Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 0800 		STARLIGHT (1937 - 1967 Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock : 1967 scrapped at Bowling)) Own Page

Clyde Puffer STARLIGHT on hire to GPO Cable Ship IRIS
Port of RegistryGreenock
Gross Tonnage91

News Event

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SKYLIGHT (1936-1967 steam engined Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock) Own Page

Clyde Puffer SKYLIGHT at Queen's Dock, Glasgow loaded Coal and then left for Campbeltown
Sailing forCampbeltown (Kintyre, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthQueen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage40
Outward cargoCoal (For account of the Gas Works)Gross Tonnage90

News Event

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's MOONLIGHT at Dunvegan (Isle of Skye) discharging a cargo of coal from Troon
Ship's locationDunvegan (Isle of Skye, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalCoal (for account of R McLean)Gross Tonnage164
Deadweght Tonnage188

News Event

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		STORMLIGHT (1957-1973 General cargo steam / then diesel coaster 88 feet long of Light Shipping Company Ltd. / Ross & Marshall Ltd, Greenock : 15 December 1973 wrecked at Craighouse, Jura)) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's STORMLIGHT at Troon loading a cargo of coal for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay)
Ship's locationTroon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Outward cargoCoal (for account of D Johnston)Net Tonnage71
Vessel bunkeredBunkered at TroonGross Tonnage166
Deadweght Tonnage183

Sailing

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1107 		LOCH ARD (1955-1971 General cargo coaster 184 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped) Own Page
Sailing forWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth6 Kingston Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage237
CargoGeneralGross Tonnage611
Draught forward8' 6"
Draught aft12' 3"

Arrival

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1230 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

CLANITY arrives at IRISH ELM at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to bunker her with 280 tons of fuel oil
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (alongside IRISH ELM)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1245 		IRISH ELM (1953-1963 General cargo ship of Irish Shipping Ltd., Dublin : Scrapped 1972 ) Own Page

IRISH ELM at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow bunkers 280 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Arrived fromBaltimore (U.S.A.) via DublinPort of RegistryDublin (Ireland)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head East)Gross Tonnage5,828
Sailing forPhiladelphia (U.S.A.)
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head East)
Draught forward on arrival24' 00"
Draught aft on arrival26' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival7,300 tons of Grain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1650 on 25th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust
Completed discharge of inward cargo1540 on 30th August
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 08
Draught aft on sailing15' 10"
Ships agentJ S Braid

      The Dock Log Book shows that IRISH ELM carried away (= broke) six wire back springs on 25th and 26th August.

   At 1230 on 27th August IRISH ELM shifted along the dock wall from berth 4 to berth 3.

   Oiler CLANITY arrived alongside at 1230 on 29th August and bunkered her with 280 tons of fuel oil, finishing bunkering at 1420.   CLANITY then left IRISH ELM for Prince’s Dock, Glasgow.

   IRISH ELM left Glasgow at 1800 on 30th August for Philadelphia.

  

Sailing

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1346 		VASARA (1954- Ore carrier 595 feet long of Trafik A/B Grangesberg-Oxelosund / Erland Waldenstrom, Stockholm) Own Page

Ore carrier VASARA leaves Glasgow for Narvik (Norway)
Sailing forNarvik (Norway)Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage9,149
CargoLightGross Tonnage16,170
Draught forward15' 03"
Draught aft19 feet

Ship Event

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1405 		IRISH ELM (1953-1963 General cargo ship of Irish Shipping Ltd., Dublin : Scrapped 1972 ) Own Page

IRISH ELM at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow finishes bunkering 280 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Arrived fromBaltimore (U.S.A.) via DublinPort of RegistryDublin (Ireland)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head East)Gross Tonnage5,828
Sailing forPhiladelphia (U.S.A.)
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head East)
Draught forward on arrival24' 00"
Draught aft on arrival26' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival7,300 tons of Grain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1650 on 25th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust
Completed discharge of inward cargo1540 on 30th August
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 08
Draught aft on sailing15' 10"
Ships agentJ S Braid

      The Dock Log Book shows that IRISH ELM carried away (= broke) six wire back springs on 25th and 26th August.

   At 1230 on 27th August IRISH ELM shifted along the dock wall from berth 4 to berth 3.

   Oiler CLANITY arrived alongside at 1230 on 29th August and bunkered her with 280 tons of fuel oil, finishing bunkering at 1420.   CLANITY then left IRISH ELM for Prince’s Dock, Glasgow.

   IRISH ELM left Glasgow at 1800 on 30th August for Philadelphia.

  

Sailing

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1420 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

CLANITY leaves IRISH ELM at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow after bunkering her with 280 tons of fuel oil
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (alongside IRISH ELM)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forPrince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

Arrival

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1440 		BRITISH SWIFT ( 1959 - 1977 Product tanker of "Bird Class" 525 feet long of BP Tankers, London) Own Page

BP Tanker's new ship BRITISH SWIFT docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon

This new tanker BRITISH SWIFT had been built by Scotts Shipyard, Greenock, and was being drydocked before being handed over to her owners

Sailing

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 1727 		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 leaves Londonderry for Greenock
Vessel MasterJohn M SinclairPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage234
Gross Tonnage471

Sailing

Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 2040 		FRUIN ( 1958-1963 General cargo coaster of William Sloan Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forBristol and BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage906
CargoGeneral
Draught forward7' 8"
Draught aft11' 07"

Arrival

Tuesday, August 30, 1960 @ 0440 		MORVIKEN ( 1956 - 1965 General cargo ship 485 feet long of Wallem, Steckmest A/S, Bergen) Own Page

Norwegian cargo ship MORVIKEN docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Gross Tonnage8,775
Deadweght Tonnage12,740

Arrival

Tuesday, August 30, 1960 @ 0520 		FORTH (1959-1962 General cargo coaster of William Sloan & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

FORTH arrives at Kingston Dock from Cardiff and Belfast
Arrived fromCardiff and BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth19 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage869
Ships agentWilliam Sloan & Co. Ltd., 200 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow
CargoGeneral
DraughtFor'd 8' 6" Aft 10 feet