Latest Events

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What/When	Ship
News Event Saturday, September 30, 1967 @ 1100 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	ISLE OF GIGHA ( 1966 - 1967 Ro-ro ferry landing craft 80 feet 24m overall of Eilean Sea Services / Western Ferries : after sinking was raised then renamed SOUND OF GHIA))	Own Page
Inquiry on sinking of ro-ro ferry ISLE OF GIGHA off Islay (Scotland) in November 1966
Port of Registry UK
On the morning of 11 November 1966, ISLE OF GIGHA was en route from Gigha to Port Ellen, loaded with commercial vehicles. Rolling in a moderate sea, a rudder stock cracked making steering difficult.   Unsecured loads shifted, causing the ferry to list and capsize. Interesting details of this vessels life can be found by googling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Sound_of_Gigha#:~:text=the%20engine%20room.-,Capsize,ferry%20to%20list%20and%20capsize.
News Event Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 1445	USNS LEROY GRUMMAN (1989- is a Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler (T-AO-195) 206m 677 feet overall of the United States Navy Military Sealift Command)	Own Page
USNS LEROY GRUMMAN at Hunterston Jetty inside berth, Firth of Clyde (Scotland, UK)
Ship's location Hunterston Jetty inside berth, Firth of Clyde (Scotland, UK) Port of Registry United States Navy Arrived from Military operations
Sorry about the poor backlit quality of this photograph but the sun absolutely would not shift to shine brightly on the vessel from the photographer's side.
News Event Thursday, February 28, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CLAN MACKINNON (1946-1961 General cargo ship 449 feet long of Clan Line / Houston Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
Damage to CLAN MACKINNON is inspected by Lloyds Surveyor at Cape Town (South Africa)
Ship's location Cape Town (South Africa) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived from Newport (Monmouthshire, Wales, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 7,373 Sailing for Beira (Mozambique)
News Event Friday, March 15, 1957 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CAPE RODNEY (1946-1963 General cargo ship 136m overall of Lyle Shipping Co., Glasgow : 1971 scrapped at Shanghai, China)	Own Page
Lyle Shipping's CAPE RODNEY left Christmas Island for Fremantle (Western Australia)
Sailing for Fremantle (Western Australia) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, UK) Sailed from berth Christmas Island (iAustralian Territory in Indian Ocean, about 200 miles south of Java) Gross Tonnage 6,939 Deadweght Tonnage 9,550
News Event Friday, March 15, 1957 @ 0600 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	AUTOMEDON (1949-1971 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
AUTOMEDON arrived at Labuan (Borneo, Malaysia) from Liverpool (UK)
Arrived from Liverpool (UK) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Arrived in berth Labuan (Borneo, Malaysia) Gross Tonnage 7,636
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	NEVASA (1956-1962 Troopship then laid up then 1964-1975 Educational cruise ship of British India Steam Navigation, London : Scrapped Taiwan in 1975)	Own Page
NEVASA left Singapore for Southampton (UK)
Sailing for Southampton (UK) Port of Registry London (England, UK) Sailed from berth Singapore Gross Tonnage 20,527
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	DOLIUS (1956-1970 and then in 1972 General cargo ship 491 feet overall of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
DOLIUS left Singapore for Hong Kong
Sailing for Hong Kong Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Sailed from berth Singapore Gross Tonnage 7,960
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0600 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CLAN SINCLAIR (1950-1960 General cargo liner 489 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN SINCLAIR arrived at Kakinada (India) from Visakhapatanam (India)
Arrived from Visakhapatanam (India) Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth Kakinada (India)
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0600 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MATURATA (1955-1969 General cargo liner 472 feet long of T & J Brocklebank, Liverpool)	Own Page
MATURATA at Gan Island anchorage, Maldives
Ship's location Gan Island anchorage, Maldives Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Net Tonnage 3,724 Gross Tonnage 7,365 Deadweght Tonnage 8,920
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MATRA (1949-1971 General cargo ship 509 feet long of T & J Brocklebank, Liverpool)	Own Page
MATRA left Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) for Calcutta (India)
Sailing for Calcutta (India) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Sailed from berth Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka)
