Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, November 17, 1960 @ 1700
VLIELAND (1955-1962 a general cargo coaster 140 feet 41.9 metres long of Harm Pieter Veling, Klaaskamp ) Own Page

VLIELAND arrives in Glasgow to load for France

Arrived fromParis via LiverpoolPort of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berth33 Springfield Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage160
Draught forward on arrival6 feetGross Tonnage282
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

A quite fascinating account of VLIELAND's career and ultimate sinking, is to be found in http://www.marhisdata.nl/main.php?to_page=schip&id=7058

Arrival

Thursday, November 17, 1960 @ 1823
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 (Lancashire, England)
Arrived in berth10 Kingston Dock, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalSoda Ash

Arrival

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 0755
LOCH ARD (1955-1971 General cargo coaster 184 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped) Own Page
Arrived fromWest Highlands of ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth2 Kingston Dock, GlasgowReg Tonnage237
Draught forward on arrival6' 11"Gross Tonnage611
Draught aft on arrival7' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne, Glasgow

Sailing

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 0845
HAZELMOOR ( 1953 - 1978 General cargo ship 449 feet long of Walter Runciman's Moor Line) Own Page

Runciman's HAZELMOOR undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow after second docking

Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage5,572

Sailing

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 0955
AJOY ( 1960 - ? a bucket dredger 185 feet long of Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta, Calcutta) Own Page

New Indian dredger AJOY shifts to Elderslie Number 1 Drydock for repairs

Arrived fromRiverPort of RegistryCalcutta, India
Arrived in berthPudzeoch (South End) ----- at Renfrew (River Clyde) ... ON GROUNDNet Tonnage347
Sailing forElderslie number 1 DrydockGross Tonnage1,066
Sailed from berthPudzeoch .....at Renfrew (River Clyde

At 1630 on 24th October 1960 the new Indian dredger AJOY was returning to Pudzeoch Basin, Renfrew, after trials, when she was in collision with the Renfrew Ferry on arrival, and immediately grounded.

The dredger was raised by Metal Industries at 6pm on 14th November 1960

At 0955 on 18th November AJOY moved to Elderslie Number 1 Drydock for repairs

Arrival

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 1030
AJOY ( 1960 - ? a bucket dredger 185 feet long of Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta, Calcutta) Own Page

Bucket-dredger AJOY docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow for second docking

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryCalcutta, India
Net Tonnage347
Gross Tonnage1,066

AJOY was a brand new bucket-dredger ship built by Fleming and Ferguson at their shipyard at Paisley. She was operated by the Port of Calcutta for employment in dredging the docks and river.
The ship was being drydocked prior to being handed over to her owners.

Arrival

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 1415
SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA arrives in Sarnia (Ontario, Canada)

Vessel MasterCaptain A J DougallPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromPort Colborne (city on Lake Erie, at southern end of Welland Canal, in Niagara Region of Ontario)
Arrived in berthSarnia (a city on Lake Huron in Southwestern Ontario, Canada)

Sailing

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 1540
MAARSBERGEN ( 1958 - 1968 general cargo coaster 226 feet long of N V Zuid Hollandsche Scheepv, Rotterdam) Own Page

N.V Zuid Hollandsche Scheepv. Mij.coaster MAARSBERGEN leaves Glasgow for Antwerp

Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium) via Belfast and Clyde Vila Crane (at Plantation Quay, Glasgow)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berth61/63 Mavisbank Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage274
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)Deadweght Tonnage1050
Sailed from berth61/63 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival9' 08"
Draught aft on arrival10' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival277 tons of general cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0900 on 17th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Completed discharge of inward cargo2000 on 17th November
Commened loading outward cargo1600 on 17th November
Outward cargo176 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Shipping Company Limited
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 18th November
Draught forward on sailing7' 07"
Draught aft on sailing10' 10"
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company Limited, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow

Sailing

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 1700
The date shown is as published on timetable and the time shown here is only our best estimate
JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT (1930-1940 then 1950-1963 Passenger / cargo liner 587 feet long of N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Nederland', Amsterdam, Netherlands : 1940-1950 Troopship) Own Page

JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT due to leave Sydney on cruise to Brisbane, Penang, Singapore and Brisbane

Sailing for30-day cruise to Brisbane, Penang, Singapore and BrisbanePort of RegistryAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Net Tonnage11,335
Ships agentElder, Smith & Co. Ltd., 9-11 O'Connell Street, Sydney Tel. B0 138Gross Tonnage19,040

JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT scheduled to leave Sydney on 30-day cruise to Brisbane, Penang, Singapore and Brisbane

Arrival

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 2110
AENEAS ( 1947 - 1972 "A" class Cargo liner 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's AENEAS docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Sailing

Friday, November 18, 1960 @ 2300
SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA leaves Sarnia for Humberstone on the Welland Canal (Ontario, Canada)

Vessel MasterCaptain A J DougallPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forHumberstone ((Township facing Lake Erie, at southern end of Welland Canal, Ontario, Canada)
Sailed from berthSarnia (a city on Lake Huron in Southwestern Ontario, Canada)

News Event

Saturday, November 19, 1960 @ 1920
YOMA (1950-1964 Passenger and cargo liner 463 feet long of "Paddy" Henderson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Henderson's YOMA leaves Springfield Quay, Glasgow for Rangoon via Birkenhead

Sailing forRangoon via BirkenheadPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Draught forward on sailing12' 05"
Draught aft on sailing16' 03"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467

Sailing

Saturday, November 19, 1960 @ 2105
VLIELAND (1955-1962 a general cargo coaster 140 feet 41.9 metres long of Harm Pieter Veling, Klaaskamp ) Own Page

VLIELAND leaves Springfield Quay, Glasgow with general cargo for Paris

Sailing forParis (France) Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Sailed from berth33 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage160
Outward cargoGeneral cargo Gross Tonnage282
Draught forward on sailing7' 00"
Draught aft on sailing9' 00"
Ships agentWilliam H Muller & Co. (London) Ltd., 80 Blythswood Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 0381

Arrival

Sunday, November 20, 1960 @ 0014
SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA arrives at Humberstone on the Welland Canal (Ontario, Canada)

Vessel MasterCaptain A J DougallPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromSarnia (a city on Lake Huron in Southwestern Ontario, Canada)
Arrived in berthHumberstone ((Township facing Lake Erie, at southern end of Welland Canal, Ontario, Canada)

Ship Event

Sunday, November 20, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA at Humberstone discovers contact damage – date and cause unknown

Ship's locationHumberstone ((Township facing Lake Erie, at southern end of Welland Canal, Ontario, Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterCaptain A J Dougall