Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Saturday, August 13, 1960 @ 1000
RIO BARIMA ( 1959 - 1976 Ore Carrier 657 feet long of Transworld Carriers, Liberia) Own Page

RIO BARIMA loads bunker fuel oil from the oiler INVERTEST

Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryMonrovia, Liberia
Net Tonnage6,803
Gross Tonnage12,859

Oiler INVERTEST now alongside RIO BARIMA to supply her with fuel oil.

Sailing

Saturday, August 13, 1960 @ 1220
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST departs ore carrier RIO BARIMA after bunkering her with fuel oil

Sailing forDunglass, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthTerminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside RIO BARIMA)Net Tonnage111
CargoLightGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Having supplied bunker oil to the ore carrier RIO BARIMA

Sailing

Sunday, August 14, 1960 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
BREMEN (1959-1971 Passenger liner of North German LLoyd, Bremen)) Own Page

North German LLoyd passenger liner BREMEN leaves Southampton for New York

Ship's locationSouthampton (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryBremen (Germany)
Sailing forNew York (USA)
Ships agentE H Mundy & Co Ltd., 87 Jermyn Street, London, S.W.1. Tel. TRAfalgar 1321

Sailing

Sunday, August 14, 1960 @ 1700
The date shown is as published on timetable and the time shown here is only our best estimate
AURELIA (1954-1969 Passenger Liner of Cia, Genovese do Armamento / Codegar Line, Trieste) Own Page

AURELIA scheduled to leave Sydney on 14-day cruise to Tonga, Fiji and Noumea

Sailing for14-day cruise to Tonga, Fiji and NoumeaPort of RegistryTrieste (Italy)
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)
Ships agentElder, Smith & Co. Ltd., 9-11 O'Connell Street, Sydney Tel. B0 138

Ship Movement

Sunday, August 14, 1960 @ 1935
QUEEN MARY 11 (1933-1977 Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

Excursion vessel QUEEN MARY 11 shifts to Springfield Quay, Glasgow at the end of her day's cruising

Arrived fromBridge Wharf, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berth29/31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow
CargoLight

Arrival

Monday, August 15, 1960 @ 0020
LOCHDUNVEGAN (1950-1973 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow) Own Page

MacBraynes cargo ship LOCHDUNVEGAN arrives in Glasgow from the West Highlands of Scotland

Arrived fromWest Highlands of ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth7 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage222
Draught forward on arrival6' 6"
Draught aft on arrival10' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C 2

Sailing

Monday, August 15, 1960 @ 1518
LOCH ARD (1955-1971 General cargo coaster 184 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped) Own Page

MacBrayne's cargo ship LOCH ARD departs Glasgow for West Highlands of Scotland

Sailing forWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth6 Kingston Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage237
CargoGeneralGross Tonnage611
DraughtFor'd 8' 10" Aft 12 4"

Sailing

Monday, August 15, 1960 @ 1750
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 undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Net Tonnage5,922
Gross Tonnage10,125

Arrival

Monday, August 15, 1960 @ 1955
IRON HORSE ( 1960 - 1970 ore carrier 518 feet long of Common Bros / Vallum Shipping, Newcastle) Own Page

New Ore carrier IRON HORSE docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock prior to handing over to owners

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryNewcastle
Gross Tonnage11,128

IRON HORSE was built by Scotts shipyard at Greenock and was being drydocked prior to being handed over to her owners.

Arrival

Tuesday, August 16, 1960 @ 0055
FORTH (1959-1962 General cargo coaster of William Sloan & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

William Sloan's coaster FORTH brings a general cargo to Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromCardiff, Dublin, BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage869
Draught forward on arrival6' 07"
Draught aft on arrival10' 05"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentWilliam Sloan & Co. Ltd., 200 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow

Harbour Event

Tuesday, August 16, 1960 @ 0600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
Own Page

Swinging Bridge at entrance to Kingston Dock, Glasgow goes off use due to centre jack trouble

Ship's locationSwinging Bridge at entrance to Kingston Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)

Harbour Event

Tuesday, August 16, 1960 @ 0820
Own Page

Swinging Bridge at entrance to Kingston Dock, Glasgow returns to use after centre jack trouble

Ship's locationSwinging Bridge at entrance to Kingston Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)

Ship Movement

Tuesday, August 16, 1960 @ 0943
QUEEN MARY 11 (1933-1977 Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

Excursion vessel QUEEN MARY 11 shifts to Bridge Wharf, Glasgow to embark passengers

Sailing forBridge Wharf, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berth29/31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow
CargoLight

News Event

Tuesday, August 16, 1960 @ 1100
IRISH POPLAR (1956-1972 General cargo ship 449 feet long of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin) Own Page

IRISH POPLAR arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of Grain from the Great Lakes

Arrived fromGreat Lakes via DublinPort of RegistryDublin (Ireland)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head East)
Sailing forGreenock (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head East)
Draught forward on arrival23' 08"
Draught aft on arrival25' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival2,825 tons of Grain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 16th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust
Completed discharge of inward cargo1915 on 17th August
Outward cargoPart same cargo of Grain
Draught forward on sailing22' 09"
Draught aft on sailing16' 03"
Ships agentJ S Braid

Arrival

Tuesday, August 16, 1960 @ 1415
LOCHBROOM (1948-1972 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow : 1974 stranded in Mediterranean)) Own Page

MacBrayne's coaster LOCHBROOM arrives in Glasgow from the West Highlands of Scotland

Arrived fromWest Highlands via Bridge Wharf (Glasgow)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage130
Cargo carried on arrivalPart general cargo (inward)Gross Tonnage413
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne Ltd., 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Telephone CENtral 9231Deadweght Tonnage535
DraughtFor'd 7' 10" Aft 11' 2"