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	LEICESTERSHIRE (1948-1965 Passenger / cargo ship of Bibby Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
LEICESTERSHIRE left Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) for Rangoon (Burma)
Sailing for Rangoon = now called Yangon (Burma = now called Myanmar) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Sailed from berth Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) Gross Tonnage 8,908
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0600 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	LANDAURA (1946- 1965 General cargo ship 447 feet long of British India Steam Navigation Company, London)	Own Page
LANDAURA arrived at Mombasa (Kenya) from Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived from Rotterdam (Netherlands) Port of Registry London (England, UK) Arrived in berth Mombasa (Kenya) Net Tonnage 4,171 Gross Tonnage 7,289 Deadweght Tonnage 9,750
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0600 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	BRITISH GUARDIAN (1953-1956 then 1963- 1972 Oil Tanker 525 feet overall of British Petroleum / British Tanker Company : 1972 scrapped in Spain)	Own Page
BRITISH GUARDIAN arrived at Mombasa (Kenya) from Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
Arrived from Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain) Port of Registry London Arrived in berth Mombasa (Kenya) Net Tonnage 6,537 Gross Tonnage 11,359 Deadweght Tonnage 16,481
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CHANTALA (1950-1971 General cargo ship of British India Line, London)	Own Page
CHANTALA left Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzaniya) for London (UK)
Sailing for London (UK) Port of Registry London Sailed from berth Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzaniya) Gross Tonnage 7,551
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	STIRLINGSHIRE (1946 - 1966 general dry-cargo vessel 448 feet long of Scottish Shire Line)	Own Page
STIRLINGSHIRE left Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzaniya) for Tanga (Tanzaniya)
Sailing for Tanga (Tanzaniya) Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzaniya) Net Tonnage 4030 Gross Tonnage 7006 Deadweght Tonnage 8,834
News Event Friday, April 12, 1957 @ 2000 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	LIBERTAD (1955-1974 Passenger / cargo ship of Compañia Argentina de Navegación Dodero / Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas : 1975 Scrapped)	Own Page
Dodero Lines LIBERTAD leaves London UK for River Plate ports
Ship's location London (U.K.) Port of Registry Buenos Aires (Argentina) Sailing for River Plate ports Gross Tonnage 12,634
News Event Monday, March 18, 1957 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	UMKUZI (1945-1957 General cargo ship 431 feet overall of Bullard, King & Co. Ltd., London : 1962 scrapped)	Own Page
Bullard, King's UMKUZI leaves London (UK) for Durban (South Africa) and Mauritius
Sailing for Durban (South Africa) and Mauritius Port of Registry London Sailed from berth London (UK) Net Tonnage 4,927 Ships agent Bullard, King & Co. Ltd., 51 Gracechurch Street, London E.C.3. Tel. Mansion House 5861 Gross Tonnage 7,030
News Event Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 0800		Own Page
P & O / British India Lines sailing notice from UK and Continent for April 1957
News Event Sunday, March 17, 1957 @ 1900 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	LOCH AVON (1947- 1967 Refrigerated / General cargo liner 498 feet long of Royal Mail Lines, London)	Own Page
LOCH AVON leaves Los Angeles (USA) for San Francisco (USA)
Sailing for San Francisco (USA) Port of Registry London (England, UK) Sailed from berth Los Angeles (USA) Gross Tonnage 8,617 Deadweght Tonnage 10,741
News Event Sunday, March 17, 1957 @ 1900 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	PRESIDENT CLEVELAND (1947-1973 Passenger / cargo liner of American President Lines, USA)	Own Page
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND leaves Los Angeles (USA) for Honolulu (Hawaii, USA)
Sailing for Honolulu (Hawaii, USA) Port of Registry U.S.A. Sailed from berth Los Angeles (USA) Gross Tonnage 15,437
News Event Sunday, March 17, 1957 @ 1900 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	RICHARD DE LARRINAGA (1955-1970 General cargo ship of Larrinaga Steamship Company, Liverpool)	Own Page
RICHARD DE LARRINAGA leaves Los Angeles (USA) for Antwerp (Belgium)
Sailing for Antwerp (Belgium) Port of Registry Liverpool Sailed from berth Los Angeles (USA) Net Tonnage 3,031 Gross Tonnage 5,841 Deadweght Tonnage 10,000
News Event Saturday, March 16, 1957 @ 1900 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	WILLIAM LUCKENBACH (1946-1961 General cargo freighter of Luckenbach Steamship Co., New York : 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
