Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, April 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 berth19 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Port Authority

Sailing

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 0830 		TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page

TULIPBANK leaves MYRMIDON in Queen's Dock, Glasgow for King George V Dock
Sailing forKing George V Dock, Shieldhall, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth12/14 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside MYRMIDON)Gross Tonnage478
Outward cargoTank Cleaner material

Ship Event

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 0830 		MYRMIDON ( 1947 - 1971 General cargo liner of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

TULIPBANK leaves MYRMIDON in Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location12/14 Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Sailing

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1145 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT leaves KANTARA in Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Prince's Dock
Sailing forPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth5 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (alongside KANTARA)
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Ship Event

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1145 		KANTARA ( 1947 - 1972 General cargo ship 366 feet overall of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT leaves KANTARA in Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Prince's Dock
Ship's location5 Queen's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Arrival

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1400 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page
Arrived fromRothesay Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth2 x 8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow (alongside CIRCASSIA)Net Tonnage224
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage495

Harbour oiler CLANITY comes alongside Anchor Line's CIRCASSIA at Yorkhill Basin and bunkers her with fuel oil

Ship Event

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1400 		CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CIRCASSIA bunkers from oiler CLANITY in West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Ship's location8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow Port of RegistryGlasgow

Harbour oiler CLANITY comes alongside Anchor Line's CIRCASSIA at Yorkhill Basin and bunkers her with fuel oil

Arrival

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1540 		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 berth19 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClyde Port Authority

Sailing

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1555 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

CLANITY finishes bunkering CIRCASSIA and leaves for Old Kilpatrick Oil Depot, River Clyde
Sailing forOld Kilpatrock Oil Depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow (alongside CIRCASSIA)Net Tonnage224
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1555 		CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

CIRCASSIA finishes bunkering from oiler CLANITY at West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Ship's location8 West Basin, Yorkhill, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1600 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromUpper Glasgow HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Draught forward on arrival12' 3"Gross Tonnage1,544
Draught aft on arrival15' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral (out)

Sailing

Thursday, April 14, 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 Port Swettenham for Madras and Nagapattinam (India)
Ships agentHarrisons & Crosfield (Malaysia) Ltd., Port Swettenham Telephone 6571Port 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

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 1635 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSGLEN leaves Stobcross Quay, Glasgow for Dublin (Ireland)
Sailing forDublin (Eire / Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Outward cargoSame cargo and 1 liftGross Tonnage1,544
Draught forward on sailing12' 3"
Draught aft on sailing15' 06"

Arrival

Thursday, April 14, 1966 @ 2010 		BITOLA (1963-1968 General cargo ship 200 feet long of Atlantska Plovidba, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia) Own Page

BITOLA arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow from King George V Dock
Arrived fromKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryDubrovnik (Yugoslavia)
Arrived in berth4 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival12' 06"
Draught aft on arrival15' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo inwards and outwards

Arrival

Friday, April 15, 1966 @ 0800 		ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London) Own Page

P & O-Orient Liner ORONSAY arrives in Casablanca on a 13 day cruise
Arrived fromMadeiraPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berthCasablanca (Morocco)
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers

 

P & O-Orient Liner ORONSAY cruise from London on 7 April 1966 to Tenerife, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Madeira, Casablanca, Tangier and return to London

 7   Leave London late afternoon on 1,670 miles passage to Tenerife.

11  Arrive Tenerife 0800 for an 11 hour stay.  Excursions available to La Laguna, Tacoronte, Mercedes Forest and Valley of Orotava.

11  Leave Tenerife 1900 on 120 mile passage to Santa Cruz de La Palma (Canary Islands).

12  Arrive Santa Cruz de La Palma 0700 for a 12 hour stay.   Passengers land by launch, and excursions to Risco de la Concepcion and Fuencaliente are available.

12  Leave 1900 on 280 mile passage to Madeira.

13  Arrive Madeira 0800 for 22 hour stay.   Excursions available are Cabo Girao, Ribeiro Frio, Portela, Santo da Serra and Terreiro da Lucta.

14  Leave Madeira 0600 on 470 mile passage to Casablanca.

15  Arrive Casablanca 0800 for an 11 hour stay.  Excursions available are El Jadida, Mohammedia and Rabat.

15   Leave Casablanca 1900 on 190 mile passage to Tangier

16  Arrive Tangier 0700 for a 12 hour stay.  Passengers land by launch and excursions are available to Tetuan and Chauen.

16  Leave Tangier 1900 on 1,300 mile passage to London.

20  Arrive London morning.

 The accommodation available was First Class and Tourist Class.