Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BENARMIN (1963-1972 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

BENARMIN at Singapore March 30 for Penang
Ship's locationSingaporePort of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Sailing forPenang (Malaysia)Net Tonnage6,486
Gross Tonnage11,362
Deadweght Tonnage13,015

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BENATTOW (1965-1977 Conventional general cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENATTOW at Beirut March 30 for Suez
Ship's locationBeirut (Lebanon)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forSuez

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0800
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 at Rejang March 30 for Singapore
Ship's locationRejang (Bengkulu province, Sumatra, Indonesia)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forSingaporeGross Tonnage8,079
Deadweght Tonnage11,270

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0800
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 at Penang March 30 for Aden
Ship's locationPenang (Malaysia)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forAden (Yemen, at the Southern entrance to the Red Sea)

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BENLOYAL (1959-1978 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : scrapped 1978) Own Page

BENLOYAL at Nagoya March 30 for Kobe
Ship's locationNagoya (Japan)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forKobe (Japan)

Sailing

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0815 		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 Saint John (New Brunswick)
Vessel MasterCaptain A L HunterPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

News Event

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 1000 		Own Page

March 1966 advertisment by Clyde River Purification Board for an Able Seaman

 

 

CLYDE  RIVER

PURIFICATION  BOARD

 

ABLE  SEAMAN


Applications are invited for the above post to serve on the Board’s survey vessel T.S.M.V. ENDRICK, on the General Division rising to £730 with placing according to age and experience.

Applicants should have a broad working knowledge of diesel engines and small craft electrical installations.

They should be capable of taking charge, and only men with

several years’ experience of coxswain will be considered.

The post is superannuable.

Applications stating age, qualifications and experience,

together with the names of two referees, should be sent to

the River Inspector, 62 Virginia Street, Glasgow  C.1. not

later than 11th April 1966 

  

Sailing

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 1440 		GLENFYNE (1965-1988 General cargo motor coaster 109 feet long of G & G Hamilton / Hay Hamilton / Glenlight Shipping, Glasgow) Own Page

Glenlight's GLENFYNE moves downriver to Bowling, River Clyde
Sailing forBowling, River ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth12 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage100
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage200
Deadweght Tonnage249

Sailing

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 1525 		SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE (1961-1966 General cargo liner of South African Marine Company, Cape Town : 1972 scrapped Taiwan) Own Page

SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE leaves Glasgow for Cape Town via Swansea
Sailing forCape Town via SwanseaPort of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Sailed from berth21 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing10 feet
Draught aft on sailing15' 1"

News Event

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 1700 		CITY OF GUILDFORD (1957-1979 General cargo ship 434 feet long of Ellerman Hall Line, Liverpool : 1984 scrapped at Chittagong, Bangladesh) Own Page

CITY OF GUILDFORD closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Aden, Bombay and Calcutta
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 (telephone 9971)Net Tonnage2,517
Gross Tonnage4,945
Deadweght Tonnage7,760

 

C  I  T  Y      L  I  N  E

ADEN, BOMBAY and CALCUTTA

CITY OF GUILDFORD  ….  Closing Glasgow March 30  …..  Birkenhead April 7 1966

THE  CITY  LINE  LTD.,

75  BOTHWELL  STREET,   GLASGOW

( CENtral  9971 )

or

MONTGOMERIE  &  WORKMAN  LTD.,

12 20  Camomile  Street,   London  E. C. 3

or

HALL  LINE  LTD.,

Tower  Building,   Liverpool   3

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 1700
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable 		CHANDPARA (1949-1970 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd., London) Own Page

British India's CHANDPARA closes at Singapore for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne
Ships agentIslay Kerr & Co., Singapore Telephone 53371Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,273

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

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 1740 		AMERICAN TRAVELER (1946-1969 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1972 scrapped) Own Page

AMERICAN TRAVELER leaves Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with cargo and 2 passengers for New York
Arrived fromNew York and Dublin via Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryNew York, USA
Arrived in berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head west and bow 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 bulkhead)Gross Tonnage8,228
Sailing forNew York (USA)
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head west and bow 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 bulkhead)
Draught forward on arrival12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival16' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 175 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 24th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo2030 on 24th March
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 24th March
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 3,040 tons and 2 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1630 on 30th March
Draught forward on sailing17' 06"
Draught aft on sailing20' 10"
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219

Sailing

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 2135 		ASSIOUT (1949 - 1973 General cargo ship 367 feet long of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's ASSIOUT leaves Glasgow for Tripoli via Liverpool
Sailing forTripoli (Libya) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth5 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,539
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage3422
Draught forward on sailing14' 2"Deadweght Tonnage4716
Draught aft on sailing17' 2"

Arrival

Thursday, March 31, 1966 @ 0711 		LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

LAURENTIA arrived Saint John (New Brunswick)
Vessel MasterCaptain A L HunterPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

Arrival

Thursday, March 31, 1966 @ 0800 		INDIAN MERCHANT ( 1947 - 1972 General cargo ship of India Steamship Company Own Page

India Steamship's INDIAN MERCHANT arrives in Glasgow from Alleppey (India)
Arrived fromAlleppey (India)Port of RegistryCalcutta (India)
Arrived in berth15/17 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival22' 7"
Draught aft on arrival25' 8"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral (in and out)

Alleppey is a city in India
Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey, is a city in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha District.