WILLIAM LUCKENBACH leaves Kamaishi (Japan) for San Francisco (USA)
Sailing for San Francisco (USA) Port of Registry New York (USA) Sailed from berth Kamaishi (Japan) Gross Tonnage 7,888
News Event Monday, March 18, 1957 @ 0700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	TRELEVAN (1949-1964 General cargo ship of Hain Steamship Co., London : 1974 scrapped after fire)	Own Page
Hain's tramp freighter TRELEVAN arrives in Yokohama (Japan) from Jucaro (Cuba)
Arrived from Jucaro (Cuba) Port of Registry London Arrived in berth Yokohama (Japan) Gross Tonnage 5,386
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1900 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	RATHLIN HEAD (1953-1970 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast)	Own Page
RATHLIN HEAD leaves Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) for Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)
Sailing for Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada) Port of Registry Belfast (Northern Ireland) Sailed from berth Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) Gross Tonnage 7,378
News Event Saturday, March 16, 1957 @ 1900 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	THEA DANIELSEN (1955- 1959 General cargo ship 53m overall of Otto & Knud Danielsen, Copenhagen : 1972 sank)	Own Page
THEA DANIELSEN leaves Haugesund (Norway) for Trondheim (Norway)
Sailing for Trondheim (Norway) Port of Registry Kobenhaven (Copenhagen, Denmark) Sailed from berth Haugesund (Norway) Net Tonnage 209 Gross Tonnage 449
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	YSTROOM	Own Page
YSTROOM arrives in Newport (Wales, UK) from Cardiff (Wales, UK)
Arrived from Cardiff (Wales, UK) Arrived in berth Newport (Wales, UK)
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SUNINGER (1956- General cargo ship 457 feet long of O.S. Oddero, A/S Helgoy, A/S Norsk Rutefart & A/S Kinn / A.I. Langfeldt & Co)	Own Page
Saguenay's SUNINGER arrives in Avonmouth (England, UK) from Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)
Arrived from Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada) Port of Registry Kristiansand (Norway) Arrived in berth Avonmouth (England, UK) Net Tonnage 4,312 Gross Tonnage 7,547 Deadweght Tonnage 10,500
SUNINGER was on charter to Saguenay Terminals, Canada.
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	BJORGSTEIN (1956-1969 Reefer = Refrigerated cargo ship 396 feet overall of Hjalmar Bjorge Oslo : 1983 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
Reefer BJORGSTEIN on charter to Salén, Sweden arrives in Avonmouth (England, UK) from Jamaica
Arrived from Jamaica Port of Registry Oslo (Norway) Arrived in berth Avonmouth (England, UK) Net Tonnage 2,758 Reg Tonnage 5,255 Deadweght Tonnage 4,576
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	OTTO NUBEL (1953-1968 General cargo ship 232 feet long of Emder Dampfer Compagnie A. G, Hamburg)	Own Page
OTTO NUBEL arrives in Avonmouth (England, UK) from Dublin (Ireland)
Arrived from Dublin (Ireland) Port of Registry Hamburg (Germany) Arrived in berth Avonmouth (England, UK)
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	FLORENCE HOLT (1953-1965 General cargo ship 449 feet long of John Holt & Co. / Guinea Gulf Line Ltd.: 1963-1965 managed by Thos & Jno Brocklebank,, Liverpool : 1974 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
FLORENCE HOLT arrives in Avonmouth (England, UK) from Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
Arrived from Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Spain) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth Avonmouth (England, UK) Gross Tonnage 5,581
News Event Monday, March 18, 1957 @ 0700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SHUNA (1937 - 1963 Steam general cargo North-Sea coaster 274 feet long of Glen & Company, Glasgow)	Own Page
Glen's north-sea coaster SHUNA arrives in Malmo (Sweden) from Glasgow
Arrived from Glasgow (Scotland, UK) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth Malmo (Sweden) Gross Tonnage 1,652
News Event Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	ACTUALITY (1945-1963 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1963 sank off Hastings, England)	Own Page
Everard's coaster ACTUALITY leaves Great Yarmouth (England) for Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailing for Rotterdam (Netherlands) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Sailed from berth Great Yarmouth (often just called Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK)
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MARKELO (1948-1962 General cargo ship 197 feet overall of NV Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Noordzee' , Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands : 1985 scrapped))	Own Page
