Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1755
Own Page
Ship's locationDublin
Vessel MasterJ O'Neil
CargoLight (for Dockyard)
Draught14' 9"
BerthArdrossan Dockyard on arrival
Granuaile

Sailing

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ATLANTIC QUEEN (1957- Oil tanker 695 feet long of Queen Shipping Company Ltd, Monrovia) Own Page

ATLANTIC QUEEN leaves the Clyde for Bandar Mashur

Sailing forBandar MashurPort of RegistryMonrovia (Liberia)
Sailed from berthClydeNet Tonnage15,683
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)Gross Tonnage24,813
Deadweght Tonnage39,872

Sailing

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
AMERICAN LARK (1969-1987 Container ship of United States Lines, New York) Own Page

United States Lines AMERICAN LARK leaves the Clyde with containers for New York

Sailing forNew York (USA)Port of RegistryNew York, USA
Sailed from berthClydeNet Tonnage13,399
Outward cargoContainers

Sailing

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
JOHANNA BUITELAAR Own Page

JOHANNA BUITELAAR leaves Glasgow for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
FRISIAN EXPRESS (Cattle carrier) Own Page

FRISIAN EXPRESS leaves Glasgow for Wicklow

Sailing forWicklow (Ireland)
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
GOOD FORTUNE Own Page

GOOD FORTUNE leaves Glasgow for Helsingborg

Sailing forHelsingborgNet Tonnage780
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EXPLORER (1961-1979 General cargo ship of Thos & Jas Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison's EXPLORER leaves Glasgow for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage7,200

Sailing

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
TRUTH Own Page

TRUTH leaves Glasgow for Port Alfred (Canada)

Sailing forPort Alfred (Canada)
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)

Sailing

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
ADVENTURER (1960-1980 Cargo liner 490 feet long 15 knot of Charente S S Co / T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison's ADVENTURER leaves Glasgow for Swansea then Birkenhead then African ports

Sailing forSwansea and Birkenhead then for west, south and east African portsPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage8,971
Ships agentPrentice, Service and Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow C. 1.

ADVENTURER was loading cargo for Lobito, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban and Mauritius

Radio Message

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 1855
Own Page

Portpatrick radio - "Onward Progress" due 2300

Radio Message

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 2240
Own Page

"Onward Progress" ETA 2310

Arrival

Sunday, October 5, 1969 @ 2345
Own Page
Ship's locationStornoway
Vessel MasterHalsallow
CargoLight
Draught9 feet
Berth11
AgentT L Duff
Onward Progress

News Event

Monday, October 6, 1969 @ 0300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
DUNCRAIG (1957 - 1973 Ore carrier, 505 feet long of St. Andrews Shipping Company / Denholms, Glasgow : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

Denholm's ore carrier DUNCRAIG in collision with a fishing boat in the Kattegat, Denmark

Ship's locationKattegat, DenmarkPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage10,687

 

The British ore carrier DUNCRAIG, managed by Denholms of Glasgow, was navigating in fog in the Kattegat stretch of water, Denmark, when she was in collision with a small 10-ton fishing vessel, the force of the impact completely destroying the fishing boat.   DUNCRAIG launched one of her lifeboats and picked up the three crewmen who were in the water.

 

Ship Event

Monday, October 6, 1969 @ 0800
BENARKLE (1968-1974 General cargo liner of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Ben Line's BENARKLE at Singapore October 6 for Port Swettenham

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage9,850

Ship Event

Monday, October 6, 1969 @ 0800
BENATTOW (1965-1977 Conventional general cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Ben Line's BENATTOW at Port Swettenham October 6 for Penang

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)