Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Saturday, April 23, 1966 @ 1125
CLAN MACINDOE ( 1959 - 1979 General cargo liner 492 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACINDOE docks in Number 2 Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow

Ship's locationNo. 2 Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow .... the drydock in the middle of the threePort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Saturday, April 23, 1966 @ 1500
ROBERT DUNDAS (1938-1974 Royal Fleet Auxiliary coastal store carrier 220 feet long: pennant no. A204) Own Page

ROBERT DUNDAS arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow to load Government stores for Belfast

Arrived fromDevonport (near Plymouth on the south coast of England, UK) via Greenock (River Clyde)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London
Arrived in berth58 Stobcross Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage1125
Draught forward on arrival3' 00"
Draught aft on arrival13' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo carried

News Event

Sunday, April 24, 1966 @ 0800
Own Page

Ben Line on 24 and 25 April 1966

 

BENARMIN at London 24 April for Hamburg

BENARTY at Singapore 25 April for Hong Kong

BENATTOW at Rejang 24 April for Bugo

BENCLEUCH at Port Said 25 April for Aden

BENDEARG at London 24 April for Suez

BENDORAN at Hong Kong 24 April for Singapore

BENGLOE at Yokohama 24 April for Kaohsiung

BENHIANT left Bugo 25 April for Rejang

BENLOYAL left Port Swettenham 24 April for Aden

BENMACDHUI at Bangkok 22 April for Hong Kong

BENMHOR at London 25 April for Port Said

BENNEVIS at Singapore 25 April for Port Swettenham

  

News Event

Sunday, April 24, 1966 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
TRENEGLOS (1964-1974 tramp-cargo ship 509 feet long of New Zealand Shipping Co. / Hain-Nourse Ltd, London : Scrapped 1985) Own Page

Hain-Nourse cargo ship TRENEGLOS in collision with the Greek tanker JOANNA V at Beira

Ship's locationBeira (Mozambique)Port of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage5,793
Gross Tonnage9,976
Deadweght Tonnage14,457

The Beira Port Authority in Mozambique reported that the British cargo ship TRENEGLOS had been in collision with the Greek tanker JOANNA V in Beira Port.

   The tanker had arrived about two weeks previously amid controversy about bringing oil to Beira in contravention of the British Royal Navy blockade of oil imports which could be going to Rhodesia.

   JOANNA V sustained damage to her stern.   There was no report of any damage to TRENEGLOS, a general cargo ship 505 feet long and 9,976 gross tons and owned by New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., London, and managed by Hain-Nourse Ltd, London.

Additional note : Does anyone have details of JOANNA V ?

  

Ship Event

Sunday, April 24, 1966 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
JOANNA V (In 1966 an oil tanker owned in Greece) Own Page

Greek tanker JOANNA V in collision with Hain-Nourse cargo ship TRENEGLOS at Beira

Ship's locationBeira (Mozambique)Port of RegistryGreece

The Beira Port Authority in Mozambique reported that the British cargo ship TRENEGLOS had been in collision with the Greek tanker JOANNA V in Beira Port.

   The tanker had arrived about two weeks previously amid controversy about bringing oil to Beira in contravention of the British Royal Navy blockade of oil imports which could be going to Rhodesia.

   JOANNA V sustained damage to her stern.   There was no report of any damage to TRENEGLOS, a general cargo ship 505 feet long and 9,976 gross tons and owned by New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., London, and managed by Hain-Nourse Ltd, London.

Additional note : Does anyone have details of JOANNA V ?

  

Arrival

Sunday, April 24, 1966 @ 1620
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

Clyde puffer STARLIGHT arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow with crushed granite from Furnace, Loch Fyne

Arrived fromFurnace (Loch Fyne, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGreenock
Arrived in berth8 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage91
Cargo carried on arrivalCrushed Granite

STARLIGHT was in Queen's Dock and awaiting next morning's daylight and tide to head upriver and pass under the City bridges to Custom House Quay, Clyde Street, Glasgow

Sailing

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 0730
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

Clyde Puffer STARLIGHT leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Custom House Quay, Glasgow