MARKELO at Shed 3 Dock 9 (Manchester, England, UK)
Ship's location Shed 3 Dock 9 (Manchester, England, UK) Port of Registry s'Gravenhage (The Hague, Netherlands) Ships agent Ellerman Wilson Line Net Tonnage 529 Gross Tonnage 987
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SARAH BOWATER (1955-1968 General cargo ship / newsprint carrier 419 feet overall of Bowater Steamship Company / Furness Withy / Cayzer Irvine : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
SARAH BOWATER at Shed 5 Dock 6 (Manchester, England, UK)
Ship's location Shed 5 Dock 6 (Manchester, England, UK) Port of Registry London Ships agent H. Watson & Co. Net Tonnage 3,530 Gross Tonnage 6,581 Deadweght Tonnage 8,190
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	JOURNALIST (1954 - 1973 General cargo ship 464 feet long of Charente S.S. Co. Ltd. / T & J Harrison Ltd, Liverpool : 1982 scrapped Gadani Beach, Pakistan)	Own Page
JOURNALIST at Irwell Park Wharf (Manchester, England, UK)
Ship's location Irwell Park Wharf (Manchester, England, UK) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Ships agent J W Jones Net Tonnage 4,434 Gross Tonnage 8,366 Deadweght Tonnage 9,670
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MANCHESTER PROGRESS (1938-1966 General cargo ship of Manchester Liners, Manchester, England :1966 Scrapped at Split, Yugoslavia)	Own Page
MANCHESTER PROGRESS at Dry Dock 1 (Manchester, England, UK)
Ship's location Dry Dock 1 (Manchester, England, UK) Port of Registry Manchester (England, UK Ships agent Manchester Liners Ltd., St. Ann's Square, Manchester 2 Tel. BLAckfriars 1641 (8 lines) Gross Tonnage 5,620
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MANCHESTER VANGUARD (1956-1963 General cargo ship of Manchester Liners Ltd., Manchester)	Own Page
MANCHESTER VANGUARD at Shed 6 Dock 9 (Manchester, England, UK)
Ship's location Shed 6 Dock 9 (Manchester, England, UK) Port of Registry Manchester (England, U.K.) Ships agent Manchester Liners Ltd., St. Ann's Square, Manchester 2 Tel. BLAckfriars 1641 (8 lines) Gross Tonnage 1,662
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MANCHESTER TRADER (1941-1963 General cargo ship 447 feet long of Manchester Liners, Manchester : 1963 Scrapped))	Own Page
MANCHESTER TRADER at Shed 8 Dock 9 (Manchester, England, UK)
Ship's location Shed 8 Dock 9 (Manchester, England, UK) Port of Registry Manchester (England, UK) Ships agent Manchester Liners Ltd., St. Ann's Square, Manchester 2 Tel. BLAckfriars 1641 (8 lines) Gross Tonnage 5,671
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MANCHESTER SHIPPER ( 1943 - 1969 General cargo liner of Manchester Liners)	Own Page
MANCHESTER SHIPPER at Shed 4, Dock 9 Manchester, England, UK
Ship's location Shed 4, Dock 9 Manchester, England, UK Port of Registry Manchester Ships agent Manchester Liners Ltd., St. Ann's Square, Manchester 2 Tel. BLAckfriars 1641 (8 lines) Gross Tonnage 7636
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MANCHESTER MERCHANT (1951-1967 General cargo liner of Manchester Liners, Manchester)	Own Page
MANCHESTER MERCHANT at Shed 10 Dock 9 (Manchester, England, UK)
Ship's location Shed 10 Dock 9 (Manchester, England, UK) Port of Registry Manchester (England, UK) Ships agent Manchester Liners Ltd., St. Ann's Square, Manchester 2 Tel. BLAckfriars 1641 (8 lines) Gross Tonnage 7,651
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool)	Own Page
EILEEN M at Stuart's Wharf, Manchester, England, UK
Ship's location Stuart's Wharf, Manchester, England, UK Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Ships agent H. Watson & Co. Reg Tonnage 133 Gross Tonnage 323
News Event Monday, December 17, 1962 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	EASTERN QUEEN (1950-1970 Passenger / general cargo ship 455 feet overall of Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Hong Kong / Dominion Far East Line : 1974 scrapped at Whampoa (China))	Own Page
Man in court found guilty of smuggling a watch from ship EASTERN QUEEN at Sydney (Australia)
Port of Registry Hong Kong Net Tonnage 5,018 Gross Tonnage 8,644 Deadweght Tonnage 8,900
News Event Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 1600	TJILUWAH (1951- Passenger / cargo ship of Royal Interocean Lines : 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
TJILUWAH leaves Wooloomooloo, Sydney (Australia) for Japan and Hong Kong
Ship's location No. 9 Wooloomooloo, Sydney (Australia) Port of Registry Rotterdam (Netherlands) Sailing for Japan and Hong Kong Gross Tonnage 8,679 Ships agent Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George Street, Sydney (Australia) Tel. 2-0573
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	HYGROMIA (1956-1972 Oil Tanker 169m overall of Shell tankers UK, London : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
HYGROMIA at Stanlow 4, Manchester (England, UK)
Ship's location Stanlow 4, Manchester (England, UK) Port of Registry London Ships agent Brinings Gross Tonnage 12,161 Deadweght Tonnage 19,153
News Event Wednesday, November 27, 1957 @ 1630	MADRAS CITY (1940-1958 General cargo ship 126m long of William Reardon Smith & Sons : Scrapped 1971)	Own Page
Reardon Smith's freighter MADRAS CITY arrives in Glasgow with 8,300 tons of grain from Norfolk USA
Arrived from Norfolk (Virginia, USA) Port of Registry Bideford (England, UK) Arrived in berth 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, with her head east Gross Tonnage 5,092 Sailing for Cardiff (Wales, U.K.) Sailed from berth 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, with her head east Draught forward on arrival 25' 1" Draught aft on arrival 24' 11" Cargo carried on arrival Grain 8,300 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 28 November @ 0800 Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow Completed discharge of inward cargo 4 December @ 1500 Outward cargo Light ship = no cargo on board Draught forward on sailing 9' 06" Draught aft on sailing 14' 00" Vessel bunkered 4 December bunkered 400 tons of fuel oil from oiler SHELL DIRECTOR Ships agent Hugh Hogarth & Sons Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow C. 2. Tel. CENtral 6535 Sailed 1720 on 5 December light-ship for Cardiff (Wales, U.K.)
News Event Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0600 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate		Own Page
Ross & Marshall ship manager's daily "Clyde Puffer" diary for 26 October 1962
News Event Tuesday, September 19, 1967 @ 1250	AJAX (1958-1972 General cargo ship 492 feet overall of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel AJAX arrives in Glasgow and loads for Singapore via Birkenhead
Arrived from London (UK) via Elderslie Drydock (Glasgow) Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Arrived in berth 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow : with her head south Gross Tonnage 7,969 Sailing for Singapore via Birkenhead Sailed from berth 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow : with her head south Draught forward on arrival 12' 07" Draught aft on arrival 18' 11" Cargo carried on arrival Light ship = no cargo on board Commened loading outward cargo 20 September @ 0800 Outward cargo General cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo Strathclyde Stevedores Completed loading outward cargo 27 September @ 1700 Draught forward on sailing 16' 06" Draught aft on sailing 23' 00" Ships agent Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891 Sailed 0125 on 28 September for Singapore via Birkenhead
News Event Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 1000	ALFRED (2019- Ro-ro passenger catamaran ferry 84m overall on charter to Caledonian MacBrayne from Pentland Ferries)	Own Page
ALFRED at Berth 12, Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Ship's location Berth 12, Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Port of Registry Kirkwall (Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK) Sailing for Caledonian MacBrayne's Ardrossan - Brodick passenger and ro-ro vehicle service Gross Tonnage 2,991 Deadweght Tonnage 466
News Event Saturday, February 16, 1957 @ 0930	CLAN MATHESON (1957-1978 General cargo ship 502 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped)	Own Page
CLAN MATHESON arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to discharge then load for South Africa
Arrived from Chittagong (East Pakistan, now known as Bangladesh) via Liverpool Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow ... with her head south Gross Tonnage 7,585 Sailing for Durban (South Africa) via Newport (Monmouthshire, Wales, UK) Sailed from berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow ... with her head south Draught forward on arrival 13' 05" Draught aft on arrival 17' 11" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 207 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 16 February at 0930 Stevedore discharging inward cargo Strathclyde Stevedores Completed discharge of inward cargo 16 February at 2015 Commened loading outward cargo 16 February at 0940 Outward cargo General cargo 1,260 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Strathclyde Stevedores Completed loading outward cargo 20 February at 1530 Draught forward on sailing 16' 06" Draught aft on sailing 18' 03" Engine trials 20 February from 0955 to 1005 Ships agent Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel 041 221 7050 Telex 778133 Sailed 20 February at 1745 for Durban (South Africa) via Newport (Monmouthshire, Wales, UK)
Did you see the interesting note on the Dockmaster's Log Book " Experimental mooring RN ? " at the very bottom of the first image.  At least it looks like RN = Royal Navy.    Does anyone have any thoughts about this "Experimental mooring ?"
