Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1115
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY arrives at Blairmore from Dunoon for a cruise along Loch Long via Loch Goil to Arrochar
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Sailing

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1120
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY leaves Blairmore for a cruise along Loch Long via Loch Goil to Arrochar
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

News Event

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1200
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENCRUACHAN (1946-1966 General cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Ben Line general cargo ship BENCRUACHAN at Bangkok (Thailand) for Hong Kong
Ship's locationBangkok (Thailand)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forHong Kong

News Event

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1200
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENLEDI (1965-1972 General cargo liner 563 feet long of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Ben Line general cargo ship BENLEDI at Port Said (Egypt) sailing for Aden
Ship's locationPort Said (Egypt)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forAden (Yemen)Net Tonnage6,522
Gross Tonnage11,898
Deadweght Tonnage13,785

Sailing

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1245 		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 Toronto for Montreal
Sailing forMontreal (Canada)Port of RegistryZwartsluis, Netherlands
Sailed from berthToronto (Canada)
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain E Deruyg

Arrival

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1325
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY arrives at Arrochar allowing passengers a whole 35 minutes ashore before sailing
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Sailing

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1400
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY leaves Arrochar to cruise down Loch Long to Blairmore
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Arrival

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1540
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY arrives at Blairmore from Arrochar
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Sailing

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1545
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY leaves Blairmore for Gourock
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Arrival

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1600
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY arrives at Gourock Pier from Blairmore
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Sailing

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1610
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY leaves Gourock Pier for Craigendoran
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Arrival

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1630
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY arrives at Craigendoran from Gourock
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Sailing

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1645
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY leaves Craigendoran for Kilcreggan
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Ship Event

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1700 		S. A. SEAFARER (1966-1966 - formerly CLAN SHAW - General cargo ship of South African Marine Corporation, Cape Town, South Africa) Own Page

Safmarine's S. A. SEAFARER closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for south and east Africa
Ship's locationBirkenhead, U.K.Port of RegistryKaap Stad (Afrikaans for Cape Town), South Africa
Gross Tonnage8,101

Contributed by Frank Lloyd.

   This coming voyage was destined to be her last.

   On 1st July 1966 the S. A. SEAFARER, having just been renamed from SOUTH AFRICAN SEAFARER,  was carrying a cargo of highly dangerous tetra-ethyl-lead and 12 passengers.

   She was advised to stay outside the port but decided to enter Cape Town Harbour in rough weather and ran aground off Green Point.

    Several unsuccessful attempts were made with a rocket life saving apparatus, but in the end all persons aboard had to be airlifted off by helicopter. 

   The ship became a total wreck and was broken up where she lay aground.

Arrival

Tuesday, May 31, 1966 @ 1715
The date and time shown is the date and time advertised on the published timetable 		WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY arrives at Kilcreggan from Craigendoran
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693