Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, September 15, 1960 @ 1800
IRENE (1956-1962 General cargo ship 100.3m 329 feet overall of A/B Transmarin, Helsingborg : 1983 scrapped at Limassol, Cyprus) Own Page

A/S Transmarin cargo ship IRENE leaves 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for Belfast

Arrived fromHaltstlawoik ???? (Sweden)Port of RegistryHelsingborg (Sweden)
Arrived in berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage847
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage1,819
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage3,230
Draught forward on arrival18' 10"
Draught aft on arrival19' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalNewsprint 500 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 14th September (no work on 14th September owing to rain)
Stevedore discharging inward cargoAndrew Main & Sons, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1247
Completed discharge of inward cargo1730 on 15th September
Outward cargoPart same inward cargo of Newsprint
Draught forward on sailing16' 02"
Draught aft on sailing18' 06"
Ships agentOlsen, Johnston & Co. Ltd., 3 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 5815

Where did this ship come from in Sweden ???

Haltst…….. ?????

Ship Event

Friday, September 16, 1960 @ 0000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
EMPRESS OF FRANCE (1928-1939 Passenger / cargo liner 582 feet long of Canadian Pacific Line, Liverpool :1939-1947 Troopship : 1947-1960 returned to owners : Scrapped 1960) Own Page

Canadian Pacific's EMPRESS OF FRANCE at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock, Scotland

Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Net Tonnage11,801
Gross Tonnage20,123

Arrival

Friday, September 16, 1960 @ 0525
TAY ( 1958-1965 General cargo coaster 234 feet long of William Sloan Line) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow
CargoGeneral (outwards)

Sailing

Friday, September 16, 1960 @ 0812
FORTH (1959-1962 General cargo coaster of William Sloan & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

William Sloan's FORTH moves to Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forGovan Dry Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth23 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage869
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing6 feet
Draught aft on sailing9' 3"
Ships agentWilliam Sloan & Co. Ltd., 200 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow

Ship Event

Friday, September 16, 1960 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
VIC 66 (Coastal water tanker) Own Page

VIC 66 loading water at Albert Harbour, Greenock for EMPRESS OF FRANCE at anchorage

Ship's locationAlbert Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage51
Sailing forLoading water at Albert Harbour, Greenock for EMPRESS OF FRANCE at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage

Arrival

Friday, September 16, 1960 @ 1120
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page
Arrived fromDunglass Oil depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside MABEL WARWICK)Net Tonnage111
CargoFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

This was the second call by the oiler INVERTEST to MABEL WARWICK to bunker the vessel.

Ship Event

Friday, September 16, 1960 @ 1120
MABEL WARWICK (1960-1976 Ore carrier 154m 506 feet long of Ore Carriers Ltd. / Houlder Line : 1983 scrapped at Eleusis (Greece)) Own Page
Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryUK
Net Tonnage4,679
Gross Tonnage11,632
Deadweght Tonnage16,550

This was the second call by the oiler INVERTEST to MABEL WARWICK to bunker the vessel.

Sailing

Friday, September 16, 1960 @ 1240
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page
Sailing forQueens Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay (alongside MABEL WARWICK)Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Outward cargoPart fuel oilDeadweght Tonnage308

INVERTEST departs from the ore carrier MABEL WARWICK at Terminus, having now completed bunkering the ship.

Sailing

Friday, September 16, 1960 @ 1715
TAY ( 1958-1965 General cargo coaster 234 feet long of William Sloan Line) Own Page

William Sloan's TAY leaves Glasgow for Cardiff and Belfast

Sailing forCardiff and BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing8 feet
Draught aft on sailing12' 6"

Arrival

Saturday, September 17, 1960 @ 0540
ANTRIM COAST (1937-1964 a general cargo coaster 209 feet long of Coast Line, Liverpool) Own Page

ANTRIM COAST arrives at Glasgow from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage234
CargoGeneral (outwards)Gross Tonnage646
Deadweght Tonnage930

Sailing

Saturday, September 17, 1960 @ 0900
MABEL WARWICK (1960-1976 Ore carrier 154m 506 feet long of Ore Carriers Ltd. / Houlder Line : 1983 scrapped at Eleusis (Greece)) Own Page

Ore carrier MABEL WARWICK leaves Glasgow for Seven Islands, Canada

Sailing forSeven Islands, CanadaPort of RegistryUK
Sailed from berthWest General Terminus Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage4,679
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage11,632
Deadweght Tonnage16,550

Sailing

Saturday, September 17, 1960 @ 0905
WAVE PRINCE ( 1947 - 1971 Fleet Auxiliary tanker 494 feet long Pennant A207 of Royal Fleet Auxiliary, London) Own Page

Royal Fleet Auxiliary WAVE PRINCE undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon

Sailing

Saturday, September 17, 1960 @ 0930
DOCK GATE FOR NUMBER 1 ELDERSLIE DRYDOCK Own Page

DOCK GATE for number 1 Elderslie Dry-Dock undocked at number 2 Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

News Event

Sunday, September 18, 1960 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
U.S.S. YELLOWSTONE (1946-1974 Pennant No. AD-27 Repair and Supply Ship 492 feet overall of United States Navy : 1974 decommissioned) Own Page

U.S.S. YELLOWSTONE at Tail-of-the-Bank Anchorage off Greenock from 18 to 28 September

Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryUnited States Navy

   U.S.S. YELLOWSTONE was at the Tail-of-the-Bank Anchorage

  off Greenock from 18th to 28th September, bringing stores

and supplies for the U.S. Navy ships at Holy Loch, Firth

of Clyde..

   During the 10-days stay at the anchorage Liberty Boats

plied

to / from U.S.S. YELLOWSTONE and Albert Harbour,

Greenock.

   At Albert Harbour the boats loaded

3 tons of Naval Stores,

2 tons 19 cwts of Victualling Stores,

5 Motor Cars

 and landed 5 Motor cars. 


Arrival

Sunday, September 18, 1960 @ 1255
CLAN BRODIE ( 1946 - 1962 General cargo liner 488 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN BRODIE docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow