
Draught aft on sailing21' 09"
Ships agentConstantine & Co. Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6171 Grams "Constantine"

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENAVON (1949-1970 General cargo ship 483 feet overall of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : 1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

BENAVON left Suez Canal March 1 for Aden

Sailing forAden (Yemen, at the Southern entrance to the Red Sea)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthSuez Canal (Egypt)Gross Tonnage8,079
Deadweght Tonnage11,270

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENDEARG (1964-1981 General cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENDEARG left Kaohalung (Indonesia) March 1 for Hong Kong

Sailing forHong KongPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthKaohalung (Indonesia)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENHOPE (1962-1972 General cargo liner 497 feet long 15 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

BENHOPE left Masinloc (Zambalec, Philippines) March 1 for Manila

Sailing forManila (Philippines)Port of RegistryLeith
Sailed from berthMasinloc (Zambalec, Philippines)Net Tonnage6,195
Gross Tonnage9,952
Deadweght Tonnage11,660

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
HOLENDRECHT (1958-1978 Bulk carrier 541 feet overall of Phs van Ommeren, Rotterdam : 1982 scrapped) Own Page

HOLENDRECHT sailed light from Glasgow for the Mexican Gulf

Sailing forMexican GulfPort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Gross Tonnage11,930
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardDeadweght Tonnage17,983

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ARBITRATOR (1951-1970 Cargo liner of Thos & Jas Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's ARBITRATOR sailed from Tail-of-the-Bank with a general cargo for the West Indies

Sailed from berthTail-of-the-Bank off Greenock (Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage8,150

 

 

 

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ACHILLES ( 1957 - 1972 Cargo liner 491 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's ACHILLES sailed from Tail-of-the-Bank for Swansea

Sailing forSwansea (Wales)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthTail-of-the-Bank off Greenock (Firth of Clyde)

 

 

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
GILLIAN EVERARD (1963-1984 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster GILLIAN EVERARD sailed from Tail-of-the-Bank

Sailed from berthTail-of-the-Bank off Greenock (Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage1,598
Deadweght Tonnage2,635

 

 

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CLONLEE (1965-1973 General cargo coaster 183 feet long of Shamrock Shipping/ C.S. Brown / George Bell, Dublin = formerly ICI's CALCIUM) Own Page

Coaster CLONLEE sailed from Tail-of-the-Bank

Sailed from berthTail-of-the-Bank off Greenock (Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryDublin (Ireland / Eire)
Net Tonnage292
Gross Tonnage643
Deadweght Tonnage838

 

 

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENCLEUCH (1949-1972 General cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENCLEUCH left Milford Haven March 1 for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthMilford Haven (Wales, U.K.)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 1, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENLARIG (1961-1969 General cargo ship of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENLARIG left Bangkok March 1 for Hong Kong

Sailing forHong KongPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthBangkok (Thailand)

Sailing

Wednesday, March 2, 1966 @ 0250
DEROR Own Page

DEROR leaves Glasgow to travel 20 miles downriver to Greenock

Sailing forGreenock (20 miles downriver from Glasgow)
Sailed from berth58 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing12' 6"
Draught aft on sailing17 feet

Arrival

Wednesday, March 2, 1966 @ 0800
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 220 barrels of whisky

Arrived fromBonahaven, Isle of Islay, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth17 South Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage89
Cargo carried on arrival220 barrels of whiskyGross Tonnage195
Deadweght Tonnage265

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 2, 1966 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENALDER (1949-1968 General cargo liner 475 feet long of Ben Line / William Thomson & Company, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENALDER at Port Swettenham March 2 for Malacca

Ship's locationPort Swettenham (Malaysia)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forMalaccaNet Tonnage4,665
Gross Tonnage7,877

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 2, 1966 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENDEARG (1964-1981 General cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENDEARG at Hong Kong March 2 for Singapore

Ship's locationHong KongPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forSingapore