Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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News Event

Friday, June 3, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
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Ross & Marshall’s Clyde Puffers on Friday 3rd June 1960

 

STORMLIGHT at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, discharging

Limestone Dust which she had loaded at Glenarm

(Northern Ireland) for account of Colville’s Limited.

 

MOONLIGHT at Glenarm (Northern Ireland) loading

Limestone Dust for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for

account of Colville’s Limited.

 

SEALIGHT at Troon loading for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay)

   Coal for account of  A Currie,

   Coal for account of  D Johnston & Company,

   Tiles for account of  R Howie

And 19 tons of bunker coal (she had a coal powered

steam engine).

 

WARLIGHT at Troon loading coal for Eriskay

(Western Isles of Scotland) for account of R McLeod.

   And also loaded 14 tons 5 cwts of bunker coal

(she had a coal powered steam engine).

 

POLARLIGHT at Greenock.

 

LIMELIGHT on passage from Corpach to Brodick

(Isle of Arran) to discharge a cargo of Lime which

she had loaded at Corpach (Scottish Highlands) for

the account of Highland Lime Company).

 

STARLIGHT at Albert Pier, Rothesay (Isle of Bute)

discharging coal which she had brought from Troon

(for account of J Dougall).

 

SKYLIGHT at Queen’s Dock, Glasgow loading coal

for account of A Blackwood at Dunoon (Firth of Clyde).

   Finishing loading she left Glasgow and moved

downriver to Greenock where she spent Friday night,

Saturday and Sunday, and left early on Monday

morning to make the 2-hour trip across the

Firth to the coal pier at Dunoon, being ready to

discharge at 0800.

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 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 coaster STORMLIGHT discharging at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank

Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage71
Gross Tonnage166
Deadweght Tonnage183

STORMLIGHT at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, discharging

Limestone Dust which she had loaded at Glenarm

(Northern Ireland) for account of Colville’s Limited.

 

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 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 Glenarm loading for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank

Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage164
Deadweght Tonnage188

MOONLIGHT at Glenarm (Northern Ireland) loading

Limestone Dust for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for

account of Colville’s Limited.

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 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 at Troon loading coal for Port Ellen

Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage154

SEALIGHT at Troon loading for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay)

   Coal for account of  A Currie,

   Coal for account of  D Johnston & Company,

   Tiles for account of  R Howie

And 19 tons of bunker coal (she had a coal powered

steam engine).

 

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 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 at Troon loading coal for Eriskay

Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage60
Gross Tonnage135
   

 WARLIGHT at Troon loading coal for Eriskay

(Western Isles of Scotland) for account of R McLeod.

   And also loaded 14 tons 5 cwts of bunker coal

(she had a coal powered steam engine).

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 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 at Greenock

Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Reg Tonnage40
   

 

POLARLIGHT at Greenock.

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 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 Queen's Dock, Glasgow loading coal for Dunoon

Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage40
Gross Tonnage90

SKYLIGHT at Queen’s Dock, Glasgow loading coal

for account of A Blackwood at Dunoon (Firth of Clyde).

   Finishing loading she left Glasgow and moved

downriver to Greenock where she spent Friday night,

Saturday and Sunday, and left early on Monday

morning to make the 2-hour trip across the

Firth to the coal pier at Dunoon, being ready to

discharge at 0800.

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 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 discharging coal at Albert Pier, Rothesay

Port of RegistryGreenock
Gross Tonnage91

STARLIGHT at Albert Pier, Rothesay (Isle of Bute)

discharging coal which she had brought from Troon

(for account of J Dougall).

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 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 Brodick with a cargo of lime

Port of RegistryGreenock (UK)
Gross Tonnage96
Deadweght Tonnage140
   

 

LIMELIGHT on passage from Corpach to Brodick

(Isle of Arran) to discharge a cargo of Lime which

she had loaded at Corpach (Scottish Highlands) for

the account of Highland Lime Company).

Arrival

Friday, June 3, 1960 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
HELEN (Motot vessel of John S Thomson) Own Page

HELEN at Albert Harbour, Greenock from 3rd to 30 June 1960

Ship's locationAlbert Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage15
Ships agentJohn S Thomson, Esq.

