Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1645
CARRIGAN HEAD (1958-1972 General cargo ship 459 feet overall of Ulster Steamship Company/ Head Line, Belfast) Own Page

Head Line's CARRIGAN HEAD arrives in Glasgow from Liverpool to load for North American ports

Arrived fromLiverpoolPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Arrived in berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival14' 6"
Draught aft on arrival22' 2"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral (out)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1650
SUNMONT (General cargo ship of Saguenay Line, Montreal, Canada) Own Page

Saguenay's SUNMONT leaves Glasgow for Liverpool and Barbados

Sailing forBarbados via Liverpool
Sailed from berth17/15 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing11' 2"
Draught aft on sailing19 feet

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1700
CLAN FINLAY (1962-1968 General cargo liner 497 feet long 16 knots of Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN FINLAY closes at Birkenhead March 29 for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Ship's locationBirkenhead (River Mersey, England, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, GlasgowGross Tonnage9,292

 

 

CLAN   LINE

 

FAST  LINER  SERVICES

  

SOUTH   AND   EAST   AFRICA

 

DURBAN,   LOURENCO  MARQUES   AND   BEIRA

                                                      * §  CLAN MACNAIR    Closing Glasgow Mar 7    B’head Mar 15

                                                     *  CLAN MACTAGGART  Closing Glasgow Mar 16   B’head Mar 25

                                                         CLAN MACTAVISH  Closing Glasgow Mar 28    B’head Apr 5

*Also calls Teneriffe

§ Also calls Luanda and Lobito

 

 

LOBITO,   WALVIS  BAY,   CAPE  TOWN,

PORT  ELIZABETH,   EAST  LONDON,

DURBAN,   LOURENCO  MARQUES   and   BEIRA

CLAN FINLAY

Closing Glasgow Mar 17 … Swansea Mar 21 … B’head Mar 29

 

 

CEYLON,   INDIA   and   PAKISTAN

 

PORT  SAID,   SUEZ,   AQABA,   ADEN,

CHITTAGONG   and   CHALNA

CLAN GRANT  Closing Glasgow Mar 18   B’head Mar 28

 

Vessels have liberty to call at other ports

either on or out of route

 

For all information apply to

CAYZER,  IRVINE  &  CO.  LTD.

LONDON,   LIVERPOOL   and

109  HOPE  STREET,   GLASGOW

Telephone  CENtral  7050

  

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1700
MAHOUT (1963-1978 General cargo ship 481 feet long of Thos & Jno Brocklebank, Liverpool :1982 bombed by Iraqi aircraft while 25 miles from Bandar Khomeini and beached as Constructive total loss) Own Page

Brocklebank Line's MAHOUT closes for receiving cargo 29 March at Birkenhead for India

Ship's locationBirkenhead (River Mersey, England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage6867
Deadweght Tonnage8410

 

 

BROCKLEBANK   LINE

                                                                Glasgow  and  Liverpool

 

to

 

 

PORT  SAID,   SUEZ,   ADEN,

 

CALCUTTA   and   CHALNA

 

Also  VISAKHAPATNAM  (if inducement offers)

 

 

*†‡  NORTH DEVON    Closing Birkenhead March 8

 

*†‡§  MAHOUT   Closing Birkenhead March 29

 

* Calling  Gibraltar,  Malta,  Tripoli  on  Cunard  berth

 

  Not  taking  Chalna  cargo

 

 Closed  for  Calcutta

 

§  Closing  for  Calcutta  March 21

 

 

All  vessels  have  liberty  to  call  at  other  ports

                                                                        either  on  or  out  of  route

 

 

For  particulars  apply  to

 

P.  HENDERSON  &  CO.  (Agencies)  LTD.,

                                                             95  BOTHWELL  STREET,  GLASGOW,  C. 2.

  

News Event

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1700
PACIFIC STRONGHOLD (1958-1971 Cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy Line, London) Own Page

Furness Withy's PACIFIC STRONGHOLD closes for receiving cargo at Glasgow on 29th March 1966

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage9,439

 

FURNESS  LINES

GLASGOW  DIRECT  to

LOS  ANGELES,  SAN  FRANCISCO,

SEATTLE,  *VICTORIA B.C.,  VANCOUVER  B.C.,

PORTLAND  ( ORE )

* Calls Victoria if inducement offers

 

s.s.   PACIFIC  STRONGHOLD          Closing  Glasgow March 29 1966

 

FURNESS  WITHY  &  CO.  LTD

19  ST  VINCENT  PLACE,  GLASGOW

Telephone  CENtral  8193/6

Sailing

Tuesday, March 29, 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 Rotterdam March 28 for Hamburg

Ship's locationRotterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 29, 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 Port Swettenham March 29 for Penang

Sailing forPenang (Malaysia)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthPort Swettenham (Malaysia)

Sailing

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENRINNES (1959-1973 General cargo ship 492 feet long of Ben Line Steamers Ltd., Edinburgh : 1973 scrapped) Own Page

BENRINNES left Singapore March 29 for Port Swettenham

Sailing forPort Swettenham (Malaysia)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthSingaporeNet Tonnage4,752
Gross Tonnage8,008
Deadweght Tonnage12,546

Sailing

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENVORLICH (1946-1971 General cargo ship of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENVORLICH left Suez March 29 for northbound transit of Suez Canal

Sailing forNorthbound transit of Suez CanalPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Sailed from berthSuez (At Southern entrance to the Suez Canal)Gross Tonnage9,767

Sailing

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CARINTHIA (1955-1968 Passenger / cargo liner 608 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

CARINTHIA left Liverpool March 29 for Greenock

Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berthLiverpool (UK)Gross Tonnage21,947

News Event

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1800
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 left Bangkok (Thailand) on March 29 for Rejang (Bengkulu province, Sumatra, Indonesia)

Sailing forRejang (Bengkulu province, Sumatra, Indonesia)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthBangkok (Thailand)Net Tonnage4,665
Gross Tonnage7,877

Sailing

Tuesday, March 29, 1966 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BENREOCH (1952-1976 General cargo ship 503 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line Steamers Ltd., Edinburgh) Own Page

BENREOCH left Hamburg March 29 for Rotterdam

Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthHamburg (Germany)Net Tonnage3,900
Gross Tonnage6,877
Deadweght Tonnage12,240

Sailing

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0440
SICILIA (1965-1968 General cargo liner 472 feet overall of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's SICILIA shifts from Yorkhill to Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forGovan Dry-Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth3 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same
Draught forward on sailing14' 10"
Draught aft on sailing20 feet

Arrival

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0615
GLENFYNE (1965-1988 General cargo motor coaster 109 feet long of G & G Hamilton / Hay Hamilton / Glenlight Shipping, Glasgow) Own Page

Glenlight's GLENFYNE brings 187 barrels of whisky from Islay to Glasgow

Arrived fromBonahaven (Islay)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth12 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage100
Cargo carried on arrival187 barrels of whiskyGross Tonnage200
Deadweght Tonnage249

Arrival

Wednesday, March 30, 1966 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
QUEEN MARY (1936-1940 Passenger liner 1,019.4 ft (310.7 m) of Cunard Line: 1940-1946 Troopship: 1946-1967 returned to service with Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

QUEEN MARY due Cherbourg March 30 from New York

Arrived fromNew York (USA)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived in berthCherbourg (France)