Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Saturday, November 5, 1966 @ 0655
AMERICAN IMPORTER ( 1945 - 1969 C"-type cargo / 12 passengers ship 459 feet long of United States Line) Own Page

AMERICAN IMPORTER casts off from Merklands Quay shifting to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromNew York via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryNew York
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head east 1 1/2 blinds from east end)Gross Tonnage8,228
Sailing forNew York (USA)
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 wall)
Draught forward on arrival12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival21' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo inwards 1,002 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 13th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 15th November
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 15th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,226 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer)
Completed loading outward cargo1645 on 18th November
Draught forward on sailing15' 00"
Draught aft on sailing22' 10"
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219

Ship Movement

Saturday, November 5, 1966 @ 0735
AMERICAN IMPORTER ( 1945 - 1969 C"-type cargo / 12 passengers ship 459 feet long of United States Line) Own Page

AMERICAN IMPORTER berths at 1 Meadowside Quay after shifting from Merklands Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromNew York via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryNew York
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head east 1 1/2 blinds from east end)Gross Tonnage8,228
Sailing forNew York (USA)
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 wall)
Draught forward on arrival12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival21' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo inwards 1,002 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 13th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 15th November
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 15th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,226 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer)
Completed loading outward cargo1645 on 18th November
Draught forward on sailing15' 00"
Draught aft on sailing22' 10"
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219

Sailing

Saturday, November 5, 1966 @ 0830
Own Page
Ship's locationEllesmere Port
Vessel MasterM. Perello
CargoLight

Arrival

Saturday, November 5, 1966 @ 0845
Own Page
Ship's locationStanlow
Vessel MasterK. Kucklin
CargoBitumen
Draught15' 6"
Berth12 Tanker Berth
AgentT. L. Duff

Sailing

Saturday, November 5, 1966 @ 1000
Theodora Own Page
Ship's locationBelfastPort of RegistryUithoorn, Holland
Vessel MasterG. PatjeNet Tonnage229
CargoBitumen

Arrival

Saturday, November 5, 1966 @ 1455
GOODWILL (General cargo coaster of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam
Vessel MasterM. TigchelaarNet Tonnage288
CargoContainers
Draught10' 6"
Berth3
SailedOne crane (number 37)
AgentAtlantic Steam Navigation

Arrival

Saturday, November 5, 1966 @ 1736
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 Baltimore

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

Arrival

Sunday, November 6, 1966 @ 0145
Grangefield Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryLiverpool
Vessel MasterT. SmithNet Tonnage256
CargoTrailers
Draught10' 0"
Berth4
SailedOne crane (number 38)
AgentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Sunday, November 6, 1966 @ 0200
Own Page
Ship's locationStanlow
Vessel MasterK. Kucklin
CargoLight
Draught12' 6"

Ship Event

Sunday, November 6, 1966 @ 0800
GOODWILL (General cargo coaster of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page
Port of RegistryRotterdam
Net Tonnage288

She commenced discharging her cargo at 0800.

Ship Event

Sunday, November 6, 1966 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
AMERICAN PRESS (1948-1967 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Line, New York : 1971 scrapped) Own Page

AMERICAN PRESS at 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow loads 10 containers from floating crane NEWSHOT

Ship's location1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head east and stern 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 bulkhead)Port of RegistryNew York (USA)
Gross Tonnage9,150

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

Ship Event

Sunday, November 6, 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 AMERICAN PRESS at 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Ship's location1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (alongside AMERICAN PRESS)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Sunday, November 6, 1966 @ 1400
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
AMERICAN PRESS (1948-1967 General cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Line, New York : 1971 scrapped) Own Page

AMERICAN PRESS at 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow loads 10 containers from floating crane NEWSHOT

Ship's location1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head east and stern 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 bulkhead)Port of RegistryNew York (USA)
Gross Tonnage9,150

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

Ship Event

Sunday, November 6, 1966 @ 1400
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 AMERICAN PRESS at 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Ship's location1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (alongside AMERICAN PRESS)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Sunday, November 6, 1966 @ 1545
GOODWILL (General cargo coaster of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page
Port of RegistryRotterdam
Net Tonnage288

She finished loading at 1545