Sailing forCustom House Quay, Clyde Street, GlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock
Sailed from berth8 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage91
Outward cargoSame cargo of crushed granite

Ship Event

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 0800
GEERTJE BUISMAN (1958-1970 General cargo ship 263 feet 80,17 metres long of N.V. R. Buisman's Koninklijke Fabriek van Gebrande Suikerpoeder, Zwartsluis, Netherlands) Own Page

Donaldson Line's chartered GEERTJE BUISMAN opens for receiving cargo for Canada

Ship's locationPrince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryZwartsluis, Netherlands

 

DONALDSON  LINE

 

GLASGOW  to  MONTREAL  P.Q.

s.s.  LAURENTIA  Receiving 15th – 22nd April

 

GLASGOW to MONTREAL, TORONTO and HAMILTON, Ont.

m.s.  GEERTJE BUISMAN

Receiving 25th April – 29th April

 

Also  SERVICE  to  RIVER  PLATE

 

For freight rates apply 14 St Vincent Place (CENtral 3901)

and for Passenger Fares phone CITy 8577

  

Arrival

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 0800
The date shown is the date advertised on the published timetable
BARPETA (1960-1971 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd., London) Own Page

British India's BARPETA arrives at Singapore from Fremantle (Australia)

Ships agentIslay Kerr & Co., Singapore Telephone 53371Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage6,736

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

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 0850
HOPPER No 28 (1963-1997 Self propelled Hopper Barge 208 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER NO 28 leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for River Clyde

Sailing forRiver ClydePort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth2 X 18 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage378
Gross Tonnage918

Sailing

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 1040
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Prince's Dock

Sailing forPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth21 Queen's Dock, Glasgow

Ship Movement

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 1225
MAR TIRRENO (1957-1979 General cargo ship 131.5m 559 feet of Compania Maritima del Nervion, Bilbao : 1979 scrapped in Spain) Own Page

Spanish ship MAR TIRRENO starts to shift 100 feet ahead at berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromNew Orleans (USA)Port of RegistryBilbao (Spain)
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east ; bow 1 bollard west of wall berth 2 / 3)Gross Tonnage5,238
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival29' 06"
Draught aft on arrival28' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 16,008 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0850 on 22 April
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1850 on 4 May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing11' 00"
Draught aft on sailing17' 00"
Ships agentCory Brothers Shipping Ltd., 8 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, C. 3. Telephone 041-332-2494

Ship Movement

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 1315
MAR TIRRENO (1957-1979 General cargo ship 131.5m 559 feet of Compania Maritima del Nervion, Bilbao : 1979 scrapped in Spain) Own Page

Spanish ship MAR TIRRENO finishes shifting 100 feet ahead at berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromNew Orleans (USA)Port of RegistryBilbao (Spain)
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east ; bow 1 bollard west of wall berth 2 / 3)Gross Tonnage5,238
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival29' 06"
Draught aft on arrival28' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 16,008 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0850 on 22 April
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1850 on 4 May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing11' 00"
Draught aft on sailing17' 00"
Ships agentCory Brothers Shipping Ltd., 8 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, C. 3. Telephone 041-332-2494

Sailing

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 1525
HERMAN BODEWES (1965- General cargo coaster 226 feet long of Rederij m.s. "Herman Bodewes," / Fa J Seven, Hoogezand) Own Page

HERMAN BODEWES leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Tonnay-Charente (France)

Sailing forTonnay-Charente (France)Port of RegistryHoogezand (Netherlands)
Sailed from berth1 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage308
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage500
Draught forward on sailing7' 06"Deadweght Tonnage1,150
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"

Ship Event

Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 1700
FORESTER (1952-1970 General cargo ship 468 feet overall of T & J Harrison Ltd. / Charente S. S. Co. Ltd.,, Liverpool) Own Page

FORESTER closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for the West Indies

Ship's locationLiverpool (UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailing forKingston, Vera Cruz, Tampico, Belize, Puerto Barrias, Puerto Matias and DegalvezNet Tonnage4,632
Ships agentThos. & Jas. Harrison, LiverpoolGross Tonnage8,377
Deadweght Tonnage10,520