Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0725
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (1954-1971 General and refrigerated cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London : Scrapped 1974) Own Page

Furness Withy's PACIFIC NORTHWEST passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on her way upriver

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Glasgow and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Net Tonnage5,529
Gross Tonnage9,442
Deadweght Tonnage11,410

Tug CHIEFTAIN was attached to the bow of Furness Withy's cargo liner PACIFIC NORTHWEST and towing her as they passed King George V Dock, Glasgow on their way upriver towards Glasgow, and tug THUNDERER was attached to the stern of PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0725
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER assists PACIFIC NORTHWEST as they pass King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Glasgow and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Tug CHIEFTAIN was attached to the bow of Furness Withy's cargo liner PACIFIC NORTHWEST and towing her as they passed King George V Dock, Glasgow on their way upriver towards Glasgow, and tug THUNDERER was attached to the stern of PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Arrival

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0755
LOCHDUNVEGAN (1950-1973 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationGlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterA C MathiesonNet Tonnage222
CargoLight
Draught12 feet
BerthFor drydock - Ardrossan Dockyard on arrival
AgentArdrossan Dockyard Company

Harbour Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0800
Own Page

Wind NE Calm

News Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENVENUE (1948-1973 General cargo liner 475 feet long of Ben Line / William Thomson, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENVENUE at Bangkok (Thailand) for Rejang (Malaysia)

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0835
TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page

Tank cleaning vessel TULIPBANK arrives in King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationKing George V Dock, Glasgow Port of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage478

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0900
Ameland Own Page
Port of RegistryRotterdam
Net Tonnage6930

"Ameland" commenced discharge

Harbour Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0900
Own Page

Normal office duties carried out,
Pilot boat, AH3 and fire-pump all checked.
Guard rails, bollards and steel plates in Dockgate area all being painted.
Dockgates tested found satisfactory, very good close.
PILOT BOAT NOT TO BE USED

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 0915
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY 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 RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1040
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 on her way upriver towards Glasgow

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

Harbour Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1200
Own Page

Wind N Nil knots

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1220
FLYING MERLIN ( 1951-1967 Coastal and harbour tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING MERLIN towing BERDJANSK passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on their way upriver

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

Tug FLYING MERLIN was ahead of and towing BERDJANSK as they passed King George V Dock, Glasgow as they made their way upriver towards Glasgow, and the tug FLYING WIZARD was attached to the stern of BERDJANSK

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1220
BERDJANSK Own Page

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

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow

Tug FLYING MERLIN was ahead of and towing BERDJANSK as they passed King George V Dock, Glasgow as they made their way upriver towards Glasgow, and the tug FLYING WIZARD was attached to the stern of BERDJANSK

Ship Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1220
FLYING WIZARD ( 1960-1971 Tug 88 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WIZARD towing BERDJANSK passes King George V Dock, Glasgow on their way upriver

Ship's locationPassing King George V Dock, Glasgow and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage112

Tug FLYING MERLIN was ahead of and towing BERDJANSK as they passed King George V Dock, Glasgow as they made their way upriver towards Glasgow, and the tug FLYING WIZARD was attached to the stern of BERDJANSK

Harbour Event

Thursday, January 5, 1967 @ 1242
Own Page

Low water 19' 10"