Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, June 30, 1960 @ 1135 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSGLEN arrives at Merklands Quay West, Glasgow with cattle from Dublin
Arrived fromDublin (Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay West, GlasgowNet Tonnage523
Cargo carried on arrivalCattleGross Tonnage1,544
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 9650

Ship Event

Thursday, June 30, 1960 @ 1700 		IRISH LARCH ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo ship 496 feet long of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin) Own Page

IRISH LARCH closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for New Orleans, Galveston and Houston
Sailing forNew Orleans, Galveston, Houston (all U.S.A.) Port of RegistryDublin
Sailed from berth4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Ships agentAnchor Line Ltd., 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow C.1. tel CENtral 9309

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 0000 		Own Page

JOHN SUMMERS & SONS LTD., Shipowners in 1960

Contributed by “Ellesmere”

JOHN  SUMMERS  &  SONS  LTD.

Offices :  Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, Shotton, Chester, England.

                Telegraphic Address  “ Summers  Chester “      Telephone  Connah’s Quay 200

Chairman  :  RICHARD F. SUMMERS

Directors  :  N. H. ROLLASON  (Managing)

                    Sir GEOFFREY SUMMERS,  Bt., C.B.E.,  D.L.

                    J. H. PEARCE

                    A. REITH GRAY

                   J. IVAN SPENS,  O.B.E.

                   H. C. IRVINE,  M.B.E.

                   Sir WALTER BENTON JONES,  Bt.

                   M. H. ROLLASON

                   Sir G. SPENCER SUMMERS,  M. P.

     A.    B. STOBART

                   L. C. SALTER

Secretary  :  J. MACMILLAN

Marine Superintendent  :  G. K. TATTERSON

 

SERVICES   Hawarden Bridge to Liverpool, and general coasting

 

FLEET

HAWARDEN BRIDGE  Motor general coaster, built 1940

STALEY BRIDGE  Motor general coaster, built 1940

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 0615 		AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

AYRSHIRE arrives at Glasgow to discharge and then load for Durban and Beira via Liverpool
Arrived fromMelbourne and Adelaide via London and HamburgPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Sailing forDurban and Beira via Liverpool
Sailed from berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival18' 00"
Draught aft on arrival21' 04"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 765 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 1st July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1830 on 4th July
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 1st July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,900 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1930 on 6th July
Draught forward on sailing19' 06"
Draught aft on sailing20' 00"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 0800
THIS DATE IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date 		Own Page

Coast Lines Limited of Liverpool, England Company poster of representative vessels of their fleets

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		MOBIL ACME (1960-1976 Oil products tanker 549 feet long of Mobil Tankships Ltd., London : 1976 scrapped) Own Page

New ship MOBIL ACME at Deep Water Berth, Greenock for storing, crewing, etc.
Ship's locationDeep water berth, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Ships agentAlexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Shipbuilders, Linthouse, Glasgow, S.W.1.Reg Tonnage7,247
Gross Tonnage12,755
Deadweght Tonnage19.050

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		ANZAC (1939-1976 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay Ltd, Glasgow : scrapped 1976)) Own Page

Clyde puffers ANZAC, INCA and CHINDIT at Hay's Shipyard, Kirkintilloch (Scotland)
Ship's locationHay's Shipyard, Kirkintilloch (Forth & Clyde Canal, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Reg Tonnage52
Deadweght Tonnage140

Contributed by Jim Howie  (Partick, Glasgow)

Ship Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		INCA (1938-1965 Steam Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay & Sons Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Clyde puffers ANZAC, INCA and CHINDIT at Hay's Shipyard, Kirkintilloch (Scotland)
Ship's locationHay's Shipyard, Kirkintilloch (Forth & Clyde Canal, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage72

Contributed by Jim Howie  (Partick, Glasgow)

Ship Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		CHINDIT (1945-1960 General cargo Clyde Puffer / Lighter of J & J Hay & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Clyde puffers ANZAC, INCA and CHINDIT at Hay's Shipyard, Kirkintilloch (Scotland)
Ship's locationHay's Shipyard, Kirkintilloch (Forth & Clyde Canal, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Contributed by Jim Howie  (Partick, Glasgow)

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		Own Page

1960 Advert by Anchor Line, Glasgow for their services to India and Pakistan

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000 		Own Page

Caledonian Steam Packet Clyde pleasure sailings from Ardrossan for July, August and September 1960

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		PORT WELLINGTON (1946-1971 Refrigerated cargo liner 529 feet long of Port Line, London) Own Page

Three Port Line ships at Hobart, from left to right PORT WELLINGTON, PORT JACKSON, PORT VICTOR
Ship's locationHobart (Tasmania, Australia)Port of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage6,347
Gross Tonnage10,585
Deadweght Tonnage11,100

 

Contributed by TASMAN ABC

 

Ship Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		PORT JACKSON (1937-1967 General cargo ship of Port Line, London : 1967 Scrapped) Own Page

Three Port Line ships at Hobart, from left to right PORT WELLINGTON, PORT JACKSON, PORT VICTOR
Ship's locationHobart (Tasmania, Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage9,687

 

Contributed by TASMAN ABC

Ship Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1000
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		PORT VICTOR (1948-1970 General / refridgerated cargo liner 529 feet overall of Port Line, London : 1970 scrapped) Own Page

Three Port Line ships at Hobart, from left to right PORT WELLINGTON, PORT JACKSON, PORT VICTOR
Ship's locationHobart (Tasmania, Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage10,390

 

Contributed by TASMAN ABC

News Event

Friday, July 1, 1960 @ 1100 		Own Page

Shell Offices opened at North Crescent, Ardrossan

New Shell offices opened, North Crescent Ardrossan