Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Tuesday, February 21, 1961 @ 1700 		SEAMEW (1947-1966 General cargo ship 259 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

General Steam's SEAMEW closes at Glasgow for Casablanca, Gibraltar, Cadiz and Oporto
Ships agentMoss Hutchison Line Limited, 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. Central 6643Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

News Event

Wednesday, February 22, 1961 @ 1700 		LYCIA (1954-1965 General cargo liner 348 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard general cargo ship LYCIA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Mediterranean Ports
Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailing forCasablanca, Gibraltar, Algiers, Tripoli (Libya), Malta, Corfu, Venice, Trieste and Rijeka
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Ships agentT L Duff & Company Limited, 24 George Square, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2827

Ship Event

Wednesday, February 22, 1961 @ 1700 		BRESCIA (1947-1966 General cargo liner 339 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Notice of transhipment of cargo at Liverpool from Cunard cargo ship LYCIA to their BRESCIA
Ships agentT L Duff & Company Limited, 24 George Square, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2827 Port of RegistryLiverpool
Net Tonnage2,107
Gross Tonnage3,841
Deadweght Tonnage5,927

News Event

Thursday, February 23, 1961 @ 0650 		CANBERRA STAR (1956-1972 Refrigerated cargo liner of Salient Shipping Co (Hamilton, Bermuda) Ltd (Blue Star Line) London) Own Page

CANBERRA STAR arrives in Glasgow to load for Africa
Arrived fromLondon (UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth58 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow with her head eastGross Tonnage8,398
Sailing forTakoradi (Ghana) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth58 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow with her head east
Draught forward on arrival14' 01"
Draught aft on arrival16' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight = no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo23 February @ 0800
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 832 tons and 3 heavy lifts total 35 tons 4 cwts.
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Heavy lifts loadedOn 23 February loaded 1 x 22 tons, 1 X 8 tons and 1 X 5 tons 4 cwts from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo26 February @ 1200
Draught forward on sailing16' 00"
Draught aft on sailing17' 04"
Ships agentNowery
Sailed27 February at 0555 for Takoradi (Ghana) via Liverpool

Ship Event

Thursday, February 23, 1961 @ 1200 		ANGLIAN (1947 - 1963 general cargo ship 308 feet long of Ellerman Lines / Ellerman & Papayanni Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

Ellerman Papayanni's cargo liner ANGLIAN at Glasgow
Ship's locationGlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Net Tonnage867.1
Gross Tonnage2,219
Deadweght Tonnage2,870

News Event

Thursday, February 23, 1961 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ALHAMA (1953-1962 General cargo ship 335 feet long of John Bruce Company / Mossgiel Shipping, Glasgow : 1974 scrapped) Own Page

18-year old crew member of ALHAMA found dead in his bunk while ship was berthed in Genoa (Italy)
Ship's locationGenoa (Italy)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage1,170
Gross Tonnage2,346
Deadweght Tonnage3,500

Arrival

Friday, February 24, 1961 @ 0620 		CLAN MACLEOD (1948 - 1976 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACLEOD docks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage6,073

Sailing

Friday, February 24, 1961 @ 0725 		JASON (1950 - 1972 General cargo/passenger liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's JASON undocks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowGross Tonnage10,160

News Event

Friday, February 24, 1961 @ 0800 		Own Page

1961 Advert by Burmah Oil Tankers for Deck Officers and Uncertificated Junior Engineer Officers

Ship Event

Friday, February 24, 1961 @ 1030 		Galtgarben Own Page

The German ship "Galtgarben" visits Ayr Harbour
Port of RegistryBremen

From "Ayrshire Post" dated 24th February 1961

POTASH AND TIMBER TRADE AT AYR HARBOUR

Visiting Ayr Harbour this week was the German motor vessel "Galtgarben," registered at Bremen, which discharged a cargo of potash from Barcelona, for an Ayr firm of fertiliser manufacturers.
It was the vessel's first voyage to Ayr.
Also in port was the Glen Line steamer "Winga" with a part-cargo of timber from the Baltic for an Ayr firm.

Ship Event

Friday, February 24, 1961 @ 1030 		Winga Own Page

Glen Line steamer "Winga" visits Ayr Harbour

From "Ayrshire Post" dated 24th February 1961

POTASH AND TIMBER TRADE AT AYR HARBOUR

Visiting Ayr Harbour this week was the German motor vessel "Galtgarben," registered at Bremen, which discharged a cargo of potash from Barcelona, for an Ayr firm of fertiliser manufacturers.
It was the vessel's first voyage to Ayr.
Also in port was the Glen Line steamer "Winga" with a part-cargo of timber from the Baltic for an Ayr firm.
Winga

Ship Event

Friday, February 24, 1961 @ 1700 		CAPE GRENVILLE (1949-1965 General cargo ship 437 feet long of Lyle Shipping Company, Glasgow : 1980 scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) Own Page

Lyle Shipping's CAPE GRENVILLE closes at Birkenhead for West, South and East Africa
Ships agentThos & Jas Harrison Ltd., LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage4,453
Gross Tonnage7,463
Deadweght Tonnage10,060

Arrival

Saturday, February 25, 1961 @ 0805 		NESTOR ( 1952 - 1968 General cargo liner 490 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's NESTOR docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthElderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow

Ship Event

Sunday, February 26, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CITY OF CHESTER ( 1944 - 1971 General cargo liner 493 feet long of Ellerman Hall Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF CHESTER at Dar-es-Salaam on 26th February from Glasgow
Ship's locationDar-es-Salaam (Tanzaniya, East Africa)Port of RegistryLiverpool

Ship Event

Sunday, February 26, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CITY OF PORT ELIZABETH (1952-1971 Passenger / cargo liner of Ellerman Line, London)) Own Page

CITY OF PORT ELIZABETH at Cape Town on 26th February for London
Ship's locationCape Town (South Africa)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentEllerman & Bucknall (Pty) Ltd., 26 Strand Street, Cape Town