Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, May 11, 1966 @ 1128 		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 Glasgow Harbour from Dublin
Vessel MasterD CampbellPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromMerklands Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage523
Arrived in berthGlasgow HarbourGross Tonnage1,544
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow C 2

Ship Event

Wednesday, May 11, 1966 @ 1700 		CITY OF PRETORIA (1947-1967 General cargo liner of Ellerman & Bucknall Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF PRETORIA closes for receiving cargo on 11 May 1966 for Aden and Mombasa
Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage8,450

 

 

ELLERMAN   LINES

 

 

SINGAPORE  AND  SABAH

 

CITY OF CHICAGO  ….  Closing 28 April

 

 

 

KARACHI

 

CITY OF LONDON  ….  Closing 4 May

 

 

 

ADEN  AND  MOMBASA

 

CITY OF PRETORIA  ….  Closing 11 May

 

 

 

ELLERMAN   LINES

 

 

75  BOTHWELL  STREET,  GLASGOW

 

Telephone  CENtral  9971

 

 

29  COCKSPUR  STREET,  LONDON,  S.W.1

 

Telephone  WHItehall  5372

 

 

12  CAMOMILE  STREET,  LONDON,  E.C.3

 

Telephone  AVEnue  4311

 

 

Or  Travel  Agents

  

Sailing

Thursday, May 12, 1966 @ 1535 		STELLAN (1964- 1989 General cargo coaster 185 feet overall) Own Page

Swedish coaster STELLAN leaves 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for Barry (Wales)
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

Ship Event

Thursday, May 12, 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 Swansea for cargo for Luanda, Lobito, South African ports and Mauritius
Ship's locationSwansea (South Wales, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forLuanda, Lobito, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban and MauritiusGross Tonnage9,240
Deadweght Tonnage11,920

News Event

Friday, May 13, 1966 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		MONICA SMITH (1952-1967 General cargo ship IMO 5289389 : 78.6m overall of Anders Smith Rederi AB / Swedish Chicago Line, Stockholm, Sweden : 1979 lost off Alger, Algeria) Own Page

MONICA SMITH closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the Great Lakes of North America
Sailing forMontreal, Toronto, Detroit, Milwaukee and ChicagoPort of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Gross Tonnage1,744
Outward cargoGeneral cargoDeadweght Tonnage2,650
Ships agentJ C Peacock, 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel DOUglas 7101 Grams "Peacock"

 

Sailing

Friday, May 13, 1966 @ 1730 		AMERICAN TRAVELER (1946-1969 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1972 scrapped) Own Page

United States Lines AMERICAN TRAVELER leaves 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for Boston
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

Ship Movement

Friday, May 13, 1966 @ 1830 		TIDEO (1955-1976 General cargo ship of Societa Ligure di Armamento, Genoa : 1983 scrapped) Own Page

From 1830 to 1925 Italian ship TIDEO shifts ahead from berth 4 to berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow
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

Friday, May 13, 1966 @ 2240 		HOPECRAG (1963-1971 General cargo ship 502 feet long of Common Brothers / Hopemount Shipping Co. Ltd./ Stott, Mann & Co. Ltd., Newcastle ) Own Page

HOPECRAG arrives at Meadowside Granary, Glasgow with 3,458 tons of Australian Grain
Arrived fromFremantle (Australia) via Barry Dock (Wales) and Liverpool (England)Port of RegistryNewcastle (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east with bow 4 blinds west of wall of berth 3/4 wall)Net Tonnage3,960
Sailing forElderslie Drydock, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,308
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east with bow 4 blinds west of wall of berth 3/4 wall)Deadweght Tonnage15,106
Draught forward on arrival16' 03"
Draught aft on arrival17' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 3,458 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0935 on 16 May
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1050 on 19 May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 00"
Draught aft on sailing14' 06"
Ships agentH Hogarth & Sons Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 6535

Sailing

Monday, May 16, 1966 @ 2105 		RIVKA (1964-1977 General cargo ship 276 feet overall of Zim Israel Lines, Haifa : scrapped 1985) Own Page

Zim Israel RIVKA leaves Merklands Quay, Glasgow for Rotterdam
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 17, 1966 @ 1700 		SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal and the Great Lakes
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Tel CENtral 3901Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Tuesday, May 17, 1966 @ 1700 		CLAN MACINNES ( 1952 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN MACINNES closes Birkenhead for Tenerife (Canary Islands) then Durban, Lourenco Marques, Beira
Ship's locationBirkenhead (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forTenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) then Durban, Lourenco Marques and BeiraGross Tonnage6,389
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., LiverpoolDeadweght Tonnage8,945

Arrival

Wednesday, May 18, 1966 @ 0510 		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

GEERTJE BUISMAN on time charter to Donaldson Line, Glasgow arrives in Montreal from Glasgow
Arrived fromGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryZwartsluis, Netherlands
Arrived in berthMontreal (Canada)
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain E Deruyg
Ships agentCunard Steamship Company, Montreal, Canada

 

 

Sailing

Wednesday, May 18, 1966 @ 1310 		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

GEERTJE BUISMAN on time charter to Donaldson Line, Glasgow leaves Montreal for Toronto
Sailing forToronto (Canada)Port of RegistryZwartsluis, Netherlands
Sailed from berthMontreal (Canada)
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain E Deruyg

Ship Event

Wednesday, May 18, 1966 @ 2220 		CLAN MATHESON (1957-1978 General cargo ship 502 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MATHESON undocks from Number 3 Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow
Ship's locationNo. 3 Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow .... the drydock nearest the landPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,585

Ship Event

Thursday, May 19, 1966 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		TIDEO (1955-1976 General cargo ship of Societa Ligure di Armamento, Genoa : 1983 scrapped) Own Page

Italian ship TIDEO at berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow bunkers diesel and fuel oil from CLANITY
Ship's location3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Port of RegistryGenoa (Italy)
Vessel bunkered19th May bunkered 57 tons diesel and 276 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY