Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Ship Movement

Wednesday, August 10, 1960 @ 1930
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		STYLEHURST (1952- General cargo ship 465 feet long of Grenehurst Shipping Company Limited, London) Own Page

STYLEHURST uses boatmen to shift 200 feet astern along the wall at berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow
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

Sailing

Wednesday, August 10, 1960 @ 2355 		STYLEHURST (1952- General cargo ship 465 feet long of Grenehurst Shipping Company Limited, London) Own Page

STYLEHURST leaves Glasgow light-ship for Rotterdam
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

Ship Movement

Thursday, August 11, 1960 @ 0140 		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 leaves 1 Meadowside Quay to cant at entrance to Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Port of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Net Tonnage5,785
Gross Tonnage9,684

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.

Ship Movement

Thursday, August 11, 1960 @ 0310 		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 1 Meadowside Quay after canting at entrance to Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Port of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Net Tonnage5,785
Gross Tonnage9,684

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.

Arrival

Thursday, August 11, 1960 @ 0335 		LOCH ARD (1955-1971 General cargo coaster 184 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped) Own Page

MacBrayne's LOCH ARD arrives in Kingston Dock, Glasgow from the West Highlands of Scotland
Arrived fromWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth2 Kingston Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage237
Draught forward on arrival6' 5"Gross Tonnage611
Draught aft on arrival10' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Thursday, August 11, 1960 @ 0625 		ASHDOD (1958 - 1969 General cargo ship 265 feet long of Zim Israel Line) Own Page

Zim Israel's ASHDOD shifts from Queen's Dock to Springfield Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromQueens Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryHaifa (Israel)
Arrived in berth29 Springfield Quay, Glasgow Gross Tonnage1902
Draught forward on arrival9 feet
Draught aft on arrival18 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalPart general out

Sailing

Thursday, August 11, 1960 @ 1230 		LOCHBROOM (1948-1972 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow : 1974 stranded in Mediterranean)) Own Page

MacBraynes LOCHBROOM leaves Glasgow for West Highlands
Sailing forWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth3 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage130
CargoGeneralGross Tonnage413
DraughtFor'd 7' 10" Aft 11' feetDeadweght Tonnage535

Sailing

Thursday, August 11, 1960 @ 1330 		TAY ( 1958-1965 General cargo coaster 234 feet long of William Sloan Line) Own Page

William Sloan's coaster TAY leaves Glasgow for Cardiff and Swansea
Sailing forCardiff, Swansea via GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow
CargoGeneral

Sailing

Thursday, August 11, 1960 @ 1545 		ASHDOD (1958 - 1969 General cargo ship 265 feet long of Zim Israel Line) Own Page

ASHDOD departs Glasgow for Liverpool and Haifa (Israel)
Sailing forHaifa via LiverpoolPort of RegistryHaifa (Israel)
Sailed from berth29/31 Springfield Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage1902
CargoGeneral
DraughtFor'd 10 feet Aft 18 11"

Sailing

Friday, August 12, 1960 @ 0055 		LINDISFARNE (1960 - 1975 ore carrier of Bamburgh Shipping Co. (W A Souters) Newcastle) Own Page

LINDISFARNE leaves General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, for Canada
Sailing forSeven Islands, CanadaPort of RegistryNewcastle
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow
CargoLight
DraughtFor'd 17' 2" Aft 19' 6"

Sailing

Friday, August 12, 1960 @ 0130 		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 leaves 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for Port Arthur (Texas, USA)
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.

Sailing

Friday, August 12, 1960 @ 1135 		MAARSBERGEN ( 1958 - 1968 general cargo coaster 226 feet long of N V Zuid Hollandsche Scheepv, Rotterdam) Own Page

Dutch coaster MAARSBERGEN departs Glasgow for Antwerp
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berth57 Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage274
CargoGeneralDeadweght Tonnage1050
DraughtFor'd 7' 8" Aft 10' 6"

Arrival

Friday, August 12, 1960 @ 1750 		RIO BARIMA ( 1959 - 1976 Ore Carrier 657 feet long of Transworld Carriers, Liberia) Own Page

RIO BARIMA brings Iron Ore from Venezuela to General Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromPuerto Ordaz (Venezuela)Port of RegistryMonrovia, Liberia
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage6,803
CargoIron OreGross Tonnage12,859
DraughtFwd 31' 01" Aft 31' 01"

Arrival

Friday, August 12, 1960 @ 1805 		HECTOR (1950 - 1972 passenger/cargo liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Blue Funnel's HECTOR docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Net Tonnage5,922
Gross Tonnage10,125

Arrival

Saturday, August 13, 1960 @ 1000 		INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST bunkers RIO BARIMA with fuel oil at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromDunglass Oil depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthTerminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside RIO BARIMA)Net Tonnage111
CargoFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Oiler INVERTEST supplying bunker fuel oil to the ore carrier RIO BARIMA