Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Friday, September 23, 1960 @ 1225
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA leaves Meadowside Quay for Prince's Dock, Glasgow

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

Sailing

Friday, September 23, 1960 @ 1317
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 departs Glasgow for West Africa

Sailing forKanokre (Africa)..possibly Conakry in Guinea, Africa...see note belowPort of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage5,799
Cargo carried on arrivalIron OreGross Tonnage10,021
Outward cargoLightDeadweght Tonnage15,075
Draught forward on sailing10' 6"
Draught aft on sailing17 feet

The Dock Logbook shows the vessel leaving for "Konakre... Africa). It is presumed that the destination may actually be Conakry in the country of Guinea, Africa.

Arrival

Friday, September 23, 1960 @ 1450
CLAN MACINTOSH ( 1951 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Limited)) Own Page

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

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Friday, September 23, 1960 @ 1555
FORTH (1959-1962 General cargo coaster of William Sloan & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

William Sloans FORTH leaves Glasgow for Cardiff and Swansea and Belfast

Sailing forCardiff, Swansea via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage869
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing6' 10"
Draught aft on sailing11' 3"
Ships agentWilliam Sloan & Co. Ltd., 200 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow

Sailing

Friday, September 23, 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

Ship Movement

Friday, September 23, 1960 @ 1720
MENELAUS ( 1957 - 1972 cargo liner 495 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's MENELAUS shifts from berth 3 to berth 10 King George V Dock, Glasgow

Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forHong Kong via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival16' 05"
Draught aft on arrival21' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 23rd September
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,173 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1100 on 25th September
Draught forward on sailing18' 09"
Draught aft on sailing22' 04"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

Sailing

Friday, September 23, 1960 @ 1800
NORDLAND (1930- General cargo ship 471 feet long of Lubeck Linie A G) Own Page

Lubeck Linie's cargo ship NORDLAND leaves Glasgow light ship for Montreal (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

Sailing

Friday, September 23, 1960 @ 1800
NORDLAND (1930- General cargo ship 471 feet long of Lubeck Linie A G) Own Page

Lubeck Linie's NORDLAND leaves Meadowside Quay, Glasgow light-ship for Montreal (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

Sailing

Friday, September 23, 1960 @ 1800
NORDLAND (1930- General cargo ship 471 feet long of Lubeck Linie A G) Own Page

NORDLAND leaves 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for Montreal, 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

Saturday, September 24, 1960 @ 1105
Manchester Prospector Own Page
Ship's locationChicoutimiPort of RegistryManchester
Vessel MasterM. FieldsReg Tonnage664
Cargo1300 tons of Spoolwood
Draught16' 8"
Berth2 South
AgentT. L. Duff

At berth 2 South.
Shifts to number 1 berth pm 24th.
To discharge 1300 tons Spoolwood.
Discharge commences 0800 25th, and stops 1700 25th.
Resume discharge 0800 26th.
4 cranes.

Ship Movement

Saturday, September 24, 1960 @ 1325
Manchester Prospector Own Page
Port of RegistryManchester
Reg Tonnage664

Shifted to number 1 berth.

Ship Event

Sunday, September 25, 1960 @ 0800
Manchester Prospector Own Page
Port of RegistryManchester
Reg Tonnage664

Commenced discharging 1300 tons Spoolwood, by 4 cranes.

Sailing

Sunday, September 25, 1960 @ 1520
CLAN MACINTOSH ( 1951 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Limited)) Own Page

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

Sailed from berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Sunday, September 25, 1960 @ 1550
SUNBEAM ( 1954 - 1971 General cargo ship 412 feet long time-chartered to Saguenay Terminals Company, Canada) Own Page

Saguenay's SUNBEAM docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage5,165
Deadweght Tonnage7,894

Ship Event

Sunday, September 25, 1960 @ 1700
Manchester Prospector Own Page
Port of RegistryManchester
Reg Tonnage664

Stopped discharging for today.
Resumes discharging 0800 tomorow, by 4 cranes.