Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, October 11, 1960 @ 1555
Manchester Faith Own Page
Ship's locationManchesterPort of RegistryManchester
Vessel MasterR. JamesReg Tonnage2456
CargoGeneral ROB = (Remaining on board)
Draught21' 6"
AgentR. L. Alpine

Assisted from the berth by the harbour tug "Seaway"

Sailing

Tuesday, October 11, 1960 @ 1555
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page
Sailing forDunglass Esso oil depot and tank farm, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside AVAFORS)Net Tonnage111
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

INVERTEST had bunkered the ore carrier AVAFORS with fuel oil

Sailing

Tuesday, October 11, 1960 @ 1617
AMENITY (1944 - 1968 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster AMENITY departs Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow

Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head West)Gross Tonnage881
Sailing forPartington (England)Deadweght Tonnage1155
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head West)
Draught forward on arrival12' 5"
Draught aft on arrival13' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1064 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo11th October at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo11th October at 1615
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing4' 11"
Draught aft on sailing11' 7"

AMENITY arrived at berth 3 Rothesay Dock at 1408 on 10th October 1960 from Drogheda.
At 1705 on 10th October AMENITY shifted from berth 3 Rothesay Dock to berth 2 Rothesay Dock.
AMENITY departed Rothesay Dock for Partington at 1617 on 11th October.

She was broken up in 1968

Sailing

Tuesday, October 11, 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

Arrival

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 0045
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

Sloan's DEVERON arrives in Glasgow from Bristol via Belfast

Arrived fromBristol via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth19 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage253
Draught forward on arrival8' 3"Gross Tonnage511
Draught aft on arrival9' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

News Event

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 0125
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

Carebeka's AMBULANT arrives at Glasgow to unload and then load for Antwerp

Arrived fromAntwerp via BelfastPort of RegistryZuidbroek (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (head east)Net Tonnage244
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)Gross Tonnage474
Sailed from berth57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (head east)Deadweght Tonnage1,056
Draught forward on arrival10 feet
Draught aft on arrival11 feet
Cargo carried on arrival320 tons of General Cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 12th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Completed discharge of inward cargo1000 on 13th October
Commened loading outward cargo1345 on 12th October
Outward cargo260 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Completed loading outward cargo1655 on 13th October
Draught forward on sailing9' 09"
Draught aft on sailing12' 08"
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company Limited, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow

Arrival

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 0340
CERIUM ( in 1960 Conventional general cargo coaster of ICI Company) Own Page

ICI's CERIUM arrives from Fleetwood with a cargo of Soda Ash

Arrived fromFleetwood
Arrived in berth9 Kingston Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival8 feet
Draught aft on arrival11 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalSoda Ash

Sailing

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 1203
TAY ( 1958-1965 General cargo coaster 234 feet long of William Sloan Line) Own Page
Sailing forCardiff and Swansea via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing6' 6"
Draught aft on sailing12' 9"

News Event

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 1215
AVAFORS (1959-1976 Ore carrier of Grangesberg-Oxelosund, Sweden : Scrapped 1983 ) Own Page

Ore carrier AVAFORS shifts 110 feet to the Eastward along General Terminus Quay, Glasgow

Ship's locationEast General Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGothenburg, Sweden
Gross Tonnage10,588
Deadweght Tonnage15,870

Ore carrier AVAFORS shifts 110 feet to the Eastward (towards Glasgow) along General Terminus Quay, Glasgow to make space for the imminent arrival of ore carrier ATLANTIC FAITH

Arrival

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 1312
ABILITY (1943 - 1975 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1982 scrapped in Greece) Own Page

Everard's coaster ABILITY arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow

Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head South)
Sailing forPartington (England)
Sailed from berth1 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head South)
Draught forward on arrival13' 4"
Draught aft on arrival13' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1046 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo12th October at 1315
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo13th October at 1130
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing5' 3"
Draught aft on sailing10' 5"

ABILITY arrived at berth 2 Rothesay Dock at 1312 on 12th October 1960 from Drogheda.
At 1145 on 13th October ABILITY shifted from berth 2 Rothesay Dock to berth 1 Rothesay Dock.
ABILITY departed Rothesay Dock for Partington at 1220 on 13th October.

After subsequent sales she was broken up in Greece in 1982

Harbour Event

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 1400
Own Page

Police presence during unloading fish catch.

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated 14th October 1960.

A fishing trawler arrived at Ardrossan on Wednesday with a good catch.
She was a Granton ship which had been fishing off St. Kilda.
During the unloading of her catch, two Policemen kept unauthorised persons away from the ship.

Sailing

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 1508
LOCHFRISA (A general cargo coaster of David MacBrayne Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth3 Kingston Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart general
Draught forward on sailing7' 7"
Draught aft on sailing12' 3"

Arrival

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 1650
ATLANTIC FAITH ( 1958 - Ore/ bulk oil carrier 585 feet long of Atlantic Bulk Carriers Inc., Panama) Own Page

Ore carrier ATLANTIC FAITH brings a cargo of iron ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) to Glasgow

Arrived fromPuerto Ordaz (Venezuela)Port of RegistryPanama
Arrived in berthWest Terminus Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage10,183
Draught forward on arrival30' 4"Gross Tonnage15,564
Draught aft on arrival30' 3"Deadweght Tonnage23,044
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore

Sailing

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 1652
CERIUM ( in 1960 Conventional general cargo coaster of ICI Company) Own Page
Sailing forLLandullas
Sailed from berth9 Kingston Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight

Arrival

Wednesday, October 12, 1960 @ 2310
POLYTHENE (1953- General cargo coaster 140 feet long of ICI Chemical Company) Own Page

ICI's coaster POLYTHENE arrives at Glasgow from Winnington with a cargo of soda ash

Arrived fromWinnington, Cheshire, EnglandPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth11 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage153
Draught forward on arrival10' 10"Gross Tonnage330
Draught aft on arrival9' 3"Deadweght Tonnage372
Cargo carried on arrivalSoda Ash