MAID OF CUMBRAE arrives at Dunoon on her return cruise to Kirn and Hunter's Quay

MAID OF CUMBRAE leaves Dunoon on her return cruise to Kirn and Hunter's Quay

MAID OF CUMBRAE arrives at Kirn on her return cruise to Hunter's Quay

MAID OF CUMBRAE leaves Kirn on her return cruise to Hunter's Quay

MAID OF CUMBRAE arrives at Hunter's Quay after an afternoon cruise to Rothesay

Cunard Liner SAXONIA outbound on St Lawrence River (Canada) : Sillery Point, Quebec abeam to port

SAXONIA outbound and Father Point (Rimouski, Canada) Lighthouse abeam : Departure commenced

 

The lighthouse pictured is the third on this point. The first was a wooden structure built in 1859 and replaced by the second in 1867. The present lighthouse was built of reinforced concrete in 1909. The unusual design is a 16 sided tower, 108 feet tall and supported by 8 flying buttresses. The original third order Fresnel lens provided four white flashes every 7.5 seconds. Electrified in 1940 and automated in 1988. The lighthouse was officially inactivated in 1975, but relit in 2004 as a non-official light.

 

The steel tower in the background served as the lighthouse after the 1975 inactivation, but that too is now inactivated.

Passenger programme for 3 September 1955 on SAXONIA on passage from Montreal to UK

Passenger programme 4 Sept 1955 for SAXONIA on passage from Montreal to Greenock and Liverpool

Cunard Liner SAXONIA dinner menu for 4 September 1955

Scindia cargo ship JALAPRATAP commences receiving cargo at Madras (India) for Calcutta (India)

Paddle steamer WAVERLEY leaves Gourock on an excursion cruise to Brodick and Whiting Bay

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer SEALIGHT delayed at Glasgow by a dock strike

SEALIGHT was in Queen’s Dock, Glasgow and was waiting

to discharge but delayed due to a dock strike,

   She had loaded Limestone (for account of J. Dougall Esq.)

at Glenarm (Northern Ireland) on 2^nd September and

arrived at Queen’s Dock on 3^rd.   The strike continued

until 9^th and SEALIGHT was unloaded, and she bunkered

with coal on 10^th and on 12^th she moved to King George V

Dock where she loaded bagged Barley for Port Ellen

(Isle of Islay) for the account of Sheriff’s Port Company.

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer POLARLIGHT delayed by a dock strike in Glasgow

POLARLIGHT had arrived at Meadowside Quay,

 Glasgow, on 2^nd September with the intention of

loading a cargo of  Barley for Bruichladdich, Isle of

Islay (for account of Bruichladdich Distillery Company)

but she was caught in a dock strike until 9^th September

when loading was resumed.

   After loading was completed POLARLIGHT shifted

to Queen’s Dock where she bunkered with coal and

then left on passage to Bruichladdich.

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer fleet on 7th September 1955

MOONLIGHT had arrived at Brodick (Isle of Arran) on

6 September with a cargo of crushed limestone from

Carnlough (Northern Ireland) and was discharging the

cargo, for the account of  D. R. Shaw, Esq.

SEALIGHT was in Queen’s Dock, Glasgow and was waiting

to discharge but delayed due to a dock strike,

   She had loaded Limestone (for account of J. Dougall Esq.)

at Glenarm (Northern Ireland) on 2^nd September and

arrived at Queen’s Dock on 3^rd.   The strike continued

until 9^th and SEALIGHT was unloaded, and she bunkered

with coal on 10^th and on 12^th she moved to King George V

Dock where she loaded bagged Barley for Port Ellen

(Isle of Islay) for the account of Sheriff’s Port Company.

WARLIGHT was on passage to Dumbarton, having loaded

a cargo of timber at Aros (Isle of Mull) and arrived at

Dumbarton on 8^th September.   After discharging she

went to Scott’s shipyard at Bowling where she was taken

onto their slip for rudder repairs.

RAYLIGHT was at the Coal Pier, Dunoon, discharging a

cargo of coal (for the account of A Blackwood, Esq.)

which she had brought from Troon.    After discharging

RAYLIGHT left for Glenarm in Northern Ireland to load

a cargo of Limestone for Glasgow, but, owing to

weather conditions in the North Channel, she had to

divert to Campbeltown for shelter, and remained

windbound in Campbeltown for six days before being

able to continue on passage to Glenarm.

POLARLIGHT had arrived at Meadowside Quay,

 Glasgow, on 2^nd September with the intention of

loading a cargo of  Barley for Bruichladdich, Isle of

Islay (for account of Bruichladdich Distillery Company)

but she was caught in a dock strike until 9^th September

when loading was resumed.

   After loading was completed POLARLIGHT shifted

to Queen’s Dock where she bunkered with coal and

then left on passage to Bruichladdich.

LIMELIGHT was at Paisley on 6^th and 7^th September

loading 3,000 cases of Beer (weight 52 tons 3cwts)

for Belfast (account of  Mac Shipping Company.)

   On finishing loading on 7^th, LIMELIGHT left Paisley

  for Greenock where she bunkered with coal and then

left on passage to Belfast.

STARLIGHT was on her second day of hire to

V.S.O.  …. Whatever that is ?????

SKYLIGHT was at the Coal Pier at Dunoon discharging

a cargo of coal which she had brought from Troon for

the account of the Engineer Manager of the Gas Works.