Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, August 5, 1960 @ 1730 		INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

INVERTEST leaves REDCAR at Terminus Quay, Glasgow after bunkering her with fuel oil
Sailing forEsso Fuel Terminal, Dunglass, River Clyde (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthAlongside Ore Carrier REDCAR at Terminus Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) Net Tonnage111
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on boardGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Sailing

Friday, August 5, 1960 @ 1755 		PRASE ( 1938 - ? General cargo coaster of Wm Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

PRASE leaves Kingston Dock, Glasgow for Creetown (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK)
Sailing forCreetown (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth5 Kingston Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)Gross Tonnage374
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on board
Ships agentWilliam Robertson Ltd., 45 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9402 and 2413

Arrival

Friday, August 5, 1960 @ 2225 		RHEXENOR ( 1945 - 1975 Refrigerated cargo liner 496 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's RHEXENOR docks at Elderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

News Event

Friday, August 5, 1960 @ 2315 		STYLEHURST (1952- General cargo ship 465 feet long of Grenehurst Shipping Company Limited, London) Own Page

STYLEHURST arrives in Glasgow with 4,997 tons of Grain from Durban
Arrived fromDurban via BirkenheadPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage3,401
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage5,858
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage10,008
Draught forward on arrival19' 06"
Draught aft on arrival21' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 4,997 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 6th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow
Completed discharge of inward cargo1850 on 10th August
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 05"
Draught aft on sailing19' 06"
Ships agentDenholm, Glasgow

Arrival

Saturday, August 6, 1960 @ 0407 		LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters) Own Page

Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSROCK arrives at Broomielaw, Glasgow from Belfast
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthBroomielaw, GlasgowNet Tonnage234
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 45 tonsGross Tonnage471

Arrival

Saturday, August 6, 1960 @ 0945 		INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST arrives alongside to bunker Ore Carrier REDCAR at Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromEsso Oil Terminal, Dunglass (near Bowling, River Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthAlongside Ore Carrier REDCAR at Terminus Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel OilGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Ship Event

Saturday, August 6, 1960 @ 0955 		REDCAR (1956-1971 Ore / Bulk Carrier : Official Number 187304 : 505 feet overall of North Yorkshire Shipping Co. Ltd. (Bolton S.S. Co. Ltd.), Middlesbrough : 1978 scrapped at La Spezia, Italy)) Own Page

Ore Carrier REDCAR at Terminus Quay, Glasgow commences bunkering fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST
Ship's locationTerminus Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) Port of RegistryMiddlesbrough (England, UK)
Net Tonnage5,437
Gross Tonnage10,746
Deadweght Tonnage15,244

Sailing

Saturday, August 6, 1960 @ 1050 		INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

INVERTEST leaves REDCAR at Terminus Quay, Glasgow after bunkering her with fuel oil
Sailing forEsso Fuel Terminal, Dunglass, River Clyde (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthAlongside Ore Carrier REDCAR at Terminus Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) Net Tonnage111
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on boardGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Ship Event

Sunday, August 7, 1960 @ 0705 		CALGARIA (1956-1963 General cargo liner 495 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's CALGARIA at 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow has her gangway broken
Ship's location4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8,418

 

Gangway was broken at 0705 on 7th August.

Sailing

Sunday, August 7, 1960 @ 1125 		REDCAR (1956-1971 Ore / Bulk Carrier : Official Number 187304 : 505 feet overall of North Yorkshire Shipping Co. Ltd. (Bolton S.S. Co. Ltd.), Middlesbrough : 1978 scrapped at La Spezia, Italy)) Own Page

REDCAR leaves Terminus Quay, Glasgow for Seven Islands (= Sept Iles, Canada)
Sailing forSeven Islands (= Sept Iles, Canada)Port of RegistryMiddlesbrough (England, UK)
Sailed from berthTerminus Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) Net Tonnage5,437
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on boardGross Tonnage10,746
Ships agentBISCO (= British Iron and Steel Corporation)Deadweght Tonnage15,244

News Event

Sunday, August 7, 1960 @ 1150 		LOCHDUNVEGAN (1950-1973 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow) Own Page

LOCHDUNVEGAN arrives in Kingston Dock, Glasgow with general cargo from West Highlands of Scotland
Arrived fromWest Highlands of Scotland (UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth7 Kingston Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage222
Draught forward on arrival6 feet
Draught aft on arrival10 feet 3 inches
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 9231

Arrival

Sunday, August 7, 1960 @ 1330 		FRUIN ( 1958-1963 General cargo coaster of William Sloan Company, Glasgow) Own Page

FRUIN arrives at Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow with general cargo from Bristol (England) via Belfast
Arrived fromBristol (England, UK) via Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth19 Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) .... with her head westGross Tonnage906
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentWilliam Sloan & Co. Ltd, 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 4621

News Event

Sunday, August 7, 1960 @ 1330 		PENNYWORTH (1958-1973 An ore carrier 505 feet overall of R S Dalgliesh, Newcastle : 1983 scrapped at Spezia, Italy) Own Page

PENNYWORTH arrives at Terminus Quay, Glasgow with iron ore from Seven Islands (= Sept Iles, Canada)
Arrived fromSeven Islands (= Sept Iles, Canada)Port of RegistryNewcastle (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthTerminus Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Draught forward on arrival28 feet 9 inches
Draught aft on arrival28 feet 6 inches
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore
Ships agentBISCO (= British Iron and Steel Corporation)

Contributed image by J. Carmichael

News Event

Monday, August 8, 1960 @ 0045 		REMA (1958-1963 General cargo coaster 46m overall of NV Shipping Company 'Gruno' , Groningen, Netherlands Owner: Shipping company Brinkman , Groningen, Netherlands : 1985 scrapped) Own Page

REMA arrives in Kingston Dock, Glasgow with a cargo of soda ash from Winnington (Cheshire, England)
Arrived fromWinnington (a suburb of Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK)Port of RegistryGroningen (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth11 Kingston Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage173
Draught forward on arrival9 feet 4 inchesGross Tonnage376
Draught aft on arrival10 feet 6 inchesDeadweght Tonnage435
Cargo carried on arrivalSoda Ash

 

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News Event

Monday, August 8, 1960 @ 1250 		SOUTH AFRICAN PIONEER (1957-1966 General cargo ship 490 feet overall of South African Marine Corporation, Cape Town : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

SOUTH AFRICAN PIONEER arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow from Durban via Belfast
Arrived fromDurban via BelfastPort of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Arrived in berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage5,785
Sailing forPort Arthur (Texas, USA)Gross Tonnage9,684
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival11' 03"
Draught aft on arrival24' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,897 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 8th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1830 on 11th August
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing12' 00"
Draught aft on sailing20' 06"
Ships agentF W Allan & Ker Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Telephone CENtral 0925-8

At 0140 on 11th August SOUTH AFRICAN PIONEER left

berth 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head

east = towards the city) and moved upriver to the

entrance to Prince’s Dock where she canted (turned)

and returned downriver to the same berth 1 Meadowside

Quay, but this time with her head west (= facing downriver

= towards Greenock) and arriving at 0310 hours.