Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Wednesday, February 5, 1969 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENATTOW (1965-1977 Conventional general cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENATTOW left Middlesborough for Hull
Sailing forHull (UK)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthMiddlesborough (U.K.)

News Event

Thursday, February 6, 1969 @ 0600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENHOPE (1962-1972 General cargo liner 497 feet long 15 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

BENHOPE at Kota Kinabalu for Sandakan (both in Sabah, Malaysia)
Ship's locationKota Kinabalu (colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia)Port of RegistryLeith
Sailing forSandakan (Sabah, Malaysia)Net Tonnage6,195
Gross Tonnage9,952
Deadweght Tonnage11,660

News Event

Thursday, February 6, 1969 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENCRUACHAN (1968-1980 General cargo liner 558 feet long of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENCRUACHAN left London for Singapore
Sailing forSingapore Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Sailed from berthLondon (UK)Net Tonnage7,097
Gross Tonnage12,892
Deadweght Tonnage14,884

News Event

Thursday, February 6, 1969 @ 2000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENLOMOND (1957-1977 General cargo liner 508 feet long 17 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

BENLOMOND left Kobe for Nagasaki (both in Japan)
Sailing forNagasaki (Japan)Port of RegistryLeith
Sailed from berthKobe (Japan)Net Tonnage6,001
Gross Tonnage10,325
Deadweght Tonnage12,010

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 11, 1969 @ 1700 		MAGICIAN (1968-1981 General cargo ship of Thos & Jas Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's MAGICIAN closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ships agentThos & Jas Harrison Ltd., LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage8,454

Ship Event

Wednesday, February 12, 1969 @ 1000 		FLYING PETREL ( 1951-1963 Harbour and coastal tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Former Clyde tug FLYING PETREL wrecked in the Black Sea near Varna, Bulgaria
Ship's locationLatitude 43.23N Longitude 28.31E (In the Black Sea near Varna, Bulgaria)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Clyde Shipping company's tug FLYING PETREL was sold in 1963, and, in a later life, on 12th February 1969 was wrecked in position 43.23N 28.31E in the Black Sea near Varna, Bulgaria

News Event

Friday, February 14, 1969 @ 1700 		JOURNALIST (1954 - 1973 General cargo ship 464 feet long of Charente S.S. Co. Ltd. / T & J Harrison Ltd, Liverpool : 1982 scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan) Own Page

Harrison Line's JOURNALIST closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 041 221 1016Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Net Tonnage4,434
Gross Tonnage8,366
Deadweght Tonnage9,670

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 18, 1969 @ 0800
DATES are correct but ACTUAL TIMES are not known - any TIMES are our estimate for guidance only 		Own Page

Some vessel movements in the Clyde on 18 and 19 February 1969

 

ALIAKMON shifted from Yorkhill Quay to Meadowside Quay

BALLYHILL arrived at Rothesay Dock on 18 Feb light from Belfast

BROOKMOUNT sailed 19 Feb from Tail-of-the-Bank

BRUNES (launched new ship) shifted to Scott’s Dry Dock

CANBERRA STAR sailed 19 Feb from Tail-of-the-Bank for Cape Town via Liverpool with a general cargo

CAPE HOWE sailed 19 Feb from Tail-of-the-Bank light for Port Etienne (Mauritania, West Africa)

CLAN GRAHAM sailed 18 Feb from Tail-of-the-Bank for Colombo via Liverpool with a general cargo

CLAN MACTAGGART shifted from No. 3 Elderslie Dry Dock to King George V Dock

ESSO FAWLEY sailed 18 Feb in ballast for Milford Haven

EVGENIA arrived at Finnart on 18 Feb with fuel oil from Isle of Grain

EVGENIA left Finnart on 19 Feb for Ardrossan

FIDUCIA arrived at Rothesay Dock on 18 Feb with clinker from Slemmestad (Norway)

F T EVERARD sailed 18 Feb light for London

GARONNE sailed 18 Feb for Manchester with a general cargo

H.M.A.S. ONSLOW shifted from Scott’s Basin to Scott’s Dry Dock

H.M.A.S. OVENS (new submarine) sailed on trials on 18 Feb

JACINTH sailed light on 18 Feb

JOHANNA BUITELAAR sailed 19 Feb from Tail-of-the-Bank

LOUISE arrived at Dunglass with virgin naptha from Castellon (Spain)

MEMPHIS shifted from Merklands Quay to Queen’s Dock

PRINSES WILHELMINA sailed 18 Feb light for orders

TEUNIKA sailed 19 Feb light for Corpach (Fort William)

VIBYHOLM arrived at Yorkhill Quay on 19 Feb with a part out cargo from Liverpool

Ship Movement

Tuesday, February 18, 1969 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ALIAKMON (in 1969 at Glasgow) Own Page

ALIAKMON shifted from Yorkhill Quay to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrival

Tuesday, February 18, 1969 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BALLYHILL (in 1962 at Ardrossan and Swansea) Own Page

BALLYHILL arrived at Rothesay Dock on 18 Feb light from Belfast
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland)
Arrived in berthRothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Ship Movement

Tuesday, February 18, 1969 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BRUNES Own Page

BRUNES (launched new ship) shifted to Scott’s Dry Dock, Greenock
Ship's locationScott's Dry Dock, Greenock

Ship Movement

Tuesday, February 18, 1969 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CLAN MACTAGGART (1949-1971 General cargo ship 507 feet overall of Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd / Clan Line) Own Page

CLAN MACTAGGART shifted from No. 3 Elderslie Dry Dock to King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow. Telephone CENtral 7050Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Tuesday, February 18, 1969 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ESSO FAWLEY Own Page

ESSO FAWLEY sailed 18 Feb in ballast for Milford Haven
Sailing forMilford Haven (Wales)
Sailed from berthEsso Oil Depot, Dunglass, River Clyde

Arrival

Tuesday, February 18, 1969 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		EVGENIA Own Page

EVGENIA arrived at Finnart on 18 Feb with fuel oil from Isle of Grain
Arrived fromIsle of Grain, England
Arrived in berthFinnart Oil Depot, Loch Long, Firth of Clyde
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil

Arrival

Tuesday, February 18, 1969 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		FIDUCIA Own Page

FIDUCIA arrived at Rothesay Dock on 18 Feb with clinker from Slemmestad (Norway)
Arrived fromSlemmestad (Norway)
Arrived in berthRothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker