Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, July 20, 1966 @ 0700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CARINTHIA (1955-1968 Passenger / cargo liner 608 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard Line's CARINTHIA due to arrive at Montreal from Greenock
Ship's locationMontreal (Canada)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived fromGreenock (River Clyde, Scotland)Gross Tonnage21,947
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentCunard Steamship Company, Montreal, Canada

 

CUNARD   LINE

To  Canada  and  U.S.A. 

 

rms  QUEEN ELIZABETH

From Southampton July 14 : due New York July 19

 

rms  SYLVANIA 

From Liverpool July 19 : due New York July 24

 

rms  CARINTHIA 

From Greenock July 14  :  due Montreal July 20

 

And regular sailings thereafter.

 

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and 1966/67 CRUISE PROGRAMMES apply

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Phone  CENtral 0647/9  and  4571/2   

  

News Event

Wednesday, July 20, 1966 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		USS RANDOLPH (1953-1969 Essex-class Aircraft Carrier CVS-15 : 888 feet (271 m) overall of United States Navy : 1975 scrapped) Own Page

In 1966 United States Navy Aircraft Carrier USS RANDOLPH arrives in Firth of Forth on goodwill visit
Ship's locationAnchored near Inchkeith Island (Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryUnited States Navy
Vessel MasterPart of an anti-submarine warfare group commanded by Rear Admiral Paul E. Hartmann

 

The USS Randolph
USS Randolph underway on 25 October 1959
History
United States
Name Randolph
Namesake Peyton Randolph
Builder Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down 10 May 1943
Launched 28 June 1944
Commissioned 9 October 1944
Decommissioned 25 February 1948
Recommissioned 1 July 1953
Decommissioned 13 February 1969
Reclassified
  • CVA-15, 1 October 1952
  • CVS-15, 31 March 1959
Stricken 1 June 1973
Fate Scrapped, 24 May 1975
General characteristics
Class & type Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement 27,100 long tons (27,500 t) standard
Length 888 feet (271 m) overall
Beam 93 feet (28 m)
Draft 28 feet 7 inches (8.71 m)
Installed power
  • 8 × boilers
  • 150,000 shp (110 MW)
Propulsion
Speed 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement 3448 officers and enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 4 in (102 mm)
  • Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
  • Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)
  • Conning tower: 1.5 inch
Aircraft carried 90–100 aircraft

 

 

News Event

Wednesday, July 20, 1966 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		USS BORIE (1944-1972 Allan M Sumner-class Destroyer DD-704 : 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) overall of United States Navy : 1984 scrapped) Own Page

In 1966 United States Navy Destroyer USS BORIE arrives at Leith in Firth of Forth on goodwill visit
Ship's locationPort of Leith (near Edinburgh, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryUnited States Navy
Vessel MasterPart of an anti-submarine warfare group commanded by Rear Admiral Paul E. Hartmann
USS Borie
USS Borie wearing camouflage paint, date and location unknown.
History
United States
Name Borie
Namesake Adolph E. Borie
Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down 29 February 1944
Launched 4 July 1944
Commissioned 21 September 1944
Decommissioned 1 July 1972
Stricken 1 July 1972
Fate To Argentina 1 July 1972
Argentina
Name Hipólito Bouchard
Namesake Hippolyte de Bouchard
Acquired 1 July 1972
Decommissioned 1984
Stricken 1984
Identification D-26
Fate Broken up for scrap 1984
General characteristics
Class & type Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement 2,200 tons
Length 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam 40 ft (12 m)
Draft 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW);
  • 2 propellers
Speed 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement 336
Armament

Sailing

Wednesday, July 20, 1966 @ 1100 		LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

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

Arrival

Thursday, July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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

Sailing

Thursday, July 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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