Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Thursday, October 1, 1964 @ 1820 		CLAN MACLENNAN (1947-1971 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line, Glasgow : 1971 scrapped at Shanghai, China)) Own Page

CLAN MACLENNAN leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Aden and Colombo via Birkenhead
Arrived fromBirkenhead (England, U.K.) via Elderslie (River Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage6,366
Sailing forAden and Colombo via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival12' 06"
Draught aft on arrival15' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 25th September
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 750 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded2 X 30 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1615 on 1st October
Draught forward on sailing12' 06"
Draught aft on sailing18' 05"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Newspaper Edition Friday 2nd October 1964

Bid to free grounded ship in the Clyde

 

The task of freeing the Norwegian iron-ore carrier LIVANITA which grounded in the Clyde on Tuesday with a 23,400-ton cargo, is to be undertaken by the Liverpool and Glasgow Salvage Association, it was stated yesterday after a meeting of officials of the Association, the Clyde Trust and the Clyde Pilotage Authority.

   No official statement has been made as to the cause of the grounding.

   A diver yesterday found the ship holed in two places in the forward tanks.   In an effort to lighten the bow, and because part of the damage is masked by the cargo, up to 4,000 tons of ore will be unloaded during the next few days.

   Unloading should have begun yesterday morning, but was delayed by fog.   By late afternoon, however, two excavators, with grab equipment, supplied by a local firm, were on board the LIVANITA.   The ore will be deposited in four coasters for transit to Rothesay Dock, Glasgow.   Operations are expected to begin this morning.

   After her load is lightened the LIVANITA will be towed to King George V Dock.   The Liverpool and Glasgow Salvage Association’s vessel DISPENSER (775 gross tons) was reported to have left Liverpool for Glasgow last night.

   Fog also delayed the up-river passage of six ships from the Tail of the Bank, but by late afternoon the MEMPHIS, CITY OF COVENTRY, AUTOMEDON and PRINS FREDERIK HENDRIK were able to dock at Port Glasgow.   If the weather clears this morning three ships held up at Greenock will go up-river.

   Last night the CAIRNFORTH (8105 tons) bound for the United States, the CLAN FRASER (9292 tons) for India, and the CLAN MACLENNAN (6366 tons) with a general cargo for Ceylon, were allowed to sail.