Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Thursday, March 24, 1960 @ 1700 		KING GEORGE (1957-1959 General cargo ship :1959-1970 Clan Line : 1970-1972 Houston Line : 1982 Scrapped) Own Page

KING GEORGE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forDurban, Lourenco Marques and BeiraGross Tonnage5,732
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Ships agentPrentice, Service and Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow C. 1.

KING GEORGE was on charter to Hall Line, Liverpool

Ship Event

Thursday, March 24, 1960 @ 1700
The date shown is as timetabled and the time shown is our best estimste 		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 scheduled to close for receiving cargo at Glasgow for Eastern ports
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailing forPort Said, Suez, Aden, Visakhapatnam and Calcutta Net Tonnage2,517
Ships agentHall Line Ltd., Tower Building, Water Street, Liverpool, 3 Telephone Central 8444Gross Tonnage4,945
Deadweght Tonnage7,760

News Event

Friday, March 25, 1960 @ 1707 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSGLEN leaves Glasgow for Dublin on 25th March 1960
Sailing forDublin (Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGlasgowNet Tonnage523
Outward cargo249 tons of general cargoGross Tonnage1,544
Draught forward on sailing13' 10"
Draught aft on sailing16' 8"
Master of vessel on sailingD Campbell
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow C 2

LAIRDSGLEN sailed outwards from Glasgow to Dublin on Friday 25th March 1960

 

25th March

 

Draught of water leaving Glasgow forward 13' 10" and aft 16 8”

 

249 tons of cargo received at Glasgow

Total for Dublin 249 tons

 

1707   Sailed from Glasgow

1919   Passed Greenock

1940   Passed Cloch Light

2048   Passed Cumbrae Light

2133   Passed Holy Island Light

2200   Passed Pladda Light

2244   Passed Ailsa Craig

 2354   Passed Corsewall Light

 

26th March

0040   Passed Killantringan Light

0123   Passed Copeland’s Light

0300   Passed South Rock Lightship

0405   Passed St John’s Point Light

0658   Passed Rockabill Light

0720   Passed Lambay Island

0759   Passed Bailey Light

0818   Passed Poolbeg

0840   Arrived at Dublin

0853   Berthed

Time on Voyage from Greenock to Dublin 13 hours 21 mins

 

Weather on passage moderate Easterly breeze, slight sea and swell


 D. Campbell, Master

Arrival

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0535 		Saint Bedan Own Page
Ship's locationBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterW. J. RossNet Tonnage240
CargoScrap
Draught13' 0"

Arrival

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0705 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam
CargoContainersNet Tonnage315
Gross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage780

News Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer / Lighter fleet employment on 26 March 1960

 

STORMLIGHT at Glenarm, Northern Ireland, loaded

Limestone Dust for Glasgow, account of Colvilles Ltd.

  Sailed 1300.  Strong easterly wind turning early morning,

damage may have been sustained to bottom.  Belting

damaged starboard side.

 

 MOONLIGHT at Albert Pier, Rothesay and discharged

Limestone Dust from Glenarm, Northern Ireland, for

account of J Gibson & Son.

 

SEALIGHT finished discharging coal (for account of

 D Johnston & Co.) at Port Ellen, Isle of Islay.   She had

loaded the coal at Troon but was delayed in sailing from

Troon by making repairs to a leaking boiler tube.

 

WARLIGHT was at Portree, Isle of Skye, where she had

discharged a cargo of coal (for the account of R Beaton

Ltd) which she had brought from Troon.   On passage to

Portree she had to shelter in Campbeltown, being

windbound there for three days.   Today she left Portree

on the a.m. tide for Corpach where she was to load a

cargo of Lime for Lamlash (Isle of Arran)

 

POLARLIGHT laid up at Greenock.

 

LIMELIGHT was on passage from Corpach via Crinan

  Canal to Lamlash (Isle of Arran) with a 120 ton 5 cwt

cargo of Lime (for account of Highland Lime Company)

 

SKYLIGHT at Troon and loaded coal for Tarbert, Loch

Fyne, the coal for account of R Cameron & Co Ltd.

 

STARLIGHT at Furnace, Loch Fyne, at p.m. loaded

Granite Chips for Glasgow, account of William Sim

& Co. Ltd.  

 

Ship Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		STORMLIGHT (1957-1973 General cargo steam / then diesel coaster 88 feet long of Light Shipping Company Ltd. / Ross & Marshall Ltd, Greenock : 15 December 1973 wrecked at Craighouse, Jura)) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer STORMLIGHT at Glenarm loading Limestone Dust for Glasgow
Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage71
Gross Tonnage166
Deadweght Tonnage183

STORMLIGHT at Glenarm, Northern Ireland, loaded

Limestone Dust for Glasgow, account of Colvilles Ltd.

  Sailed 1300.  Strong easterly wind turning early morning,

damage may have been sustained to bottom.  Belting

damaged starboard side.

Ship Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer MOONLIGHT at Rothesay discharging Limestone Dust from Glenarm
Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage164
Deadweght Tonnage188

MOONLIGHT at Albert Pier, Rothesay and discharged

Limestone Dust from Glenarm, Northern Ireland, for

account of J Gibson & Son.

Ship Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SEALIGHT (1930-1963 Steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 86 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd : 1964 scrapped at Troon)) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer SEALIGHT discharging coal at Port Ellen (Isle of Islay)
Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage154

SEALIGHT finished discharging coal (for account of

 D Johnston & Co.) at Port Ellen, Isle of Islay.   She had

loaded the coal at Troon but was delayed in sailing from

Troon by making repairs to a leaking boiler tube.

Ship Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		WARLIGHT (1919-1964 Steam engined general cargo Crinan Canal size Clyde puffer 86 feet long of Light Shipping / Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer WARLIGHT discharging coal at Portree (Isle of Skye)
Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage60
Gross Tonnage135

WARLIGHT was at Portree, Isle of Skye, where she had

discharged a cargo of coal (for the account of R Beaton

Ltd) which she had brought from Troon.   On passage to

Portree she had to shelter in Campbeltown, being

windbound there for three days.   Today she left Portree

on the a.m. tide for Corpach where she was to load a

cargo of Lime for Lamlash (Isle of Arran)

Ship Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		POLARLIGHT (1948-1974 Clyde steam puffer lighter 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall ) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer POLARLIGHT laid up at Greenock
Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Reg Tonnage40

POLARLIGHT laid up at Greenock.

Ship Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		LIMELIGHT (1948-1963 steam general cargo puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall, Greenock : scrapped at Dalmuir 1966) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer LIMELIGHT on passage from Corpach to Lamlash via Crinan Canal
Port of RegistryGreenock (UK)
Gross Tonnage96
Deadweght Tonnage140

LIMELIGHT was on passage from Corpach via Crinan

  Canal to Lamlash (Isle of Arran) with a 120 ton 5 cwt

cargo of Lime (for account of Highland Lime Company)

Ship Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SKYLIGHT (1936-1967 steam engined Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer SKYLIGHT at Troon loading coal for Tarbert (Loch Fyne)
Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage40
Gross Tonnage90

SKYLIGHT at Troon and loaded coal for Tarbert, Loch

Fyne, the coal for account of R Cameron & Co Ltd.

Ship Event

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		STARLIGHT (1937 - 1967 Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock : 1967 scrapped at Bowling)) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer STARLIGHT at Furnace (Loch Fyne) loading Granite Chips for Glasgow
Port of RegistryGreenock
Gross Tonnage91

STARLIGHT at Furnace, Loch Fyne, at p.m. loaded

Granite Chips for Glasgow, account of William Sim

& Co. Ltd.  

Arrival

Saturday, March 26, 1960 @ 0845 		Own Page
Ship's locationStornoway
Vessel MasterA. Farrow
CargoTVO (part cargo)
Draught9' 6"
AgentR. L. Alpine