Arrival
Tuesday, December 6, 1960 @ 1220
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SLIEVE BEARNAGH ( 1936 - 1972 cargo and cattle carrier 309 feet long of British Transport Commission/British Railways) |
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British Transport Commission's SLIEVE BEARNAGH docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow |
| Arrived in berth | Elderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Lancaster (England) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 1,451 |
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News Event
Tuesday, December 6, 1960 @ 1330
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CITY OF ST ALBANS ( 1960 - 1979 General cargo liner 433 feet long of Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company, London) |
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CITY OF ST ALBANS arrives at 28 Prince's Dock Glasgow from Elderslie Drydock, Scotstoun, Glasgow |
| Arrived from | Elderslie Drydock, Scotstoun, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Arrived in berth | 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 6,980 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 9 feet 00 inches | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 16 feet 3 inches | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light ship = no cargo on board | | |
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| Ships agent | City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. CENtral 9971 | | |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, December 6, 1960 @ 1440
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INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) |
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Oiler INVERTEST arrives alongside CITY OF ST ALBANS at Prince's Dock Glasgow to bunker her with fuel |
| Arrived from | Esso Oil Terminal, Dunglass (near Bowling, River Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Arrived in berth | Alongside CITY OF ST ALBANS at 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Net Tonnage | 111 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Fuel Oil | Gross Tonnage | 259 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 308 |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, December 6, 1960 @ 1440
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CITY OF ST ALBANS ( 1960 - 1979 General cargo liner 433 feet long of Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company, London) |
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Oiler INVERTEST arrives alongside CITY OF ST ALBANS at Prince's Dock Glasgow to bunker her with fuel |
| Ship's location | 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Ships agent | City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. CENtral 9971 | Gross Tonnage | 6,980 |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, December 6, 1960 @ 1530
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NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) |
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Floating crane NEWSHOT arrives at 29 Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Harland's Basin, Govan, Glasgow |
| Arrived from | Harland's Basin, Govan, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | 29 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | | |
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| Ships agent | Clyde Navigation Trust, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow C.2, Telephone : Central 2695 | | |
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News Event
Wednesday, December 7, 1960 @ 1520
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CATALINA STAR (1958-1963 Cargo liner of Blue Star Line, London) |
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CATALINA STAR arrives at Number 3 Dry Dock, Govan, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) |
| Arrived from | Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Arrived in berth | Number 3 Dry Dock, Govan, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 10 feet 6 inches | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 17 feet 6 inches | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light ship = no cargo on board | | |
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| Ships agent | J S Nowery & Co. Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow C.3. Tel. 041-221-3775 | | |
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Blue Star Line ships are often named after a place, city or country, so it may be that CATALINA STAR was named after Catalina Island in California, USA. |
Ship Event
Wednesday, December 7, 1960 @ 1925
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INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) |
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Oiler INVERTEST arrives alongside CITY OF ST ALBANS at Prince's Dock Glasgow to bunker her with fuel |
| Arrived from | Esso Oil Terminal, Dunglass (near Bowling, River Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Arrived in berth | Alongside CITY OF ST ALBANS at 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Net Tonnage | 111 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Fuel Oil | Gross Tonnage | 259 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 308 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, December 7, 1960 @ 1925
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CITY OF ST ALBANS ( 1960 - 1979 General cargo liner 433 feet long of Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company, London) |
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Oiler INVERTEST arrives alongside CITY OF ST ALBANS at Prince's Dock Glasgow to bunker her with fuel |
| Ship's location | 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Ships agent | City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. CENtral 9971 | Gross Tonnage | 6,980 |
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News Event
Wednesday, December 7, 1960 @ 1935
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DANE (1949-1964 Steam general cargo Clyde Puffer lighter (formerly VIC 87) 67 feet long of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1964 scrapped at Troon) |
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Clyde puffer DANE arrives at 15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow to load bagged malt for Bonahaven (Islay) |
| Arrived from | Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal (Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | 15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 96 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light ship = no cargo on board | Deadweght Tonnage | 140 |
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Arrival
Wednesday, December 7, 1960 @ 2328
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SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) |
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Donaldson Line's SANTONA arrived in Avonmouth (England) |
| Vessel Master | Captain A J Dougall | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived from | Trois-Rivières (Quebec, Canada, on north shore of the Saint Lawrence River) | | |
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| Arrived in berth | Avonmouth (England, UK) | | |
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News Event
Thursday, December 8, 1960 @ 1050
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FAIR HEAD (1947-1954 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast) |
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FAIR HEAD arrives at Glasgow to unload and then load for Antwerp |
| Arrived from | Antwerp and Ghent via Belfast | Port of Registry | Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 1,113 |
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| Sailing for | Antwerp (Belgium) via Dunglass on the River Clyde (where she would bunker with fuel oil) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 9' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 15' 00" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 123 tons of General cargo (in and out) | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 1110 on 8th December | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Shipping Company Limited | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1120 on 9th December | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0845 on 9th December | | |
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| Outward cargo | 140 tons of general cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Clyde Shipping Company Limited | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1635 on 9th December | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 10' 08 | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 13' 10" | | |
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| Ships agent | Clyde Shipping Company Limited, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow | | |
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Sailing
Thursday, December 8, 1960 @ 1230
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WAVE BARON ( 1946 - 1969 Replenishment Tanker 491 feet long of Royal Fleet Auxilliary, London) |
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary WAVE BARON undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow for first docking |
| Arrived in berth | Elderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Admiralty, London |
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She had come to the Clyde after serving as replenishment tanker near Iceland, replenishing the Royal Naval ships with fuel which were tasked with protecting the British fishing fleet during the 1959 Cod War with Iceland |
Arrival
Thursday, December 8, 1960 @ 1440
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LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) |
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Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow |
| Arrived in berth | Elderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 8249 |
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Sailing
Friday, December 9, 1960 @ 1710
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FAIR HEAD (1947-1954 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast) |
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FAIR HEAD leaves Glasgow for Antwerp (Belgium) via Dunglass on the River Clyde |
| Arrived from | Antwerp and Ghent via Belfast | Port of Registry | Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 1,113 |
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| Sailing for | Antwerp (Belgium) via Dunglass on the River Clyde (where she would bunker with fuel oil) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 9' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 15' 00" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 123 tons of General cargo (in and out) | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 1110 on 8th December | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Shipping Company Limited | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1120 on 9th December | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0845 on 9th December | | |
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| Outward cargo | 140 tons of general cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Clyde Shipping Company Limited | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1635 on 9th December | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 10' 08 | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 13' 10" | | |
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| Ships agent | Clyde Shipping Company Limited, 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow | | |
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Sailing
Friday, December 9, 1960 @ 2300
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SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) |
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Donaldson Line's SANTONA left Avonmouth (England) for Glasgow |
| Vessel Master | Captain A J Dougall | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailing for | Glasgow (Scotland, UK) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | Avonmouth (England) | | |
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