Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Thursday, March 13, 1969 @ 1700
WAYFARER (1951 - 1971 General cargo liner 460 feet long of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

WAYFARER closes for receiving cargo at Glasgow 13 March 1969 for South and East Africa

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow Gross Tonnage8,150

 

SOUTH  AFRICA

HALL  LINE      HARRISON  LINE

JOINT  SERVICE

 

LAS  PALMAS,   LOBITO,   DURBAN,

LOURENCO  MARQUES   and   BEIRA

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM  ….  Closing Glasgow Mar 3  …. Birkenhead Mar 13

 

LOBITO,   CAPE  TOWN,   *MOSSEL  BAY

PORT  ELIZABETH,   EAST  LONDON,   DURBAN   and   MAURITIUS

WAYFARER  ….  Closing  Glasgow Mar 13  …. Birkenhead  Mar 24

*With or without transhipment

 

Apply  :

THE  CITY  LINE  LTD.,  75  Bothwell  Street,  Glasgow  C 2

HALL  LINE  LTD.,  Liverpool and London

THOS. & JAS. HARRISON LTD., Liverpool and London

PRENTICE, SERVICE & HENDERSON LTD.,

68 Gordon Street, Glasgow (for Harrison Line vessels)

or  to  the  Brokers

GELLATLY  HANKEY  &  CO.,  London

STAVELEY  TAYLOR  &  CO.,  Mersey  Chambers,  Liverpool

Ship Event

Thursday, March 13, 1969 @ 1700
CITY OF GUILDFORD (1957-1979 General cargo ship 434 feet long of Ellerman Hall Line, Liverpool : 1984 scrapped at Chittagong, Bangladesh) Own Page

CITY OF GUILDFORD closes at Birkenhead on 13 March for receiving cargo for Karachi and Bombay

Ship's locationBirkenhead (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Ships agentHall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Liverpool 3Net Tonnage2,517
Gross Tonnage4,945
Deadweght Tonnage7,760

 

C  I  T  Y      L  I  N  E

KARACHI   and   BOMBAY

CITY OF GUILDFORD  ….  Closing Glasgow Feb 26  …..  Birkenhead March 13 1969

THE  CITY  LINE  LTD.,

75  BOTHWELL  STREET,   GLASGOW

( CENtral  9971 )

or

MONTGOMERIE  &  WORKMAN  LTD.,

12 20  Camomile  Street,   London  E. C. 3

or

HALL  LINE  LTD.,

Tower  Building,   Liverpool   3

Ship Event

Thursday, March 13, 1969 @ 1700
WAYFARER (1951 - 1971 General cargo liner 460 feet long of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's WAYFARER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for West,South and East Africa

Sailing forLobito, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban and MauritiusPort of RegistryLiverpool
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011Gross Tonnage8,150

Ship Event

Friday, March 14, 1969 @ 1700
PACIFIC STRONGHOLD (1958-1971 Cargo liner 501 feet long of Furness Withy Line, London) Own Page

PACIFIC STRONGHOLD closes Glasgow on 14 March 1969 for cargo for Pacific coast of North America

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage9,439

 

FURNESS   LINES

GLASGOW  DIRECT  to

LOS  ANGELES,   SAN FRANCISCO,

SEATTLE,   VANCOUVER (B.C.)

PORTLAND  (ORE)

 

LOCH RYAN  …..  Closing 28 February 1969

PACIFIC STRONGHOLD  …….  Closing 14 March 1969

 

FURNESS  WITHY  &  CO.  LTD.,

19  ST  VINCENT  PLACE,  GLASGOW

CENtral  8193/6

Ship Event

Friday, March 14, 1969 @ 1700
Own Page

Frank Strick's unnamed vessel closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Arab - Persian Gulf Ports

News Event

Friday, March 14, 1969 @ 1700
WANDERER (1951 - 1970 general cargo liner 448 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's WANDERER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the West Indies

Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 221-1016Port of RegistryLiverpool

News Event

Wednesday, March 19, 1969 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
S. A. ORANJE (1966-1975 Passenger 755 = 214 in first class and 541 in tourist class / cargo liner formerly PRETORIA CASTLE : overall length 747 ft (228 m) of Safmarine, Cape Town : 1975 scrapped) Own Page

List of passengers on S. A. ORANJE leaving Cape Town 19 March 1969 for Las Palmas and Southampton

Vessel MasterCommander J. P. Smythe, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.Port of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced kapstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Sailing forLas Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain) then Southampton (England, UK)Gross Tonnage27,513
Sailed from berthCape Town (South Africa)

Ship Event

Thursday, March 20, 1969 @ 1700
ASTRONOMER (1951-1970 General cargo Liner 12 knots speed of Charente Steamship / T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

ASTRONOMER closes for cargo at Birkenhead 20 March 1969 for Red Sea and East African ports

Ship's locationBirkenhead (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Ships agentThos. & Jas. Harrison Ltd.Gross Tonnage8,150

 

RED  SEA  AND  EAST  AFRICA

CLAN  LINE       HALL  LINE      HARRISON  LINE

JOINT  SERVICES

SOUTH  WALES,   GLASGOW   and   BIRKENHEAD   to

MOMBASA,  TANGA  and  DAR-ES-SALAAM

Also  MTWARA  and  NACALA  if inducement

 

CITY OF BEDFORD  ….  Closing Birkenhead March 6

*ASTRONOMER  ….  Closing  Glasgow Mar 10  …. Birkenhead  Mar 20

*Also accepting cargo for Aden, Djibouti, Assab and Port Sudan

 

