Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Monday, October 17, 1960 @ 1142 		URKERSINGEL ( 1959 - 1962 general cargo coaster 175 feet long of N.V. Transportonderneming "Innega", Rotterdam Own Page

Dutch coaster URKERSINGEL departs Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow for Widnes (England)
Arrived fromWicklow (near Dublin, Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berth15 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head East)Reg Tonnage498
Sailing forWidnes (England)Deadweght Tonnage700
Sailed from berth15 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head East)
Draught forward on arrival10 feet
Draught aft on arrival12' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalBurnt Pyrites 653 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo17th October at 0800
Completed discharge of inward cargo17th October at 1130
Outward cargoLight

Dutch coaster URKERSINGEL arrived in Rothesay Dock from Wicklow (Ireland) at 1630 on 16th October 1960

She departed Rothesay Dock for Widnes (England) at 1142 on 17th October.

Ship Movement

Monday, October 17, 1960 @ 1150 		SERIALITY ( 1952 - 1971 General cargo coaster 241 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SERIALITY shifts berth in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Arrived fromLidkopingPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head West)Net Tonnage714
Sailing forBlyth (England) via Dunglass (River Clyde)Gross Tonnage1,575
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow,Deadweght Tonnage1,850
Draught forward on arrival14' 7"
Draught aft on arrival15' 5"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1600 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo20th October at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo21st October at 1030
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing7' 3"
Draught aft on sailing12' 10"

SERIALITY arrived at berth 4 Rothesay Dock at 1755 on 16th October 1960

At 1150 on 17th October SERIALITY shifted from berth 4 Rothesay Dock to berth 3 Rothesay Dock.

Another shift, this time at 1740 on 19th October, from berth 3 Rothesay Dock to berth 2 Rothesay Dock.

The date and time of SERIALITY departing Rothesay Dock for Dunglass and Blyth is not noted on the Dock Logbook but is likely to have been 21st October at 1200

She was broken up in 1971

Arrival

Monday, October 17, 1960 @ 1155 		AQUEITY ( 1949 - 1964 a bridge-amidships coastal tanker 201 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coastal tanker AQUEITY arrives at Pudzeoch (a basin at Renfrew, River Clyde)
Arrived fromHamburg via AberdeenPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthPudzeoch (North end) .....at Renfrew (River Clyde
Sailing forBowling (River Clyde)
Sailed from berthPudzeoch (North end) .....at Renfrew (River Clyde
Draught forward on arrival9' 9"
Draught aft on arrival11' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLubricating oil 520 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo17th October at 1300
Stevedore discharging inward cargoBuchanan Brothers
Completed discharge of inward cargo18th October at 0001
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing1 foot ( Yes - One foot)
Draught aft on sailing12' 3"

AQUEITY arrived in Renfrew at 1155 on 17th October 1960

She sailed from Pudzeoch at 0625 on 18th October for Bowling.

She was broken up in 1965

Sailing

Monday, October 17, 1960 @ 1512 		LOCH CARRON (1951-1977 General cargo coaster 203 feet long of David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow) Own Page

LOCH CARRON leaves Kingston Dock, Glasgow for West Highlands
Sailing forWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth6 Kingston Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage233
Outward cargoPart General
Draught forward on sailing8' 9"
Draught aft on sailing12' 6"
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C 2

Ship Event

Monday, October 17, 1960 @ 1700 		THELMA (1935 - 1964 steam general cargo coaster 274 feet long of Clydesdale Shipowners Company / Glen & Company, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped) Own Page

Glen & Co's THELMA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Landskrona and Gothenburg
Ships agentGlen & Co. Ltd., 165 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9414Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage900
Gross Tonnage1,652
Deadweght Tonnage2,774

Sailing

Monday, October 17, 1960 @ 2040 		FRUIN ( 1958-1963 General cargo coaster of William Sloan Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forBristol via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage906
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing9' 2"
Draught aft on sailing11' 1"

Arrival

Monday, October 17, 1960 @ 2103 		TOLSTA ( 1960 - 1971 General cargo ship 230 feet long of Christian Salvesen, Leith) Own Page

Salvesen's coaster TOLSTA arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Arrived fromGovan Drydock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLeith
Arrived in berth7 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head East)
Sailing forMoh-I-Rana (on the Arctic Circle in Norway) via Dunglass
Sailed from berth7 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head East)
Draught forward on arrival6' 9"
Draught aft on arrival13 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Commened loading outward cargo18th October at 0800
Outward cargoCoke Breeze 1240 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman
Completed loading outward cargo19th October at 1400
Draught forward on sailing13 feet
Draught aft on sailing16 feet

TOLSTA arrived in Rothesay Dock at 2103 on 17th October from Govan Drydock.

She sailed for Northern Norway at 1420 on 19th October.

Arrival

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 0330 		FORTH (1959-1962 General cargo coaster of William Sloan & Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromCardiff and Swansea via Dublin and BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth19 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage869
Draught forward on arrival8 feet
Draught aft on arrival11 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalPart General

Sailing

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 0625 		AQUEITY ( 1949 - 1964 a bridge-amidships coastal tanker 201 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coastal tanker AQUEITY departs Pudzeoch (a basin at Renfrew, River Clyde)
Arrived fromHamburg via AberdeenPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthPudzeoch (North end) .....at Renfrew (River Clyde
Sailing forBowling (River Clyde)
Sailed from berthPudzeoch (North end) .....at Renfrew (River Clyde
Draught forward on arrival9' 9"
Draught aft on arrival11' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLubricating oil 520 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo17th October at 1300
Stevedore discharging inward cargoBuchanan Brothers
Completed discharge of inward cargo18th October at 0001
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing1 foot ( Yes - One foot)
Draught aft on sailing12' 3"

AQUEITY arrived in Renfrew at 1155 on 17th October 1960

She sailed from Pudzeoch at 0625 on 18th October for Bowling.

She was broken up in 1965

Arrival

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1150 		IRON ORE ( 1959 - 1969 Ore carrier 526 feet long of Common Bros / Vallum Shipping Company/Common Brothers, Newcastle) Own Page

Common Brothers ore carrier IRON ORE arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Arrived fromSeven Islands, CanadaPort of RegistryNewcastle (England)
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head West)Gross Tonnage10,950
Sailing forVitoria (Brazil) --- Formerly known as Victoria
Sailed from berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head West)
Draught forward on arrival27' 6"
Draught aft on arrival27' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalOre 14,662 tons
Stevedore discharging inward cargoHoneyman
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing13' 1"
Draught aft on sailing15' 11"

IRON ORE arrived in Rothesay Dock at 1150 on 18th October 1960 from Seven Islands (Canada)

At 1735 on 18th October she settled on the ground at her berth (sitting on the bottom) at the first low-water after her arrival, her draught forward being 23 feet and aft 27' 2"

On 20th October at 0900 the harbour oiler INVERTEST came alongside and bunkered her with fuel oil for her outward voyage to Brazil

IRON ORE departed Rothesay Dock at 1300 on 21st October for Vitoria (formerly known as Victoria) Brazil

She was sold in 1969, eventually being broken up in Aliaga (Spain) in 1986.

Ship Movement

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1200 		BAMBURGH CASTLE (1959 - 1976 Ore carrier of W A Souter Line (Bamburgh Shipping Company)) Own Page

Ore carrier BAMBURGH CASTLE shifted east 16 feet at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromMonrovia (Liberia, West Africa)Port of RegistryNewcastle
Arrived in berthWest Terminus, General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (Pilot Howison and 2 Clyde Shipping Company tugs)
Sailing forWabana (on Bell Island in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)
Sailed from berthWest Terminus, General Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival28' 07"
Draught aft on arrival28' 01"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1345 on 16th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Limited
Completed discharge of inward cargo1915 on 18th October
Draught forward on sailing14' 07"
Draught aft on sailing16' 07"
Vessel bunkered16 Oct 1255 bunkered 180 tons of fuel oil and 20 tons at 0900 on 17 Oct. both times from INVERTEST
Vessel on groundAt 1600 on 16th October draught forward 25' 04" and aft 25' 03" even keel, afloat and alongside
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation Ltd.)

Arrival

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1505 		LOCHFRISA (A general cargo coaster of David MacBrayne Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromWest Highlands via Bridge Wharf, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth3 Kingston Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival6' 9"
Draught aft on arrival11' 5"
Cargo carried on arrivalPart general

Sailing

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1531 		LOCHDUNVEGAN (1950-1973 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forWest HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth8 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage222
Outward cargoPart general
Draught forward on sailing9' 6"
Draught aft on sailing12' 9"

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1700 		AUTHOR (1958-1978 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's AUTHOR closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for West Indies Ports
Ships agentThos & Jas Harrison, LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1735 		IRON ORE ( 1959 - 1969 Ore carrier 526 feet long of Common Bros / Vallum Shipping Company/Common Brothers, Newcastle) Own Page

Common Brothers ore carrier IRON ORE sits on bottom of Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Arrived fromSeven Islands, CanadaPort of RegistryNewcastle (England)
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head West)Gross Tonnage10,950
Sailing forVitoria (Brazil) --- Formerly known as Victoria
Sailed from berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head West)
Draught forward on arrival27' 6"
Draught aft on arrival27' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalOre 14,662 tons
Stevedore discharging inward cargoHoneyman
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing13' 1"
Draught aft on sailing15' 11"

IRON ORE arrived in Rothesay Dock at 1150 on 18th October 1960 from Seven Islands (Canada)

At 1735 on 18th October she settled on the ground at her berth (sitting on the bottom) at the first low-water after her arrival, her draught forward being 23 feet and aft 27' 2"

On 20th October at 0900 the harbour oiler INVERTEST came alongside and bunkered her with fuel oil for her outward voyage to Brazil

IRON ORE departed Rothesay Dock at 1300 on 21st October for Vitoria (formerly known as Victoria) Brazil

She was sold in 1969, eventually being broken up in Aliaga (Spain) in 1986.