News Event Monday, May 15, 2023 @ 1500	OCEANA (Inshore fishing trawler register number BF 804)	Own Page
Fishing trawler OCEANA leaving Old Dock, Troon for fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Ship's location Old Dock, Troon (Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Monday, May 15, 2023 @ 1455	BON AMI (Inshore fishing trawler register number BA 104)	Own Page
Fishing trawler BON AMI at Old Dock, Troon (Scotland, U.K.)
Ship's location Old Dock, Troon (Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Monday, May 15, 2023 @ 1530	RUNNER (2020- General cargo ship 82m long of Runner Sg. SA)	Own Page
RUNNER at Port of Troon having discharged her cargo of logs from Campbeltown
Ship's location Glennon's Log Berth, Port of Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) Port of Registry Monrovia (Liberia) Arrived from Campbeltown (Kintyre, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 1,882 Cargo carried on arrival Logs Deadweght Tonnage 2,521
News Event Monday, May 15, 2023 @ 1430	SPEYK (2007- General cargo ship 90m overall of Royal Wagenborg, Delfzijl)	Own Page
Wagenborg ship SPEYK at Ayr, Scotland, discharging her cargo of barley from Halmstad (Sweden)
Ship's location Entrance to Griffin Dock, Port of Ayr (Scotland, UK) Port of Registry Delfzijl (The Netherlands) Arrived from Halmstad (Sweden) having sailed 10 May at 0624 Net Tonnage 1,053 Cargo carried on arrival Bulk Barley Gross Tonnage 2,528 Deadweght Tonnage 3,350
In the first image of SPEYK the Netherlands cargo ship EEMS RIVER can be seen in the background on the left side.   EEMS RIVER is in Griffin Dock and using the massively tall crane to discharge wind turbine components from Emden, Germany.
News Event Friday, May 31, 1957 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate		Own Page
Ships in port at Manchester and the Manchester Ship Canal (England, UK) on 31 May 1957
Ship's location Manchester and the Manchester Ship Canal (England, UK)
News Event Thursday, November 15, 1962 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	NELLORE (1946-1966 Passenger / cargo ship 475 feet long of Eastern and Australian Steamship Co. Ltd. London : 1967 after fire scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
NELLORE leaves Sydney for Adelaide, Geelong, Melbourne and Port Kembla (all Australia)
Ship's location Sydney (Australia) Port of Registry Australia Sailing for Adelaide, Geelong, Melbourne and Port Kembla (all Australia) Net Tonnage 7,053 Outward cargo Passengers and general cargo Gross Tonnage 9,895 Ships agent P & O-Orient Lines, 1 Spring Street, Sydney. Phone 2-0532 Deadweght Tonnage 12,110
News Event Tuesday, November 27, 1962 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	NORTHERN STAR (1961-1975 Passenger liner 650 feet long of Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, London)	Own Page
Shaw Savill's NORTHERN STAR leaves Sydney on a cruise via Panama Canal to Southampton
Sailing for Wellington, Auckland, Fiji, Tahiti, Balboa, Panama Canal, Curacao, Trinidad and Southampton Port of Registry Southampton (England, UK) Sailed from berth Sydney (Australia) Reg Tonnage 12,567 Outward cargo Passengers Gross Tonnage 23,982 Ships agent Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh Street, Sydney Phone 18-2828
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MARIT MAERSK (in 1957 Maersk Line, Denmark)	Own Page
MARIT MAERSK leaves Baltimore (USA) for Boston (Massachussets, U.S.A.)
