Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Friday, May 9, 1969 @ 1000 		Own Page

1969 Advert by Royal National Life-Boat Institution for two Inspectors of Lifeboats

News Event

Friday, May 9, 1969 @ 1000 		Own Page

In 1969 Glen Line, London advertised for Chief Engineers for Straits Steamship Co. Ltd., Singapore

Ship Event

Friday, May 9, 1969 @ 1200 		Scottish Lion (1952-1962) Own Page

"Scottish Lion" arrives at Hong Kong shipbreakers
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage6347

The tanker "Scottish Lion," under her later name of "Mariverda," arrived at shipbreakers at Hong Kong, for demolition.
Scottish Lion (1952-1962)

News Event

Friday, May 9, 1969 @ 1700 		CITY OF OXFORD (1948-1976 General cargo liner 463 feet long of Ellerman City Line, Glasgow) Own Page

CITY OF OXFORD closes at Birkenhead for cargo for West, South and East Africa
Ships agentHall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Liverpool 3 Tel. CENtral 8444 Telex 62-185Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,593

News Event

Friday, May 9, 1969 @ 1700 		FACTOR (1948-1972 General cargo ship 464 feet overall of Thos & Jas Harrison Ltd. / Charente S. S. Co. Ltd.,, Liverpool : 1972 Scrapped) Own Page

Harrison Line's FACTOR closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 041- 220 1016Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Net Tonnage3,862
Gross Tonnage6,533
Deadweght Tonnage9,230

News Event

Monday, May 12, 1969 @ 1200
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimatec 		QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 (1969-2008 Passenger Liner of Cunard Line, London) Own Page

Contributed postcard mailed aboard Cunard passenger liner QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
Gross Tonnage65,863

Contributed by Len Aspden

Ship Event

Monday, May 12, 1969 @ 1700 		NATURALIST (1965-1977 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's NATURALIST closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ships agentThos & Jas Harrison Ltd., LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Gross Tonnage6,162

Ship Event

Wednesday, May 14, 1969 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CITY OF MANCHESTER ( 1950 - 1971 General cargo liner 485 feet of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF MANCHESTER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Africa
Port of RegistryLondon

Ship Event

Wednesday, May 14, 1969 @ 1700 		CITY OF MANCHESTER ( 1950 - 1971 General cargo liner 485 feet of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF MANCHESTER closes at Glasgow for cargo for West, South and East Africa
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971Port of RegistryLondon

Sailing

Saturday, May 17, 1969 @ 1600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ORIANA (1961-1986 Passenger liner 804 feet long of P & O-Orient Lines / P & O Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

P & O - Orient liner ORIANA 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, UK)
Outward cargoPassengers

Ship Event

Tuesday, May 20, 1969 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BLYTHSWOOD (1963-1992 Bucket Ladder Dredger 175 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Dredger BLYTHSWOOD working in Canting Basin of Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Ship's locationCanting Basin of Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage239
Gross Tonnage786

Ship Event

Friday, May 23, 1969 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CITY OF MANCHESTER ( 1950 - 1971 General cargo liner 485 feet of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF MANCHESTER closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Africa
Port of RegistryLondon

Ship Event

Friday, May 23, 1969 @ 1700 		CITY OF MANCHESTER ( 1950 - 1971 General cargo liner 485 feet of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF MANCHESTER closes at Birkenhead for cargo for West, South and East Africa
Ships agentHall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Liverpool 3 Tel. CENtral 8444 Telex 62-185Port of RegistryLondon

Sailing

Sunday, May 25, 1969 @ 1600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ARCADIA (1954-1979 Passenger liner / Cruise ship of P & O Lines, London) Own Page

P & O - Orient liner ARCADIA leaves Sydney (Australia) via the Far East and Panama to UK
Ship's locationSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forVia the Far East and Panama to UK
Outward cargoPassengers

News Event

Tuesday, May 27, 1969 @ 1000 		Own Page

1969 Advert by Ellerman & Bucknall of Cape Town for their services serving Zambia