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Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 0935
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AMBULANT (1959-1962 and 1962-1964 General cargo coaster 60.34m 198 feet long of Carebeka N.V., Groningen, Netherlands Owner: Willem Koerts & Hendrik Koerts, Zuidbroek, Netherlands )) |
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AMBULANT leaves Glasgow for Liverpool and Antwerp |
| Sailing for | Antwerp via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Zuidbroek (Netherlands) |
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| Sailed from berth | 57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 244 |
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| Cargo | General | Gross Tonnage | 474 |
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| Draught | For'd 7' 9" Aft 9' 10" | Deadweght Tonnage | 1,056 |
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Arrival
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 0950
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INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) |
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Oiler INVERTEST arrives at ore carrier NORDLAND at Terminus Quay, Glasgow and bunkers her. |
| Arrived from | Dunglass Oil depot, River Clyde | Port of Registry | London |
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| Arrived in berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside NORDLAND) | Net Tonnage | 111 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Fuel oil | Gross Tonnage | 259 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 308 |
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Oiler INVERTEST alongside the ore carrier NORDLAND and bunkering her. |
Arrival
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 0950
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NORDLAND ( 1958 - Ore carrier 505 feet long of Vesteraalens D/S, Norway) |
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Ore carrier NORDLAND at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow is bunkered by harbour oiler INVERTEST |
| Ship's location | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Stockmarknes (Norway) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 5,893 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 10,707 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 16,400 |
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Oiler INVERTEST comes alongside the ore carrier NORDLAND and bunkers her with fuel oil |
News Event
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
WEATHER WATCHER (Meterological ship of Air Ministry, London) |
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Ocean Weather Ship WEATHER WATCHER in James Watt Dock, Greenock |
| Ship's location | James Watt Dock, Greenock | Port of Registry | Air Ministry, London, U.K. |
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| Ships agent | Shore Captain, Ocean Weather Service Base, Greenock, Scotland Telephone Greenock 24291 | Net Tonnage | 225 |
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Radio Message
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1123
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Parthia |
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On VHF : Parthia calling Clyde Pilots. No reply from Pilots. This station called Parthia. Reply from Parthia loud and clear. Message passed to Clyde Pilots, Parthia due Cumbrae 1300.
Further information supplied by Martin (Melliget), Shipsnostalgia.com :
This info from the Movements of Liners section of The Times:
19 Aug 1960
Movements of Liners
PARTHIA, fm. N.Y., due L'pool 20.
[Note: Members of crew of Parthia joined seamen's strike when they arrived at Liverpool.]
22 Aug 1960
Movements of Liners
PARTHIA, fm. N.Y., arrd. L'pool 20.
And this was a news item:
28 Aug 1960
[Despite the strike] "..Cunard succeeded in getting away the passenger and cargo liner Parthia from the Mersey for New York fully manned by a crew of 180 yesterday.." |
Radio Message
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1123
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Parthia |
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From .Ardrossan Harbour Radio Log :
"Parthia" calling Clyde Pilots. No reply from Pilots. This station called "Parthia." Reply from "Parthia" loud and clear. Message passed to Clyde Pilots, "Parthia" due Cumbrae 1300. |
Sailing
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1140
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INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) |
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INVERTEST leaves NORDLAND at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow after bunkering her with fuel oil |
| Sailing for | Faslane, (Gare Loch, River Clyde) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailed from berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside NORDLAND) | Net Tonnage | 111 |
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| Cargo | Light | Gross Tonnage | 259 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 308 |
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Oiler INVERTEST departs from NORDLAND |
Arrival
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1150
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APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) |
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Oiler APEXITY arrives at NORDLAND at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow to bunker her with fuel oil |
| Arrived from | Broomielaw, Glasgow | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside NORDLAND) | Net Tonnage | 49 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Fuel oil | Gross Tonnage | 136 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 180 |
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Oiler APEXITY now alongside NORDLAND to continue bunkering. |
Arrival
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1150
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NORDLAND ( 1958 - Ore carrier 505 feet long of Vesteraalens D/S, Norway) |
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Oiler APEXITY bunkers NORDLAND with fuel oil |
| Ship's location | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Stockmarknes (Norway) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 5,893 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 10,707 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 16,400 |
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Oiler APEXITY now alongside NORDLAND to continue bunkering. |
Sailing
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1155
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VLIELAND (1955-1962 a general cargo coaster 140 feet 41.9 metres long of Harm Pieter Veling, Klaaskamp ) |
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VLIELAND leaves Glasgow with general cargo for Paris via Liverpool |
| Sailing for | Paris via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Rotterdam (Holland) |
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| Sailed from berth | 33 Springfield Quay, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 160 |
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| Cargo | General (out/in) | Gross Tonnage | 282 |
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Sailing
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1200
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ISLE OF HARRIS (1965- General cargo coaster 142 feet long of Roderick Cunningham (Scalpay) Co Ltd / Robert Cameron & Co., , Stornoway) |
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Cunningham's coaster ISLE OF HARRIS leaves Kingston Dock, Glasgow for Larne |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Stornoway (Isle of Lewis, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | 5 Kingston Dock, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 123 |
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| Cargo | Light | Gross Tonnage | 274 |
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Sailing
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1300
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APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) |
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APEXITY leaves NORDLAND at General Terminus, Glasgow after bunkering her with fuel oil |
| Sailing for | Bowling (River Clyde) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside NORDLAND) | Net Tonnage | 49 |
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| Cargo | Part same cargo | Gross Tonnage | 136 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 180 |
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Oiler APEXITY departs from NORDLAND at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow |
Ship Event
Friday, August 19, 1960 @ 1300
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)) |
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At 1300 puffer STARLIGHT at Custom House Quay, Glasgow commences discharging granite chips |
| Ship's location | Custom House Quay, Clyde Street, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Greenock |
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| Arrived from | Furnace (Loch Fyne) | Gross Tonnage | 91 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Granite chips (for account of William Sim & Co.) | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, August 20, 1960 @ 0950
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BRITISH TRUST ( 1960 - 1976 Product tanker 525 feet long of BP Tanker Company, London) |
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New BP Tanker BRITISH TRUST undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock prior to being handed over to her owners |
| Sailed from berth | Elderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow | Port of Registry | London |
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She had been built at Lithgows yard at Port Glasgow and was being dry-docked prior to being handed over to her owners |
Arrival
Saturday, August 20, 1960 @ 1015
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CITY OF PHILADELPHIA (1949 - 1968 General cargo liner 485 feet long of Ellerman Lines, London : 1974 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) |
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Ellerman Line's CITY OF PHILADELPHIA docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow |
| Arrived in berth | Elderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow | Port of Registry | London |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,591 |
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