Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Sunday, December 14, 1969 @ 1120
LAIRDSFOX (1966-1977 general cargo coaster of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) Own Page
Vessel MasterMcKenziePort of RegistryGlasgow
Draught12 feetNet Tonnage272
Gross Tonnage546

Ship Event

Sunday, December 14, 1969 @ 1310
Ben Bates Own Page
Port of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage253
Gross Tonnage489

From Derry Pilot : "Ben Bates" sailing from Londonderry 1730 14th, tell agent he needs one A.B.

Ben Bates

Sailing

Sunday, December 14, 1969 @ 1450
Own Page
Ship's locationGreenock
Vessel MasterE Docherty
CargoLight
Draught12' 6"

Having assisted in docking the tanker "Anastasia J.L."

Arrival

Sunday, December 14, 1969 @ 1500
Anastasia J L Own Page
Ship's locationLa Evera, via EasthamPort of RegistryPiraeus
Vessel MasterI CallinroyssisReg Tonnage7295
CargoFuel oil
Draught22' 6"
Berth12 Tanker berth
AgentR L Alpine

She berthed assisted by the tugs "Brigadier" and "Ardneil" and while berthing, "Anastasia J. L." struck and damaged the outer jetty of berth 12

Ship Event

Sunday, December 14, 1969 @ 1500
Ardneil Own Page
Port of RegistryArdrossan

Assisting in the docking of tanker "Anastasia J L"

News Event

Wednesday, December 17, 1969 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENDORAN (1956-1977 Conventional general cargo liner 508 feet long 17 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line of Leith : 1977 scrapped in Taiwan) Own Page

BENDORAN left Hull for Singapore

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage10,355
Deadweght Tonnage12,100

News Event

Wednesday, December 17, 1969 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENKITLAN (1968-1972 General cargo liner 498 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENKITLAN left Le Havre (France) for Antwerpen (Belgium)

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

News Event

Wednesday, December 17, 1969 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENSTAC (1968-1982 Refrigerated / general cargo ship 531 feet long of Sir Douglas Thomson & Partners / William Thomson & Co., Edinburgh) Own Page

BENSTAC at Nagoya for Kobe (both Japan)

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage4,186
Gross Tonnage8,327
Deadweght Tonnage12,100

News Event

Thursday, December 18, 1969 @ 0800
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 at Rotterdam loading cargo for Yokohama (Japan)

Ship's locationRotterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Sailing forYokohama (Japan)Net Tonnage7,097
Gross Tonnage12,892
Deadweght Tonnage14,884

News Event

Thursday, December 18, 1969 @ 0800
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 at London for Hull

Port of RegistryLeith
Net Tonnage6,001
Gross Tonnage10,325
Deadweght Tonnage12,010

News Event

Thursday, December 18, 1969 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENLOYAL (1959-1978 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : scrapped 1978) Own Page

BENLOYAL left Masinloc for Bugo (both in Philippines)

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

News Event

Thursday, December 18, 1969 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENMHOR (1952-1973 General cargo ship of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : 1973 Scrapped) Own Page

BENMHOR left London for Hull

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage7,755

News Event

Thursday, December 18, 1969 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENNACHIE (1966-1971 General cargo ship of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : 1971 Scrapped) Own Page

BENNACHIE left Penang (Malaysia) for London

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage8,738

News Event

Friday, December 19, 1969 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENMHOR (1952-1973 General cargo ship of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : 1973 Scrapped) Own Page

BENMHOR at Hull (England, UK) for Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Ship's locationHull (England, UK)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage7,755

Ship Event

Friday, December 19, 1969 @ 1700
MAGICIAN (1968-1981 General cargo ship of Thos & Jas Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

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

Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage8,454