Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 0700 		RIVKA (1964-1977 General cargo ship 276 feet overall of Zim Israel Lines, Haifa : scrapped 1985) Own Page

Zim Israel RIVKA starts shifting 150 feet ahead (head west) at Merklands Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromAshdod (Israel)Port of RegistryHaifa (Israel)
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage1,990
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Deadweght Tonnage3,033
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival14' 07"
Draught aft on arrival17' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalOranges 1,407 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 10th May
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1900 on 16th May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 00"
Draught aft on sailing12' 08"
Ships agentJohn G Borland & Peat Ltd., 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3651

Ship Movement

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 0700 		AMERICAN TRAVELER (1946-1969 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1972 scrapped) Own Page

From 0700 till 0740 AMERICAN TRAVELER shifts ahead from 2 to 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromNew York via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryNew York, USA
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and bow on berth 1 / 2 bulkhead)Gross Tonnage8,228
Sailing forBoston (Massachussets, USA)
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 2 blinds into berth 1)
Draught forward on arrival13' 06"
Draught aft on arrival18' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalPart general cargo (inwards) 1,967 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 8th May
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1700 on 10th May
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 9th May
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,970 tons and 350 tons of sperm oil
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1415 on 13th May
Draught forward on sailing15' 06"
Draught aft on sailing21' 10"
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219

Arrival

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 0714 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Burns & Laird's cargo ship LAIRDSGLEN arrives at Dublin from Glasgow
Vessel MasterD CampbellPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage523
Arrived in berthDublin (Eire / Ireland)Gross Tonnage1,544
Draught forward on arrival11' 10"
Draught aft on arrival15' 08"
Cargo carried on arrival3 cattlemen (who attend to livestock on voyage) and 96 tons of general cargo
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, Dublin

Ship Movement

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 0730 		RIVKA (1964-1977 General cargo ship 276 feet overall of Zim Israel Lines, Haifa : scrapped 1985) Own Page

RIVKA ends shifting with head west at Merklands Quay, Glasgow and stern 1 1/2 blinds from east wall
Arrived fromAshdod (Israel)Port of RegistryHaifa (Israel)
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage1,990
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Deadweght Tonnage3,033
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival14' 07"
Draught aft on arrival17' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalOranges 1,407 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 10th May
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1900 on 16th May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 00"
Draught aft on sailing12' 08"
Ships agentJohn G Borland & Peat Ltd., 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3651

Ship Event

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 1340 		ULYSSES (1949-1971 Cargo ship 474 feet overall of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line) Own Page

Blue Funnel's ULYSSES undocks from Number 2 Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow
Ship's locationNo. 2 Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow .... the drydock in the middle of the threePort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

News Event

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 1700 		LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Tel CENtral 3901Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8323

News Event

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 1700 		BARRISTER (1954-1974 General cargo ship of Charente / T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's BARRISTER closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for West, South and East Africa
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

Ship Event

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 1700 		CLAN FORBES (1961 - 1968 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow : scrapped 1985) Own Page

CLAN FORBES closes at Glasgow for cargo for Luanda, Lobito, South African ports and Mauritius
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forLuanda, Lobito, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban and MauritiusGross Tonnage9,240
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel CENtral 7050 Telex 778133Deadweght Tonnage11,920

News Event

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 1800 		ACCRA (1947- 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 453 feet long of Elder Dempster Lines, Liverpool)) Own Page

Elder Dempster's ACCRA dinner menu for 10 May 1966
Vessel MasterC. S. H. O'SullivanPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

Sailing

Tuesday, May 10, 1966 @ 1935 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Burns & Laird's cargo ship LAIRDSGLEN leaves Dublin for Glasgow
Vessel MasterD CampbellPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage523
Sailed from berthDublin (Ireland)Gross Tonnage1,544
Outward cargo3 cattlemen (who attend to livestock on voyage), Livestock and 221 tons of general cargo
Draught forward on sailing12' 10"
Draught aft on sailing15' 10"
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, Dublin

News Event

Wednesday, May 11, 1966 @ 0630 		TIDEO (1955-1976 General cargo ship of Societa Ligure di Armamento, Genoa : 1983 scrapped) Own Page

Italian ship TIDEO arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with Maize from Coatzacoalcos (Mexico)
Arrived fromCoatzacoalcos (Mexico)Port of RegistryGenoa (Italy)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east with bow 2 1/2 blinds west of 3 / 4 bulkhead)
Sailing forNew Orleans (U.S.A.)
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival29' 00"
Draught aft on arrival28' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalMaize 13,822 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0855 on 11th May
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1800 on 20th May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing9' 00"
Draught aft on sailing21' 00"
Vessel bunkered19th May bunkered 57 tons diesel and 276 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Ships agentFurness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 8193

News Event

Wednesday, May 11, 1966 @ 0715 		STELLAN (1964- 1989 General cargo coaster 185 feet overall) Own Page

Swedish coaster STELLAN arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with Grain from Norrtalje (Sweden)
Arrived fromNorrtalje (Stockholm County, Sweden)Port of RegistrySkarhamn (Sweden)
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Sailing forBarry (Wales, U.K.)
Sailed from berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival11' 10"
Draught aft on arrival12' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 854 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0845 on 11th May
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 12th May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing8' 06"
Ships agentJ S Braid, Glasgow

News Event

Wednesday, May 11, 1966 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		TUSKAR ( 1962 - 1968 General cargo coaster of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Clyde Shipping's TUSKAR damages wooden shuttering at North Bramley Moore, Liverpool
Ship's locationLiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterC Chestnutt

   Report by Master of TUSKAR to Clyde Shipping

Company, Glasgow describing damage caused by TUSKAR 

to wooden shuttering at North Bramley Moore, Liverpool.

   

Arrival

Wednesday, May 11, 1966 @ 1007 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Burns & Laird's cargo ship LAIRDSGLEN arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow to unload livestock cargo
Vessel MasterD CampbellPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromDublin (Eire / Ireland)Net Tonnage523
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow with her head east = heading upriver towards Glasgow)Gross Tonnage1,544

Sailing

Wednesday, May 11, 1966 @ 1048 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Burns & Laird's cargo ship LAIRDSGLEN leaves Merklands Quay, Glasgow after unloading livestock
Vessel MasterD CampbellPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forUpper Harbour, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow with her head east = heading upriver towards Glasgow)Gross Tonnage1,544