Sailing for Boston (Massachussets, U.S.A.) Port of Registry Kobenhaven (Denmark) Sailed from berth Baltimore (USA)
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	HISTORIAN (1948 - 1962 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool)	Own Page
HISTORIAN arrives in Trinidad from Demerara
Arrived from Demerara Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth Trinidad
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	ATLANTIC BARONET (1956-1969 Oil Tanker 553 feet overall of Atlantic Tankers Ltd., Monrovia Baronet Shipping, Monrovia: 1970 scrapped at Santander, Spain)	Own Page
ATLANTIC BARONET arrives in Montevideo (Uruguay) from Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Arrived from Buenos Aires (Argentina) Port of Registry Monrovia (Liberia) Arrived in berth Montevideo (Uruguay) Net Tonnage 7,000 Gross Tonnage 11,524 Deadweght Tonnage 18,175
News Event Thursday, March 14, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	KING ROBERT (1946-1961 General cargo ship 447 feet overall of King Line, London : 1969 scrapprd at Kaohsiung, Taiwan))	Own Page
KING ROBERT left Bahia Blanca (Argentina) for Antwerp and Rotterdam
Sailing for Antwerp and Rotterdam Port of Registry UK Sailed from berth Bahia Blanca (Argentina) Net Tonnage 4,164 Gross Tonnage 6,981
News Event Friday, March 22, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	BRITISH HARMONY (1941-1960 Oil products tanker 466 feet overall of British Tanker Co. / BP, London : 1960 scrapped at Troon, Scotland))	Own Page
BRITISH HARMONY arrives in Kwinana (Australia) from Adelaide (Australia)
Arrived from Adelaide (Australia) Port of Registry London (U.K.) Arrived in berth Kwinana (Australia) Net Tonnage 4,897 Gross Tonnage 8,453 Deadweght Tonnage 12,458
News Event Friday, March 22, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	ARNOLD MAERSK (1947-1959 General cargo ship 412 feet overall of Maersk Line, Kobenhaven : 1965 scrapped)	Own Page
ARNOLD MAERSK arrives in Bunbury (Australia) from Colombo (Ceylon = now known as Sri Lanka)
Arrived from Colombo (Ceylon = now known as Sri Lanka) Port of Registry Kobenhaven (Copenhagen, Denmark) Arrived in berth Bunbury (Australia) Gross Tonnage 5,826 Deadweght Tonnage 7,416
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	ARONDA (1941-1963 Passenger / cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London : 1963 scrapped in Hong Kong)	Own Page
ARONDA arrives in Chittagong (East Pakistan : now known as Bangladesh) from Karachi (Pakistan)
Arrived from Karachi (Pakistan) Port of Registry London (UK) Arrived in berth Chittagong (East Pakistan : now known as Bangladesh) Gross Tonnage 8,328
News Event Friday, March 15, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SIRDHANA (1947-1972 Passenger / cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company, London : 1972 scrapped in Taiwan)	Own Page
SIRDHANA arrives in Muscat (Capital of Oman) from Pasni (Pakistan)
Arrived from Pasni (Pakistan) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth Muscat (Capital of Oman) Gross Tonnage 8,608
News Event Monday, March 11, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CHAKRATA (1951-1973 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company, London : 1973 Scrapped)	Own Page
CHAKRATA arrives in Muscat (Capital of Oman) from Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka)
Arrived from Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth Muscat (Capital of Oman) Gross Tonnage 7,265
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CLAN MACLACHLAN (1946-1971 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN MACLACHLAN arrives in Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) from Chittagong
Arrived from Chittagong (East Pakistan, now known as Bangladesh) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) Gross Tonnage 6,365
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CLYTONEUS (1948-1972 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 Scrapped)	Own Page
CLYTONEUS arrived at Singapore from Swansea (Wales, U.K.)