CAYZER, IRVINE & CO. LTD., London, Liverpool and Glasgow

THE  CITY  LINE  LTD.,  Glasgow

HALL  LINE  LTD.,  Liverpool and London

THOS. & JAS. HARRISON LTD., Liverpool and London

PRENTICE, SERVICE & HENDERSON LTD.,

68 Gordon Street, Glasgow (for Harrison Line vessels)

Ship Event

Friday, March 21, 1969 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CLAN MACGOWAN (1963-1969 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line / King Line, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped at Calcutta)) Own Page

CLAN MACGOWAN closes for cargo at Birkenhead on 21 March 1969 for South and East Africa

Ship's locationBirkenhead (England)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow. Telephone CENtral 7050Net Tonnage4,909
Gross Tonnage8,811

 

CLAN   LINE

FAST  LINER  SERVICES

 

SOUTH   AND   EAST   AFRICA

 

DURBAN,   LOURENCO  MARQUES   and   BEIRA

                                                        Closing Glasgow    Birkenhead

*CLAN MACTAGGART                       —                       Feb 28

*CLAN MACGOWAN                         Mar 12                 Mar 21

*Also calls Teneriffe

 

LOBITO,  WALVIS  BAY,  CAPE  TOWN,

PORT  ELIZABETH,  EAST  LONDON,  DURBAN  and  MAURITIUS

                                                      Closing Glasgow    Birkenhead

†CLAN MACLEAN                            —                      Mar 4

†Also calls at Las Palmas

Cargo accepted for transhipment to

Mocamendes,  Walvis Bay,  Luderitz

Mossel Bay,  Chindle  and  Quelimane

 

CEYLON,  INDIA  AND  PAKISTAN

 

COLOMBO,  MADRAS  and  CHITTAGONG

                                                        Closing Glasgow    Birkenhead

CLAN GRAHAM  ………                       —                          Feb 28

 

Vessels have liberty to call at other ports

either on or off route

 

For  all  information  apply  to

CAYZER,  IRVINE  &  CO.  LTD.,

LONDON,  LIVERPOOL  and

109  HOPE  STREET,  GLASGOW

                                                                              Telephone  CENtral  7050

Ship Event

Monday, March 24, 1969 @ 1700
WAYFARER (1951 - 1971 General cargo liner 460 feet long of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

WAYFARER closes for receiving cargo at Birkenhead 24 March 1969 for South and East Africa

Ship's locationBirkenhead (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Ships agentThos. & Jas. Harrison Ltd.Gross Tonnage8,150

 

SOUTH  AFRICA

HALL  LINE      HARRISON  LINE

JOINT  SERVICE

 

LAS  PALMAS,   LOBITO,   DURBAN,

LOURENCO  MARQUES   and   BEIRA

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM  ….  Closing Glasgow Mar 3  …. Birkenhead Mar 13

 

LOBITO,   CAPE  TOWN,   *MOSSEL  BAY

PORT  ELIZABETH,   EAST  LONDON,   DURBAN   and   MAURITIUS

WAYFARER  ….  Closing  Glasgow Mar 13  …. Birkenhead  Mar 24

*With or without transhipment

 

Apply  :

THE  CITY  LINE  LTD.,  75  Bothwell  Street,  Glasgow  C 2

HALL  LINE  LTD.,  Liverpool and London

THOS. & JAS. HARRISON LTD., Liverpool and London

PRENTICE, SERVICE & HENDERSON LTD.,

68 Gordon Street, Glasgow (for Harrison Line vessels)

or  to  the  Brokers

GELLATLY  HANKEY  &  CO.,  London

STAVELEY  TAYLOR  &  CO.,  Mersey  Chambers,  Liverpool

Ship Event

Monday, March 24, 1969 @ 1700
WAYFARER (1951 - 1971 General cargo liner 460 feet long of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's WAYFARER closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for West,South and East Africa

Sailing forLobito, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban and MauritiusPort of RegistryLiverpool
Ships agentThos & Jas Harrison Ltd., LiverpoolGross Tonnage8,150

Sailing

Friday, March 28, 1969 @ 1600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
CANBERRA (1961-1997 Passenger liner 820 feet (250 m) of P & O Line, London : 1997-8 Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) Own Page

P & O - Orient liner CANBERRA leaves Sydney (Australia) via the South Pacific and Panama to U.K.

Sailing forVia the South Pacific and Panama to U.K.Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Outward cargoPassengers

News Event

Friday, April 11, 1969 @ 2130
FORESTER (1952-1970 General cargo ship 468 feet overall of T & J Harrison Ltd. / Charente S. S. Co. Ltd.,, Liverpool) Own Page

FORESTER docks in Number 3 Dry Dock, Elderslie, River Clyde (Scotland, UK)

Arrived in berthNumber 3 Dry Dock, Elderslie, River Clyde (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Net Tonnage4,632
Gross Tonnage8,377
Deadweght Tonnage10,520

Ship Movement

Tuesday, April 15, 1969 @ 2230
FORESTER (1952-1970 General cargo ship 468 feet overall of T & J Harrison Ltd. / Charente S. S. Co. Ltd.,, Liverpool) Own Page

FORESTER undocks from Number 3 Dry Dock, Elderslie, River Clyde (Scotland, UK) after 9 tides

Sailed from berthNumber 3 Dry Dock, Elderslie (Scotstoun, River Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Net Tonnage4,632
Gross Tonnage8,377
Deadweght Tonnage10,520

News Event

Wednesday, April 16, 1969 @ 0030
WAVE CHIEF (1946-1974 Oil Tanker 493 feet 150m overall of Royal Fleet Auxiliary, London : 1975 scrapped at Inverkeithing, Scotland) Own Page

WAVE CHIEF docks in Number 2 Dry Dock, Elderslie, River Clyde (Scotland, UK)

Arrived in berthNumber 2 Dry Dock, Elderslie, River Clyde (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Gross Tonnage8,299
Deadweght Tonnage16,483