Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

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

Arrival

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1750
Thunderer Own Page
Ship's locationGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterJ BonnarNet TonnageTug
CargoLight
AgentSteel & Bennie, Clyde Tugowners

Ship Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1827
ROBERT MIDDLETON (1938 - 1974 Coastal store carrier 220 feet overall of Royal Fleet Auxiliary : pennant no A241 : Scrapped 1983) Own Page

ROBERT MIDDLETON on her way upriver towards Glasgow waits at berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall

Ship's location1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, GlasgowPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London
Reg Tonnage582
Gross Tonnage1125

Sailing

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1830
Thunderer Own Page
Ship's locationGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterJ BonnarNet TonnageTug
CargoLight
AgentSteel & Bennie, Clyde Tugowners

Assisting in sailing the tanker "Ameland"

Sailing

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1830
Ameland Own Page
Ship's locationStanlowPort of RegistryRotterdam
Vessel MasterH BoumanNet Tonnage6930
CargoLight
Draught20 feet

Assisted by the tugs "Seaway" and "Thunderer"

Sailing

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1840
Own Page
Ship's locationLarne
Vessel MasterM Tigchelaar
CargoContainers
Draught10' 6"

Ship Movement

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 1915
Dumbo Own Page

"Dumbo" no. 2 berth shifted to no. 11 berth,
Commenced oil bunkers 2000.
Finished oil bunkers 2200.

Harbour Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 2000
Own Page

Wind Calm

Harbour Event

Friday, January 6, 1967 @ 2009
Own Page

High water 27' 3"