Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1705 		DUNCRAIG (1957 - 1973 Ore carrier, 505 feet long of St. Andrews Shipping Company / Denholms, Glasgow : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

Ore carrier DUNCRAIG leaves Glasgow for Bone (Algeria)
Sailing forBona (Algeria)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage10,687
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing12' 1"
Draught aft on sailing21 feet

Arrival

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 1730 		POLYTHENE (1953- General cargo coaster 140 feet long of ICI Chemical Company) Own Page

POLYTHENE arrives at Glasgow from England
Arrived fromWinnington, Cheshire, EnglandPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth11 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage153
Cargo carried on arrivalSoda AshGross Tonnage330
Deadweght Tonnage372

Sailing

Wednesday, September 28, 1960 @ 2015 		TAY ( 1958-1965 General cargo coaster 234 feet long of William Sloan Line) Own Page

Sloans TAY departs Glasgow for Cardiff, Swansea and Belfast
Sailing forCardiff, Swansea via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral

Arrival

Thursday, September 29, 1960 @ 0700 		AMBULANT (1959-1962 and 1962-1964 General cargo coaster 60.34m 198 feet long of Carebeka N.V., Groningen, Netherlands Owner: Willem Koerts & Hendrik Koerts, Zuidbroek, Netherlands )) Own Page

AMBULANT arrives at Glasgow berth in tow
Arrived fromAntwerp, Ghent and BelfastPort of RegistryZuidbroek (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth57/59 Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage244
Draught forward on arrival7' 10"Gross Tonnage474
Draught aft on arrival11 feetDeadweght Tonnage1,056
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

AMBULANT is listed as arriving "in tow"

Arrival

Thursday, September 29, 1960 @ 0825 		LOCH CARRON (1951-1977 General cargo coaster 203 feet long of David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow) Own Page

MacBraynes LOCH CARRON arrives at Glasgow from West Highlands
Arrived fromWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth2 Kingston Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage233
Draught forward on arrival8' 5"
Draught aft on arrival11' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C 2

Sailing

Thursday, September 29, 1960 @ 1520 		HASSELO ( 1955-1967 Ore carrier 484 feet overall of Rederi AB Rex Stockholm Sweden) Own Page

Ore Carrier HASSELO leaves Glasgow for Holland
Sailing forPernis (near Rotterdam) HollandPort of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (East end)
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing7' 5"
Draught aft on sailing17' 5"

Sailing

Thursday, September 29, 1960 @ 1712 		POLYTHENE (1953- General cargo coaster 140 feet long of ICI Chemical Company) Own Page

Coaster POLYTHENE leaves Glasgow for Cheshire, England
Sailing forWinnington, Cheshire, EnglandPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth11 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage153
Outward cargoDrums and empty bagsGross Tonnage330
Draught forward on sailing5' 6"Deadweght Tonnage372
Draught aft on sailing9' 6"

Sailing

Friday, September 30, 1960 @ 0635 		SUNBEAM ( 1954 - 1971 General cargo ship 412 feet long time-chartered to Saguenay Terminals Company, Canada) Own Page

Saguenay's SUNBEAM undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage5,165
Deadweght Tonnage7,894

Arrival

Friday, September 30, 1960 @ 0830 		PENNYWORTH (1958-1973 An ore carrier 505 feet overall of R S Dalgliesh, Newcastle : 1983 scrapped at Spezia, Italy) Own Page

Ore carrier PENNYWORTH arrives at Glasgow from Seven Islands, Canada
Arrived fromSeven Islands, CanadaPort of RegistryNewcastle (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow, (west end)
Draught forward on arrival27' 7"
Draught aft on arrival28' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore

Arrival

Friday, September 30, 1960 @ 1155 		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 PENNYWORTH)Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Bunkering the ore carrier PENNYWORTH

Ship Event

Friday, September 30, 1960 @ 1155 		PENNYWORTH (1958-1973 An ore carrier 505 feet overall of R S Dalgliesh, Newcastle : 1983 scrapped at Spezia, Italy) Own Page
Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryNewcastle (England, U.K.)

Oiler INVERTEST comes alongside the ore carrier PENNYWORTH to bunker her with fuel oil

Sailing

Friday, September 30, 1960 @ 1330 		AMBULANT (1959-1962 and 1962-1964 General cargo coaster 60.34m 198 feet long of Carebeka N.V., Groningen, Netherlands Owner: Willem Koerts & Hendrik Koerts, Zuidbroek, Netherlands )) Own Page

Dutch coaster AMBULANT leaves Glasgow for Antwerp via Liverpool
Sailing forAntwerp via LiverpoolPort of RegistryZuidbroek (Netherlands)
Sailed from berth57/59 Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage244
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage474
Draught forward on sailing8' 6"Deadweght Tonnage1,056
Draught aft on sailing10 feet

Sailing

Friday, September 30, 1960 @ 1335 		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, Glasgow (alongside PENNYWORTH)Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Outward cargoLightDeadweght Tonnage308

Having now fully bunkered PENNYWORTH

News Event

Friday, September 30, 1960 @ 1715 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSGLEN leaves Glasgow outwards for Dublin on Friday 30th September 1960
Sailing forDublin (Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGlasgowNet Tonnage523
Outward cargo78 tons of general cargoGross Tonnage1,544
Draught forward on sailing11' 10"
Draught aft on sailing15' 8"
Master of vessel on sailingF M Flint
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, Robertson Street, Glasgow

LAIRDSGLEN sailed outwards from Glasgow to Dublin on Friday 30 September 1960

30th September 1960

 

Draught of water leaving Glasgow forward 11' 10" aft 15’ 8”

 

78 tons of cargo received at Glasgow

Total for Dublin 78 tons

 

 

1717   Sailed from Glasgow

1927   Passed Greenock

1948   Passed Cloch Light

2046   Passed Cumbrae Light

2140   Passed Holy Island Light

2208   Passed Pladda Light

2245   Passed Ailsa Craig

2356   Passed Corsewall Light

 

1st October 1960

 0042   Passed Killantringan Light

0130   Passed Copeland’s Light

0300   Passed South Rock Lightship

0840   Passed Rockabill Light

0851   Passed Lambay Island

0930   Passed Bailey Light

0949   Passed Poolbeg

1035   Arrived at Dublin

1043   Berthed

Time on Voyage from Greenock to Dublin 15 hours 08 mins

 

Weather on passage fresh easterly wind, rough sea and heavy beam swell

 

F M Flint, Master

Harbour Event

Friday, September 30, 1960 @ 1800 		Own Page

1960 Summer Passenger Sailings between Ardrossan and Arran

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" newspaper dated 12th February 1960.

The Ardrossan to Belfast summer sailings by the "Irish Coast" start on June 25 and end on August 27.
The Ardrossan to Arran sailings start on May 28 and end on September 30, and the Ardrossan to Isle of Man sailings start on June 5 and end on September 9