Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Harbour Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1500
Own Page

Pilot boat lifted at no. 5 crane. substitute boat summoned from Troon. Due to arrive 1000 7th January.

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1511
AVERITY (1954-1972 Harbour oil bunkering vessel 45 metres long of F T Everard Ltd., London)) Own Page

AVERITY passes King George V Dock, Glasgow and heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1531
SHIELDHALL ( 1955-1977 Sludge vessel 268 feet long of City of Glasgow/ Strathclyde Region) Own Page

SHIELDHALL 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

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1534
FLYING SPRAY (1962-1981 Tug 33.81 metres 111 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

FLYING SPRAY tows CLAN MACLEAN from King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationKing George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage184

Tug FLYING SPRAY attached to the stern and tug FLYING DRAKE attached to the bow tow Clan Line's cargo liner CLAN MACLEAN astern from King George V Dock, Glasgow and cant her in the river.

Sailing

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1534
CLAN MACLEAN ( 1947 - 1975 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

CLAN MACLEAN sails from King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationKing George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage3,328
Gross Tonnage6,013

Tug FLYING SPRAY attached to the stern and tug FLYING DRAKE attached to the bow tow Clan Line's cargo liner CLAN MACLEAN astern from King George V Dock, Glasgow and cant her in the river.

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1534
FLYING DRAKE (1957-1969 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DRAKE tows CLAN MACLEAN from King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationKing George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow Port of RegistryGlasgow

Tug FLYING SPRAY attached to the stern and tug FLYING DRAKE attached to the bow tow Clan Line's cargo liner CLAN MACLEAN astern from King George V Dock, Glasgow and cant her in the river.

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1540
FLYING SPRAY (1962-1981 Tug 33.81 metres 111 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING SPRAY 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

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1557
SANDERBURGH Own Page

SANDERBURGH passes King George V Dock, Glasgow and heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver

Sailing

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1600
GARNOCK (1956-1984 Harbour tug 79 feet long of Irvine Harbour Company, Ayrshire, Scotland) Own Page
Ship's locationIrvine, AyrshirePort of RegistryIrvine
Vessel MasterA RobertsonNet TonnageTug
CargoLightReg Tonnage30
Draught8 feetGross Tonnage78

Harbour Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1600
Own Page

Wind calm

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1629
LAIRDS LOCH ( 1944-1969 Passenger / cargo vessel 263 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDS LOCH passes King George V Dock, Glasgow and heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1647
FLYING MERLIN ( 1951-1967 Coastal and harbour tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING MERLIN escorts MINNESOTA as they move downriver past King George V Dock, Glasgow

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

Tug FLYING MERLIN ahead of and escorting MINNESOTA as they move downriver past King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow     

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1647
MINNESOTA Own Page

MINNESOTA sails downriver past King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver Port of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Tug FLYING MERLIN ahead of and escorting MINNESOTA as they move downriver past King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow     

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CLAN MACGILLIVRAY (1962-1981 General cargo ship 508 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line / King Line, London) Own Page

CLAN MACGILLIVRAY closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for West, South and East Africa

Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage9,039

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1718
LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST sails downriver past King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage789