Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, July 6, 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 arrives in Toronto from Montreal
Arrived fromMontreal (Canada) Port of RegistryZwartsluis, Netherlands
Arrived in berthToronto (Canada)
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain De Jong

Sailing

Wednesday, July 6, 1966 @ 1325 		SEAMEW (1947-1966 General cargo ship 259 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

General Steam's SEAMEW leaves Glasgow for Liverpool
Arrived fromCasablanca, Gibraltar, Cadiz and Oporto via DublinPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth3 / 5 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Sailing forGibraltar, Casablanca, Cadiz and Oporto via Liverpool
Sailed from berth3 / 5 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival9' 05"
Draught aft on arrival13' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival155 tons of General cargo in and general cargo out
Commenced discharge of inward cargo30 June @ 1730
Stevedore discharging inward cargoMain Pearson
Completed discharge of inward cargo2nd July @ 1100
Commened loading outward cargo2nd July @ 1130
Outward cargo86 tons General cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoMain Pearson
Completed loading outward cargo6th July @ 1100
Draught forward on sailing9' 00"
Draught aft on sailing14' 06"
Vessel bunkered3rd July from 1315 to 1417 bunkered 57 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY

1st July @ 0745 shifted ahead from berth 3 / 5 Queen's Dock to berth 5.

1st July @ 1700 shifted 220ft astern from berth 5 Queen's Dock to berth 3 / 5.

 

SEAMEW sailed from Queen's Dock, Glasgow on 6th July at 1325 for Liverpool.

Sailing

Wednesday, July 6, 1966 @ 2400 		LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

LAURENTIA left Glasgow for Montreal
Vessel MasterCaptain A L HunterPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

Arrival

Thursday, July 7, 1966 @ 1030
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 from Craigendoran for other piers on a cruise to Arrochar
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Sailing

Thursday, July 7, 1966 @ 1040
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 other Clyde piers for a cruise along Loch Long to Arrochar
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Sailing

Thursday, July 7, 1966 @ 1040
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 for Dunoon for a cruise along Loch Long to Arrochar
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

Arrival

Thursday, July 7, 1966 @ 1055
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 Dunoon from Gourock for a cruise along Loch Long to Arrochar
Ships agentCaledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, Gourock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage693

News Event

Thursday, July 7, 1966 @ 1100
Postcard was written aboard the ship on 4 July 1966 and mailed a few days later at Las Palmas 		S .A. ORANJE (1966-1975 Passenger / cargo liner : formerly PRETORIA CASTLE 1945-1966 : 747 feet overall of Safmarine = South African Marine Corporation : 1975 scrapped at Taiwan) Own Page

Postcard written aboard S.A. ORANJE on 7 July 1966 on passage from South Africa to UK
Sailing forUKPort of RegistryKaapstad (pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town") (South Africa)
Outward cargo500+ Passengers and general cargoGross Tonnage28,705

Sailing

Thursday, July 7, 1966 @ 1105
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 Dunoon for 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

Arrival

Thursday, July 7, 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

Thursday, July 7, 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

Arrival

Thursday, July 7, 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

Thursday, July 7, 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

Thursday, July 7, 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

Thursday, July 7, 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