Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1030
MOTOR LIFEBOAT Own Page
Arrived fromDarroch & Copith
Arrived in berth12 Kingston Dock, Glasgow

The lifeboat was in Kingston Dock for trials

Sailing

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1220
MOTOR LIFEBOAT Own Page
Sailing forBack to workshop of Darroch & Espie
Sailed from berth12 Kingston Dock, Glasgow

Ship Movement

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1230
RHINE ORE (1959 - 1977 Ore carrier 546 feet long of Transatlantique Bulk Carriers) Own Page

RHINE ORE shifts 224 feet westwards along General Terminus Quay, Glasgow

Port of RegistryMonrovia

RHINE ORE shifted 224 feet Westwards along Terminus Quay to allow space for the imminent arrival of ore carrier ISELIN at East Terminus

Sailing

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1515
SUNROSE ( 1954 - 1962 General cargo ship 412 feet long of Wilhelmsen, Norway) Own Page

Norwegian SUNROSE undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

Sailed from berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryNorway

Sailing

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1547
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' 7"
Draught aft on sailing11' 10"

Arrival

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1550
ISELIN ( 1955-1968 Ore carrier 523 feet long of Skibs A/S Abu, / Magnus Konow & Co., Oslo : scrapped in Shanghai 1969 ) Own Page

Ore carrier ISELIN arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of iron ore from Conakry (West Africa)

Arrived fromConakry (West Africa)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berthEast end of General Terminus Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage5,799
Draught forward on arrival28' 9"Gross Tonnage10,021
Draught aft on arrival29' 1"Deadweght Tonnage15,075
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore

Sailing

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1551
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' 10"
Draught aft on sailing11' 10"

Arrival

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1615
ORLANDO ( 1960 - 1966 Product tanker 530 feet long of Bowring Shipping Company, London) Own Page

Bowring's new tanker ORLANDO docks at Elderslie, Glasgow before being handed over to her owners

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage14,154
Deadweght Tonnage20,150

She had come upriver from her builders, Lithgows of Port Glasgow, for drydocking before being handed over to her owners

Sailing

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1625
SUAVITY (1946 - 1970 General cargo bridge-amidships coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SUAVITY leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow

Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland) - 176 miles (at 10 knots = 17 hours)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head North)Net Tonnage498
Sailing forPartington (England - on South side of Manchester Ship Canal - near Trafford,Manchester)Gross Tonnage943
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow,Deadweght Tonnage1,121
Draught forward on arrival13' 2"
Draught aft on arrival14' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1049 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo26th October at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo26th October at 1600
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing5' 7"
Draught aft on sailing10' 5"

SUAVITY arrived at berth 5 Rothesay Dock at 1052 on 23rd October 1960 from Drogheda

At 1735 on 24th October she shifted from berth 5 Rothesay Dock to berth 3 Rothesay Dock.

Another shift at 1715 on 25th October from berth 3 to berth 2 Rothesay Dock

At 1625 on 26th October SUAVITY departed Rothesay Dock for Partington

Ship Movement

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1650
ABILITY (1943 - 1975 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1982 scrapped in Greece) Own Page

Everard's coaster ABILITY shifts berth at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow

Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland) - 176 miles (at 10 knots = 17 hours)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head West)
Sailing forLiverpool - 213 miles (at 10 knots = 21 hours)
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow,
Draught forward on arrival12' 6"
Draught aft on arrival14' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1035 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo27th October @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo27th October at 1600
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing5' 6"
Draught aft on sailing9' 7"

ABILITY arrived in Rothesay Dock at 1305 on 25th October.

At 0900 on 26th October she shifted from berth 4 Rothesay Dock to berth 3 Rothesay Dock

Another shift at 1650 on 26th October from berth 3 Rothesay Dock to berth 2 Rothesay Dock
ABILITY departed Rothesay Dock for Liverpool at 1340 on 27th October

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 26, 1960 @ 1700
KYPROS (1950-1967 then 1967-1971 of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool then 1971-1976 P & O General cargo Division) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's KYPROS closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Mediterranean Ports

Ships agentMoss Hutchison Line Limited, 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. Central 6643Port of RegistryLiverpool

Sailing

Thursday, October 27, 1960 @ 0030
RHINE ORE (1959 - 1977 Ore carrier 546 feet long of Transatlantique Bulk Carriers) Own Page

Ore carrier RHINE ORE leaves Glasgow for Vitoria (Brasil)

Sailing forVitoria (Brazil) --- Formerly known as VictoriaPort of RegistryMonrovia
Sailed from berthWest end of General Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing16 feet
Draught aft on sailing19' 6"

Arrival

Thursday, October 27, 1960 @ 0455
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
Arrived fromAntwerp via BelfastPort of RegistryZuidbroek (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth59/63 Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage244
Draught forward on arrival7' 9"Gross Tonnage474
Draught aft on arrival11' 2"Deadweght Tonnage1,056
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral in part

Arrival

Thursday, October 27, 1960 @ 0900
LOCH CARRON (1951-1977 General cargo coaster 203 feet long of David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow) Own Page

LOCH CARRON arrives in Glasgow from the West Highlands

Arrived fromWest Highlands via Bridge WharfPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth2 Kingston Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage233
Draught forward on arrival8' 3"
Draught aft on arrival11' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C 2

Arrival

Thursday, October 27, 1960 @ 1000
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST bunkers ore-carrier ISELIN at East Terminus Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromDunglass oil Depot, River ClydePort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthEast end of General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside ISELIN)Net Tonnage111
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilGross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

The harbour oiler INVERTEST comes alongside ISELIN to bunker her with fuel oil