Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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What/When Ship

News Event

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BENDIGO (1954-1968 General cargo liner 527 feet long of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O cargo ship BENDIGO sails from Grangemouth for Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane
Ship's locationGrangemouth (Firth of Forth, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailing forMelbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane (Australia)Gross Tonnage8,777
Ships agentThe General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow,

Sailing

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 2025 		BAMBURGH CASTLE (1959 - 1976 Ore carrier of W A Souter Line (Bamburgh Shipping Company)) Own Page

Souter's BAMBURGH CASTLE departs Glasgow for Bell Island,(Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)
Sailing forWabana, CanadaPort of RegistryNewcastle
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing14' 7"
Draught aft on sailing16' 7"

Wabana is a Canadian town and the largest and only incorporated community on Bell Island in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Sailing

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 2025 		BAMBURGH CASTLE (1959 - 1976 Ore carrier of W A Souter Line (Bamburgh Shipping Company)) Own Page

Ore carrier BAMBURGH CASTLE leaves General Terminus Quay, Glasgow for Wabana, Canada
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 berthGeneral Terminus, Glasgow (Pilot Graham, 3 Clyde Shipping tugs, canted at Prince's Dock entrance)
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 @ 2320 		MESNA (1958 - 1968 ore carrier 505 feet long of Jennsens Rederi, Oslo, Norway) Own Page

Jennsen's ore carrier MESNA arrives at Terminus, Glasgow from Seven Islands (Canada)
Arrived fromSeven Islands (Canada)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage10,498
Draught forward on arrival27 feetDeadweght Tonnage16,000
Draught aft on arrival27 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalIron ore

Sailing

Wednesday, October 19, 1960 @ 1420 		TOLSTA ( 1960 - 1971 General cargo ship 230 feet long of Christian Salvesen, Leith) Own Page

Salvesen's coaster TOLSTA departs Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, for Norway
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.

Sailing

Wednesday, October 19, 1960 @ 1520 		LOCHFRISA (A general cargo coaster of David MacBrayne Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forWest Highlands of ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth3 Kingston Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing6' 9"
Draught aft on sailing12' 2"

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 19, 1960 @ 1700 		SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Toronto and Hamilton
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel CENtral 3901Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, October 19, 1960 @ 1710 		SUPERIORITY ( 1947 - 1969 General cargo coaster 283 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SUPERIORITY departs Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Arrived fromAalborg (Denmark)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head West)Gross Tonnage2145
Sailing forBarry (Wales) via Dunglass (River Clyde)
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow,
Draught forward on arrival17' 6"
Draught aft on arrival18 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 2781 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo17th October at 1300
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo19th October at 1615
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing5 feet
Draught aft on sailing13' 9"

SUPERIORITY arrived at berth 3 Rothesay Dock at 0245 on 16th October 1960 from Aalborg (Denmark).
At 1125 on 17th October SUPERIORITY shifted from berth 3 Rothesay Dock to berth 2 Rothesay Dock.
SUPERIORITY departed Rothesay Dock for Dunglass and Barry at 1710 on 19th October.

She was broken up in 1969

Ship Movement

Wednesday, October 19, 1960 @ 1740 		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 fromLidkoping (Sweden)Port 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

Sailing

Wednesday, October 19, 1960 @ 1955 		FORTH (1959-1962 General cargo coaster of William Sloan & Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forCardiff and Swansea via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth17 Windmillcroft Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage869
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Draught forward on sailing8 feet
Draught aft on sailing12 feet
Ships agentWilliam Sloan & Co. Ltd., 200 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow

Arrival

Wednesday, October 19, 1960 @ 2015 		POLYTHENE (1953- General cargo coaster 140 feet long of ICI Chemical Company) Own Page
Arrived fromWinnington, Cheshire, EnglandPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth11 Kingston Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage153
Cargo carried on arrivalSoda ashGross Tonnage330
Deadweght Tonnage372

Sailing

Wednesday, October 19, 1960 @ 2115 		AGAPENOR ( 1947 - 1975 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line's "A" class Own Page

Blue Funnel's AGAPENOR undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)

The ship was refloated in the dry-dock on 17th October and was shifted forward to deal with rivets.

HISTORICAL NOTE :
She was trapped in the Suez Canal's Great Bitter Lakes in the Arab-Israeli war of 1967, and remained there until 1975 when she was towed to Greece and sold.

News Event

Thursday, October 20, 1960 @ 0110 		MAARSBERGEN ( 1958 - 1968 general cargo coaster 226 feet long of N V Zuid Hollandsche Scheepv, Rotterdam) Own Page

N.V. Zuid Hollandsche coaster MAARSBERGEN arrives in Glasgow from Antwerp, Ghent and Belfast
Arrived fromAntwerp, Ghent and BelfastPort of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berth59/63 Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage274
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)Deadweght Tonnage1050
Sailed from berth59/63 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival6' 7"
Draught aft on arrival11' 2"
Cargo carried on arrival100 tons of general cargo (both inwards and outwards)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 20th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Completed discharge of inward cargo1415 on 20th October
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 20th October
Outward cargo420 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Completed loading outward cargo1415 on 21st October
Draught forward on sailing10' 00"
Draught aft on sailing11' 08"
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company Limited, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow

Arrival

Thursday, October 20, 1960 @ 0610 		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) - 176 miles (at 10 knots = 17 hours)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head West)
Sailing forDrogheda (Ireland) - 176 miles (at 10 knots = 17 hours)
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow,
Draught forward on arrival13' 9"
Draught aft on arrival14' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1060 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo21st October at 1300
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo22nd October at 1100
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing5' 3"
Draught aft on sailing9' 8"

ABILITY arrived at berth 3 Rothesay Dock at 0610 on 20th October 1960 from Drogheda

At 1100 on 21st October she shifted from berth 3 Rothesay Dock to berth 2 Rothesay Dock.

At 1325 on 22nd October ABILITY departed Rothesay Dock for Drogheda

Arrival

Thursday, October 20, 1960 @ 0900 		INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

INVERTEST bunkers IRON ORE with fuel oil
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (alongside IRON ORE)Port of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage111
Gross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

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