Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 1700
THORIUM ( 1947 - 1964 General cargo coaster of the I.C.I. Chemicals Company) Own Page

Coaster THORIUM departs from Glasgow for Fleetwood

Sailing forFleetwoodPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth9/10 Kingston Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing3 feet
Draught aft on sailing10' 6"

News Event

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 1710
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 Belfast for East Trafalgar Dock, Liverpool

Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Master of vessel on sailingJohn M SinclairNet Tonnage234
Gross Tonnage471

Sailing

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 2045
SALWEEN ( 1937-1962 Passenger and cargo liner 462 feet long of British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co, / Patrick "Paddy" Henderson's Line, Glasgow : 1962 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Henderson's SALWEEN leaves Glasgow for Birkenhead and Burma

Sailing forRangoon (Burma) via BirkenheadPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth29/31 Springfield Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage4,355
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage7,063
Draught forward on sailing9 feet
Draught aft on sailing19 feet
Ships agentP Henderson & Company, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2

Sailing

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 2055
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

Sloan's DEVERON leaves Glasgow for Belfast and Bristol

Sailing forBristol via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay,GlasgowNet Tonnage253
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage511
Draught forward on sailing8 feet
Draught aft on sailing11 feet

Sailing

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 2123
SHEAF FIELD ( 1959-1969 Ore carrier 462 feet long of Sheaf Shipping/ W A Souter, Newcastle) Own Page

Ore carrier SHEAF FIELD leaves Glasgow for Canary Islands and Brazil

Sailing forVitoria (Brazil) via Las Palmas (Canary Islands)Port of RegistryNewcastle
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing16 feet
Draught aft on sailing18 feet

Sailing

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 2210
CLAN BRODIE ( 1946 - 1962 General cargo liner 488 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

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

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

Arrival

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 2250
ARGYLLSHIRE ( 1956 - 1975 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Cayzer Irvine, London : 1977 scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) Own Page

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

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage5267
Gross Tonnage9299
Deadweght Tonnage11250

News Event

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 2255
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

LAURENTIA arrives at Meadowside Quay from Prince's Dock, Glasgow to discharge her cargo of Grain

Arrived fromMontreal (Canada) via Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (at the huge Granary Building : with her head west)Gross Tonnage8249
Sailing forPrince's Dock, Glasgow
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival21' 06"
Draught aft on arrival20' 11"
Cargo carried on arrival3,500 tons of grain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 21 September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust
Completed discharge of inward cargo1115 on 23 September
Draught forward on sailing10' 02"
Draught aft on sailing21' 02"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 3901

News Event

Tuesday, September 20, 1960 @ 2255
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with Grain from Canada

Arrived fromMontreal (Canada) via Prince's Dock (Glasgow)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage8249
Sailing forPrince's Dock (Glasgow)
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival21' 06"
Draught aft on arrival20' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 3,500 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 21st September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow
Completed discharge of inward cargo1115 on 23rd September
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 02"
Draught aft on sailing21' 02"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel CENtral 3901

Arrival

Wednesday, September 21, 1960 @ 0635
MAARSBERGEN ( 1958 - 1968 general cargo coaster 226 feet long of N V Zuid Hollandsche Scheepv, Rotterdam) Own Page

Dutch coaster MAARSBERGEN arrives at Glasgow from Antwerp and Belfast

Arrived fromAntwerp and BelfastPort of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berth57/59 Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage274
Draught forward on arrival10' 4"Deadweght Tonnage1050
Draught aft on arrival13' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Wednesday, September 21, 1960 @ 0950
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 arrives at East Trafalgar Dock, Liverpool to load for Belfast

Master of vessel on arrivalJohn M SinclairPort of RegistryGlasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Net Tonnage234
Gross Tonnage471

News Event

Wednesday, September 21, 1960 @ 1155
NORDLAND (1930- General cargo ship 471 feet long of Lubeck Linie A G) Own Page

NORDLAND arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of Grain from Port Churchill (Canada)

Arrived fromPort Churchill (Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLubeck (Germany)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head West)Gross Tonnage1,808
Sailing forMontreal (Canada)
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head West)
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival24' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1530 on 23rd September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust
Outward cargoLight ship - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing13' 00"
Draught aft on sailing14' 08"
Ships agentDenholm Agencies

News Event

Wednesday, September 21, 1960 @ 1155
NORDLAND (1930- General cargo ship 471 feet long of Lubeck Linie A G) Own Page

Lubeck Linie's NORDLAND arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with Grain from Port Churchill (Canada)

Arrived fromPort Churchill ( in Churchill, Manitoba, is a port on Hudson Bay, Canada) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLubeck (Germany)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage1,808
Sailing forMontreal (Canada)
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival24' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 21st September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow
Completed discharge of inward cargo1530 on 23rd September
Draught forward on sailing13' 00"
Draught aft on sailing14' 08"
Vessel on groundFirst low water on ground, 5 feet off quay on even keel
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3411

News Event

Wednesday, September 21, 1960 @ 1155
NORDLAND (1930- General cargo ship 471 feet long of Lubeck Linie A G) Own Page

NORDLAND arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with Grain from Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada

Arrived fromPort Churchill (Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLubeck (Germany)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage1,808
Sailing forMontreal (Canada)
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival24' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 21st September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1530 on 23rd September
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing13' 00"
Draught aft on sailing14' 08"
Vessel on groundOn ground on first low water, 5 feet off quay and on even keel
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd,, 37 Renfield Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 5571

Arrival

Wednesday, September 21, 1960 @ 1340
ISELIN ( 1955-1968 Ore carrier 523 feet long of Skibs A/S Abu, / Magnus Konow & Co., Oslo : scrapped in Shanghai 1969 ) Own Page

Ore carrier ISELIN arrives in Glasgow from Canada

Arrived fromSeven Islands, CanadaPort of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage5,799
Draught forward on arrival28' 6"Gross Tonnage10,021
Draught aft on arrival28' 3"Deadweght Tonnage15,075
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore