Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1622
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Glasgow and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage248

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1630
N O PETERSEN (1966- General cargo coaster 158 feet long of I/S N. O. Petersen, Marstal) Own Page

N O PETERSEN passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way downriver towards Greenock

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver towards GreenockPort of RegistryMarstal (Denmark)
Net Tonnage189
Gross Tonnage300
Deadweght Tonnage608

News Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
S A VAN DER STEL (1966-1984 Cargo liner 542 feet long of South Africa Marine Corporation "Safmarine", Cape Town, South Africa Own Page

S A VAN DER STEL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Ships agentF W Allan & Ker Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Telephone CENtral 0925-8Port of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Gross Tonnage10,200
Deadweght Tonnage12,141

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1706
FLYING MERLIN ( 1951-1967 Coastal and harbour tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING MERLIN passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way downriver towards Greenock

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage261

Sailing

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1720
Lairdsfield Own Page
Ship's locationBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterR GilliesNet Tonnage272
CargoSteelGross Tonnage504
Draught11' 6"Deadweght Tonnage760
AgentBurns & Laird

Arrival

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1730
Eliezer Own Page
Ship's locationSea - Fishing groundsPort of RegistryPort Seton
Vessel MasterW DicksonNet TonnageInshore fishing boat
Cargo4 boxes of fish
Berth1a

Arrival

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1730
Own Page
Ship's locationSea - Fishing grounds
Vessel MasterC Horne
Cargo10 boxes of fish

Arrival

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1730
STAR OF FAITH ( LH77 Inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Ship's locationSea - Fishing groundsPort of RegistryPort Seton
Vessel MasterJ WilsonNet TonnageInshore fishing boat
Cargo8 boxes of fish

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1747
LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSGLEN passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way downriver

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage523
Gross Tonnage1,544

News Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENRINNES (1959-1973 General cargo ship 492 feet long of Ben Line Steamers Ltd., Edinburgh : 1973 scrapped) Own Page

BENRINNES left London for Hamburg (Germany)

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage4,752
Gross Tonnage8,008
Deadweght Tonnage12,546

Sailing

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1845
LOCH ETIVE (1948- General cargo coaster 218 feet long of Shamrock Shipping Company, Larne) Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryLondonderry
Vessel MasterD McFallNet Tonnage490
CargoContainersGross Tonnage982
Draught14' 6"

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1847
FLYING MIST (1962-1981 Tug 111 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING MIST towing ELYSIA passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage184

Tug FLYING MIST was ahead of and towing Anchor Line's cargo liner ELYSIA and tug FLYING MERLIN was attached to the stern of ELYSIA as the vessels passed King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow on their way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1847
ELYSIA (1945-1963 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's ELYSIA passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage6,936

Tug FLYING MIST was ahead of and towing Anchor Line's cargo liner ELYSIA and tug FLYING MERLIN was attached to the stern of ELYSIA as the vessels passed King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow on their way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1848
FLYING MERLIN ( 1951-1967 Coastal and harbour tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING MERLIN towing ELYSIA passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way upriver

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage261

Tug FLYING MIST was ahead of and towing Anchor Line's cargo liner ELYSIA and tug FLYING MERLIN was attached to the stern of ELYSIA as the vessels passed King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow on their way upriver towards Glasgow

Harbour Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1853
Own Page

High water 27' 3"