Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Monday, January 16, 1961 @ 1210 		GEMSBOK ( 1960 - 1961 General cargo ship (formerly CLAN MACRAE) of Springbok Line/Bullard King) Own Page

Bullard King's GEMSBOK docks at Elderslie Dry-dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

Sailing

Tuesday, January 17, 1961 @ 0818 		KUMBA (1958-1964 General cargo ship 455 feet long of British & Burmese Steam Navigation / Patrick Henderson, Glasgow , 1964-1973 transferred to Elder Dempster, Liverpool : Scrapped in 1980) Own Page

Patrick Henderson's KUMBA leaves Glasgow for Freetown and West African Ports via Liverpool
Arrived fromLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Arrived in berth29/31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (head east)Gross Tonnage5,349
Sailing forFreetown (Sierra Leone) via LiverpoolDeadweght Tonnage9,400
Sailed from berth29/31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (head east)
Draught forward on arrival8' 10"
Draught aft on arrival16' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship - no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 9th January
Outward cargo1,628 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1400 on 16th January
Draught forward on sailing11' 09"
Draught aft on sailing16' 05"
Engine trials2045 on 16th January slow turn of engines each way

Ship Event

Friday, January 20, 1961 @ 0900 		CALEDONIA (Side paddle steamer) Own Page

Paddle steamer "Caledonia" to sail from Ayrshire Ports in 1961
Port of RegistryGlasgow

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 20th January 1961

Arrangements are being made for the paddle steamer "Caledonia" again to take excursion sailings from Ayr, Troon and Ardrossan during the coming summer.

The sailings will, intimate the Caledonian Steam Packet Company Limited, operate from Sunday 25th June until Thursday 31st August inclusive.

Sailings to be given this summer between Ardrossan-Fairlie and Arran appear to be much the same as those offered last year.
Caledonia, paddle steamer

Sailing

Friday, January 20, 1961 @ 1230 		DUCHESS OF MONTROSE ( 1930 - 1964 Passenger excursion steamer 273 feet long of Caledonian steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

Caledonian Steam Packet's DUCHESS OF MONTROSE undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowNet Tonnage314
Gross Tonnage806

She was built by William Denny Shipyard at Dumbarton in 1930 for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock.

Sailing

Friday, January 20, 1961 @ 1630 		GEMSBOK ( 1960 - 1961 General cargo ship (formerly CLAN MACRAE) of Springbok Line/Bullard King) Own Page

Bullard King's GEMSBOK undocks at Elderslie Dry-dock, Glasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

Arrival

Sunday, January 22, 1961 @ 0225 		PATROCLUS (1950-1972 Passenger and cargo liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's PATROCLUS docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Arrival

Monday, January 23, 1961 @ 1545 		HMS ASHANTI ( 1961 - 1988 Tribal class frigate 360 feet long Pennant No. F117 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

New Royal Navy Frigate HMS ASHANTI docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)

Ship Event

Tuesday, January 24, 1961 @ 1700 		FACTOR (1948-1972 General cargo ship 464 feet overall of Thos & Jas Harrison Ltd. / Charente S. S. Co. Ltd.,, Liverpool : 1972 Scrapped) Own Page

Harrison Line's FACTOR closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa
Ships agentThos & Jas Harrison Ltd., LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Net Tonnage3,862
Gross Tonnage6,533
Deadweght Tonnage9,230

Sailing

Wednesday, January 25, 1961 @ 1800 		PATROCLUS (1950-1972 Passenger and cargo liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's PATROCLUS undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool

Arrival

Thursday, January 26, 1961 @ 0830 		GEMSBOK ( 1960 - 1961 General cargo ship (formerly CLAN MACRAE) of Springbok Line/Bullard King) Own Page

Bullard King's GEMSBOK docks at Elderslie Dry-dock, Glasgow for second docking
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

Sailing

Thursday, January 26, 1961 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SOMALI (1948-1969 General cargo ship 524 feet long of Peninsular. & Oriental Steam Nav Co,, London: sold 1969) Own Page

P & O cargo ship SOMALI sails from Grangemouth for Far Eastern Ports
Ships agentThe General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage4,389
Gross Tonnage9,080
Deadweght Tonnage11,100

News Event

Friday, January 27, 1961 @ 0200
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		ORECREST (1958-1965 Bulk carrier / Ore carrier 427 feet overall of Crest Shipping Co. Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas : 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)) Own Page

Ore carrier ORECREST had steering trouble off Shetland Isles and required tug assistance
Ship's locationNorth of the Shetland Isles (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryNassau (New Providence Island, Bahamas)
Vessel MasterF J AndersonNet Tonnage2,696
Sailing forPort Talbot (Wales, U.K.) ... pronounced po..talbot ...they do not pronounce the rt in portGross Tonnage6,903
Sailed from berthNarvik (Norway)Deadweght Tonnage9,150
Outward cargoIron ore

Ship Event

Friday, January 27, 1961 @ 0700 		Arran Own Page

"Arran" stormbound at Fairlie Pier
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage201

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 3rd February 1961

Fairlie.
Due to the storm last Friday, the steamer "Arran" was unable to leave Fairlie Pier.

Ship Event

Sunday, January 29, 1961 @ 1500 		HMS ASHANTI ( 1961 - 1988 Tribal class frigate 360 feet long Pennant No. F117 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

New Royal Navy Frigate HMS ASHANTI aborts undocking at Elderslie Dry-Dock, due to storm
Ship's locationElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)

She was built by Yarrows and was being dry-docked prior to being handed over to the Royal Navy

Sailing

Monday, January 30, 1961 @ 1125 		HMS ASHANTI ( 1961 - 1988 Tribal class frigate 360 feet long Pennant No. F117 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

New Royal Navy Frigate HMS ASHANTI undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)

She was built by Yarrows and was being dry-docked prior to being handed over to the Royal Navy