Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 27, 1960 @ 1740
DUNCRAIG (1957 - 1973 Ore carrier, 505 feet long of St. Andrews Shipping Company / Denholms, Glasgow : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

INVERTEST fuels ore carrier DUNCRAIG at Terminus Quay, Glasgow

Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage10,687

Sailing

Tuesday, September 27, 1960 @ 1810
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page
Sailing forDunglass, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay (alongside DUNCRAIG)Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Outward cargoLightDeadweght Tonnage308

Supplying bunker oil to the ore carrier DUNCRAIG

Sailing

Tuesday, September 27, 1960 @ 1900
Manchester Prospector Own Page
Ship's locationManchesterPort of RegistryManchester
Vessel MasterM. FieldsReg Tonnage664
CargoGeneral ROB = (Remaining on board)
Draught12' 0"
AgentT. L. Duff

Ship Movement

Tuesday, September 27, 1960 @ 2030
DUNCRAIG (1957 - 1973 Ore carrier, 505 feet long of St. Andrews Shipping Company / Denholms, Glasgow : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

Ore carrier DUNCRAIG shifted 190 feet to the West along Terminus Quay, Glasgow

Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage10,687

DUNCRAIG was shifted 190 feet to the West

Sailing

Tuesday, September 27, 1960 @ 2130
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON sails from Glasgow for Bristol via Belfast

Sailing forBristol via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage253
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage511

Arrival

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 0555
HASSELO ( 1955-1967 Ore carrier 484 feet overall of Rederi AB Rex Stockholm Sweden) Own Page

Ore carrier HASSELO arrives at Glasgow from Sweden

Arrived fromLulea, SwedenPort of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Arrived in berthEast Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival28' 4"
Draught aft on arrival28' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore

Sailing

Wednesday, September 28, 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 leaves Tail-of-the-Bank Anchorage off Greenock

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

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1020
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Harbour oiler INVERTEST fuels DUNCRAIG at Terminus Quay

Arrived fromDunglass oil depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside DUNCRAIG)Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Ship Event

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1020
DUNCRAIG (1957 - 1973 Ore carrier, 505 feet long of St. Andrews Shipping Company / Denholms, Glasgow : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

Ore carrier DUNCRAIG at Terminus Quay, Glasgow bunkers fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST

Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage10,687

Sailing

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1205
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page
Sailing forDunglass, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthWest General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside DUNCRAIG)Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Outward cargoLightDeadweght Tonnage308

Final oiling of DUNCRAIG at West end of Terminus Quay, Glasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1450
LOCHDUNVEGAN (1950-1973 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow) Own Page

MacBrayne's LOCHDUNVEGAN sails for West Highlands

Sailing forWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth8 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage222
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing9 feet
Draught aft on sailing12' 6"

Sailing

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1532
LOCHFRISA (A general cargo coaster of David MacBrayne Company, Glasgow) Own Page

MacBrayne's LOCHFRISA departs Glasgow for West Highlands

Sailing forWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth3 Kingston Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing6' 6"
Draught aft on sailing11' 7"

Sailing

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1550
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 undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

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

Sailing

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
WEATHER ADVISER (1960-1976 Ocean Weather Ship 252ft 77m of Air Ministry, London : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

Ocean Weather Ship WEATHER ADVISER leaves Princes Pier, Greenock after sheltering

Ship's locationPrinces Pier, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Ships agentThe Shore Captain, Ocean Weathership Base, Greenock

Arrival

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1615
CITY OF MANCHESTER ( 1950 - 1971 General cargo liner 485 feet of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman Line's CITY OF MANCHESTER docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

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