Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 25, 1966 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		PIONEER COVE (1946-1970 a 1946-built C2-S-B1 type general cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1970 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

PIONEER COVE at Merklands Quay, Glasgow bunkers 350 tons fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Ship's locationMerklands Quay, Glasgow ( head west with stern 1 blind in from east end of shed)Port of RegistryU.S.A.

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 25, 1966 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT loads 10 containers onto PIONEER COVE at Merklands Quay, Glasgow
Ship's locationMerklands Quay, Glasgow (alongside PIONEER COVE)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 25, 1966 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page

CLYDE ENTERPRISE bunkers PIONEER COVE at Merklands Quay, Glasgow with 350 tons fuel oil
Ship's locationMerklands Quay, Glasgow (alongside PIONEER COVE)

News Event

Tuesday, October 25, 1966 @ 1700 		CITY OF DUNDEE ( 1961 - 1978 General cargo liner 434 feet long of Ellerman Line / Ellerman & Bucknall, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF DUNDEE closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for West, South and East Africa
Ships agentHall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Liverpool 3 Tel. CENtral 8444 Telex 62-185Port of RegistryLondon

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 25, 1966 @ 1700 		MATHURA (1956-1972 Cargo Liner of Brocklebank Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Brocklebank Line's MATHURA closes at Swansea for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports
Sailing forGibraltar, Malta, Tripoli, Benghazi, Port Said, Suez, Aden, Calcutta and ChalnaPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage8,782

Sailing

Tuesday, October 25, 1966 @ 2205 		PIONEER COVE (1946-1970 a 1946-built C2-S-B1 type general cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1970 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

PIONEER COVE leaves Glasgow with General Cargo, Sperm Oil and 3 passengers for Boston
Arrived fromBoston via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryU.S.A.
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow ( head west with stern 1 blind in from east end of shed)
Sailing forBoston (Massachussets, USA)
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow ( head west with stern 1 blind in from east end of shed)
Draught forward on arrival13' 09"
Draught aft on arrival17' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 982 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1430 on 16th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority and James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3
Completed discharge of inward cargo1830 on 20th October
Commened loading outward cargo1900 on 18th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 3,336 tons : Sperm oil 380 tons and 3 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Port Authority, Glasgow
Heavy lifts loadedFloating crane NEWSHOT loaded 8 containers on 21st and 10 containers on 25th onto PIONEER COVE
Completed loading outward cargo2100 on 25th October
Draught forward on sailing17' 06"
Draught aft on sailing24' 00"
Vessel bunkered25th October bunkered 350 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219

News Event

Thursday, October 27, 1966 @ 0855 		HAWARDEN BRIDGE (1940-1967 General cargo coaster 138 feet long of John Summers Steelworks, Shotton, Chester) Own Page

John Summers coaster HAWARDEN BRIDGE arrives at Glasgow to load Flax Seed for Drogheda
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryChester (England, UK)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (at west end and with her head east)Net Tonnage122
Sailing forDrogheda (Ireland)Gross Tonnage297
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (at west end and with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage362
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0855 on 27th October
Outward cargoFlax Seed 281 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Port Authority, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo1435 on 27th October
Ships agentHay Hamilton Ltd., 140 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone DOUglas 3421

Sailing

Thursday, October 27, 1966 @ 1542 		HAWARDEN BRIDGE (1940-1967 General cargo coaster 138 feet long of John Summers Steelworks, Shotton, Chester) Own Page

John Summers coaster HAWARDEN BRIDGE leaves Glasgow with Flax Seed for Drogheda
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryChester (England, UK)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (at west end and with her head east)Net Tonnage122
Sailing forDrogheda (Ireland)Gross Tonnage297
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (at west end and with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage362
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0855 on 27th October
Outward cargoFlax Seed 281 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Port Authority, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo1435 on 27th October
Ships agentHay Hamilton Ltd., 140 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone DOUglas 3421

Arrival

Thursday, October 27, 1966 @ 1634 		LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

LAURENTIA arrived Montreal
Vessel MasterCaptain A L HunterPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

News Event

Friday, October 28, 1966 @ 1704 		LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSCREST leaves Glasgow with general cargo for Londonderry
Vessel MasterJ DouglasPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forLondonderry (Northern Ireland)Gross Tonnage789
Sailed from berthGlasgow
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 99 tons
Draught forward on sailing9' 01"
Draught aft on sailing12' 05"
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 9650

Arrival

Friday, October 28, 1966 @ 1940 		LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST berths at Prince's Pier, Greenock with gearing trouble in starboard engine
Arrived in berthPrince's Pier, GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ DouglasGross Tonnage789
Draught forward on arrival9' 01"
Draught aft on arrival12' 05"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 99 tons
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 9650

Sailing

Friday, October 28, 1966 @ 2325 		LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST leaves Prince's Pier, Greenock for Glasgow with gearing trouble in starboard engine
Vessel MasterJ DouglasPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forBroomielaw, GlasgowGross Tonnage789
Sailed from berthPrince's Pier, Greenock
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 9650

Arrival

Saturday, October 29, 1966 @ 0232 		LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST arrives at Broomielaw, Glasgow with gearing trouble in starboard engine
Vessel MasterJ DouglasPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived fromPrince's Pier, GreenockGross Tonnage789
Arrived in berthBroomielaw, Glasgow
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 9650

News Event

Monday, October 31, 1966 @ 0600 		AMERICAN PRESS (1948-1967 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Line, New York : 1971 scrapped) Own Page

United States Line's AMERICAN PRESS arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow from Boston via Dublin
Arrived fromBoston via DublinPort of RegistryNew York (USA)
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow ( head east 1 1/2 blinds in)Gross Tonnage9,150
Sailing forNew York (USA)
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival12' 06"
Draught aft on arrival19' 05"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 752 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 30th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer)
Completed discharge of inward cargo2030 on 1st November
Commened loading outward cargo1530 on 31st October at Merklands Quay
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,786 tons and 1 passenger
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer)
Heavy lifts loadedSee "Remarks" below
Completed loading outward cargo1655 on 6th November
Draught forward on sailing15' 05"
Draught aft on sailing24' 02"
Vessel bunkered5th November by ANP. 180 tons of diesel oil : What is ANP ?????
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219

 

4th November loaded 6 containers averaging 12 tons each from floating crane NEWSHOT

6th November loaded 20 containers averaging 16 tons each from floating crane NEWSHOT

 

Arrival

Monday, October 31, 1966 @ 0730 		MELLUM (1957-1967 General cargo ship 382 feet long of Partenreederei m.s. "Mellum" / Glassel & Company, Bremen : 1979 Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) Own Page

MELLUM arrived Boston
Vessel MasterCaptain K. HewelPort of RegistryBremen (Germany)
Net Tonnage1,785
Gross Tonnage3,401