Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0708
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow after docking Blue Funnel's MACHAON

Ship's locationKing George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Tugs VANGUARD and THUNDERER are released by the Pilot after docking Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel cargo liner MACHAON in King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and both tugs leave the dock

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0725
CHIEFTAIN (1930-1967 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN cants (turns) cargo ship SANTA CRUZ off entrance to King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationOff entrance to King George V Dock, Shieldhall, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage197

Tug CHIEFTAIN at the stern and tug FLYING MIST at the bow tow cargo ship SANTA CRUZ astern downriver from Glasgow and cant (turn) her at the entrance to King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow.

SANTA CRUZ then made her way downriver.

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0725
SANTA CRUZ (Cargo ship) Own Page

Cargo ship SANTA CRUZ cants (turns) off entrance to King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationOff entrance to King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow

Tug CHIEFTAIN at the stern and tug FLYING MIST at the bow tow cargo ship SANTA CRUZ astern downriver from Glasgow and cant (turn) her at the entrance to King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow.

SANTA CRUZ then made her way downriver.

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0725
FLYING MIST (1962-1981 Tug 111 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING MIST cants (turns) cargo ship SANTA CRUZ off entrance to King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationOff entrance to King George V Dock, Shieldhall, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage184

Tug CHIEFTAIN at the stern and tug FLYING MIST at the bow tow cargo ship SANTA CRUZ astern downriver from Glasgow and cant (turn) her at the entrance to King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow.

SANTA CRUZ then made her way downriver.

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0735
FLYING WITCH ( 1960- Tug 88 feet long owned by Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WITCH escorts cargo ship WANDERER as they pass King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage116

Tug FLYING WITCH just ahead of and escorting Harrison's cargo liner WANDERER heading downriver passing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow.

 

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0735
WANDERER (1951 - 1970 general cargo liner 448 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's cargo ship WANDERER passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way downriver

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

Tug FLYING WITCH just ahead of and escorting Harrison's cargo liner WANDERER heading downriver passing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow.

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0739
FLYING WIZARD ( 1960-1971 Tug 88 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WIZARD escorts cargo ship LETITIA as they pass King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage112

Tug FLYING WIZARD just ahead of and escorting Donaldson's cargo liner LETITIA heading downriver passing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow.

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0739
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's cargo ship LETITIA passes King George V Dock, Glasgow as she heads downriver

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow and heading downriver Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage4,381
Deadweght Tonnage6,150

Tug FLYING WIZARD just ahead of and escorting Donaldson's cargo liner LETITIA heading downriver passing King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow.

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0800
SAINT RULE (1941- 1973 General cargo coaster 172 feet long of J & A Gardner Ltd., Glasgow : 1981 Wrecked at Cyprus) Own Page
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage285
Gross Tonnage524
Deadweght Tonnage650

Notified to shift astern 0700/0730 9th January

Harbour Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0800
Own Page

Wind SE Calm

Arrival

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
ANDES (1939-1945 Troopship then 1945 - 1959 Passenger Liner then 1959-1971 cruise ship of Royal Mail Lines, London) Own Page

Passenger liner ANDES returns from a 17 days cruise to Lisbon, Dakar and Madeira

Ships agentRoyal Mail Lines Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Telephone CENtral 0925Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage15,620

Harbour Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 1000
Own Page

Normal office duties carried out.
AH3 pumped out
All dockgate area cleaned
AH6 draft checked, no change.

Ship Event

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 1017
HERMAN BODEWES (1965- General cargo coaster 226 feet long of Rederij m.s. "Herman Bodewes," / Fa J Seven, Hoogezand) Own Page

HERMAN BODEWES 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 RegistryHoogezand (Netherlands)
Net Tonnage308
Gross Tonnage500
Deadweght Tonnage1,150

Sailing

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 1050
EMERALD ISLE (1965- General cargo coaster 165 feet long of N. V. Scheepvaartbedr "Gruno", Amsterdam) Own Page

EMERALD ISLE leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow and heads downriver

Ship's locationKing George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow Port of RegistryAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Net Tonnage260
Gross Tonnage390
Deadweght Tonnage540

Sailing

Saturday, January 7, 1967 @ 1115
SPINEL (1937 - 1940 then 1946 - 1970 a 185 feet long general cargo coaster owned by William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow ) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster SPINEL 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
Reg Tonnage333
Gross Tonnage650
Deadweght Tonnage830