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 1960 @ 1600
CIRCASSIA ( 1937 - 1966 Passenger and cargo liner 483 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CIRCASSIA closes for receiving cargo at East Float, East Quay, Birkenhead

Ship's locationEast Float, East Quay, BirkenheadPort of RegistryGlasgow

ANCHOR LINE

to PORT SAID, ADEN, KARACHI and BOMBAY

(2) (3) (5) ELYSIA ......... Closing for cargo............. Glasgow May 15 ....... Birkenhead May 20

(1) CIRCASSIA .. Closing for cargo ............ Glasgow May 26 ........ Birkenhead June 3

(1) Karachi cargo by special inducement only

(2) Not loading for Karachi

(3) Port Said cargo not accepted at Glasgow

(5) Accepts cargo for Kandia (if inducement)

ANCHOR - CUNARD JOINT SERVICE

to NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, and HAMPTON ROADS

ALSATIA ....... Receiving Glasgow April 28 - May 4

BENNY SKOU .... Receiving Glasgow May 12 - 18

As Loading Brokers for CUNARD LINE

GLASGOW to NEW ORLEANS, HOUSTON, and GALVESTON

Vessel closing Glasgow 14 June

As Loading Brokers for HEAD & LORD LINE

for DETROIT and CHICAGO

FAIR HEAD ........ Closing Glasgow May 13

Loading Berths - Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

- East Float, East Quay, Birkenhead

ANCHOR LINE

14 ST. VINCENT PLACE, GLASGOW, C 1

Ship Event

Friday, June 3, 1960 @ 1700
CLAN MACKENZIE (1947-1960 General cargo ship of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, London :1960 Scrapped)) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACKENZIE closes for receiving cargo at Birkenhead

Ship's locationBirkenheadPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage7,025

 

CLAN LINE


FAST LINER SERVICES

 

SOUTH   and  EAST  AFRICA

 

CAPE TOWN,  MOSSEL BAY,  PORT ELIZABETH,  EAST LONDON,

DURBAN,  LOURENCO MARQUES  and  ^BEIRA

CLAN MACTAGGART .....  Closing Newport May 28 ...... Birkenhead June 7

 

LOBITO,  CAPE TOWN,  MOSSEL BAY,  

PORT ELIZABETH,  EAST LONDON  and  MAURITIUS

CLAN ROSS ...... Closing Birkenhead May 6

*CLAN MACLEAN ........Closing Glasgow May 19 ....... Birkenhead May 27

*Not for Mossel Bay

 

DURBAN,  LOURENCO MARQUES  and  ^BEIRA

CLAN STEWART ........ Closing Glasgow May 5 ........ Birkenhead May 23

CLAN URQUHART .......... Closing Glasgow May 16 ...... Birkenhead May 24

^ Beira cargo must be especially booked before despatch 

 

CEYLON,  INDIA  and  PAKISTAN,

ADEN,  BOMBAY,  TRINCOMALEE,

MADRAS  and  CALCUTTA

(via Colombo)

CLAN MACLACHLAN ........ Closing Glasgow May 24 ....... Birkenhead June 1

 

AQABA,  ADEN,  COCHIN,  TUTICORIN,

COLOMBO,  CHITTAGONG and  CHALNA

CLAN ALLAN ........ Closing  Glasgow May 14 ........ Birkenhead May 25

 

AQABA,  ADEN  and  COLOMBO

CLAN MACKENZIE ....... Closing Glasgow May 28 ...... Birkenhead June 3

 

Vessels have liberty to call at other ports

either in or out of route

 

CAYZER,  IRVINE  &  CO.  LTD.,

LONDON,  LIVERPOOL  and

109  HOPE  STREET,  GLASGOW 

Telephone  CENtral  7050


Ship Event

Saturday, June 4, 1960 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
HELEN (Motot vessel of John S Thomson) Own Page

HELEN at Albert Harbour, Greenock from 3rd to 30 June 1960

Ship's locationAlbert Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage15
Ships agentJohn S Thomson, Esq.

Ship Event

Sunday, June 5, 1960 @ 0000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
HELEN (Motot vessel of John S Thomson) Own Page

HELEN at Albert Harbour, Greenock from 3rd to 30 June 1960

Ship's locationAlbert Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage15
Ships agentJohn S Thomson, Esq.

Harbour Event

Sunday, June 5, 1960 @ 0900
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Summer Passenger Sailings to Isle of Man, Belfast and Arran for 1960

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" newspaper dated 12th February 1960.

The Ardrossan to Belfast summer sailings by the "Irish Coast" start on June 25 and end on August 27.
The Ardrossan to Arran sailings start on May 28 and end on September 30, and the Ardrossan to Isle of Man sailings start on June 5 and end on September 9