Arrived from Swansea (Wales, U.K.) Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Arrived in berth Singapore Gross Tonnage 7,620
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SANGOLA (1947-1963 Passenger / cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation Company, London : 1963 scrapped in Japan)	Own Page
SANGOLA arrived at Singapore Roads from Yokohama (Japan)
Arrived from Yokohama (Japan) Port of Registry London (U.K.) Arrived in berth Singapore Roads Gross Tonnage 8,646
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SOUDAN (1948-1970 Refrigerated and General cargo ship 502 feet long of P & O Line, London)	Own Page
SOUDAN arrived at Kobe (Japan) from London (UK)
Arrived from London (UK) Port of Registry London Arrived in berth Kobe (Japan) Gross Tonnage 9,080 Deadweght Tonnage 11,100
News Event Tuesday, March 19, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	HYALA (1955-1976 Oil tanker 556 feet long of Shell Bermuda (Overseas) Ltd, London)	Own Page
HYALA arrived at Miri (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Arrived in berth Miri (Sarawak, Malaysia) Port of Registry London (England, UK) Net Tonnage 6,961 Gross Tonnage 12,164 Deadweght Tonnage 17,915
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	LYCAON ( 1954 - 1976 General cargo liner 487 feet of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
LYCAON arrived at Yokohama (Japan) from Otaru (City in Hokkaido, Japan)
Arrived from Otaru (City in Hokkaido, Japan) Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth Yokohama (Japan)
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	PRESIDENT TAYLOR (1957-1974 General cargo freighter of American President Lines)	Own Page
PRESIDENT TAYLOR arrived at Yokohama (Japan) from Boston (Massachussets, U.S.A.)
Arrived from Boston (Massachussets, U.S.A.) Port of Registry U.S.A. Arrived in berth Yokohama (Japan) Gross Tonnage 9,171
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	PRESIDENT McKINLEY (1946-1968 General cargo freighter of American President Lines : 1970 scrapped)	Own Page
PRESIDENT McKINLEY arrived at Yokohama (Japan) from Pusan (South Korea)
Arrived from Pusan (South Korea) Port of Registry USA Arrived in berth Yokohama (Japan) Gross Tonnage 7,924
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MATRA (1949-1971 General cargo ship 509 feet long of T & J Brocklebank, Liverpool)	Own Page
MATRA arrived at Trincomali (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) from Middlesborough (England, UK)
Arrived from Middlesborough (England, UK) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Arrived in berth Trincomali (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka)
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CLAN MACLAY ( 1949 - 1976 general cargo liner 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN MACLAY left Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) for Pondicherry (India)
Sailing for Pondicherry (India) Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth Colombo (Ceylon : now known as Sri Lanka) Gross Tonnage 6,075
News Event Wednesday, November 7, 1962 @ 1700 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are as published or our best estimate	SLEVIK (General cargo ship of Karlander New Guinea Line)	Own Page
SLEVIK scheduled to leave Sydney (Australia) for Lae, Rabaul and Madang (all Papua New Guinea)
Ship's location Sydney (Australia) Sailing for Lae, Rabaul (New Britain), and Madang (all Papua New Guinea) Ships agent F H Stephens Pty. Ltd., Liner House, 13-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (Australia) Phone 27-8311
News Event Thursday, October 24, 1963 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London)	Own Page
P & O - Orient liner ORONSAY leaves Sydney (Australia) on a 4 month world cruise-tour
Sailing for 4 month world cruise-tour Port of Registry London (England, UK) Sailed from berth Sydney (Australia)
News Event Friday, March 22, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	LICA MAERSK (In 1957 General cargo ship of Maersk Line of Kobenhaven (Denmark)	Own Page
LICA MAERSK arrived at New York (USA) from Halifax (Canada)
Arrived from Halifax (Canada) Port of Registry Kobenhaven (Denmark) Arrived in berth New York (USA)
News Event Saturday, March 23, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	AMERICAN ANGLER (1956-1963 General cargo freighter of United States Lines, New York : 1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan))	Own Page
AMERICAN ANGLER arrived at New York (USA) from Antwerpen (Antwerp, Belgium)
Arrived from Antwerpen (Antwerp, Belgium) Port of Registry New York (USA) Arrived in berth New York (USA) Gross Tonnage 8,281
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	PRESIDENT MONROE (1946-1965 General cargo ship of American President Line, USA)	Own Page
PRESIDENT MONROE arrived at Baltimore (USA) from Singapore
Arrived from Singapore Port of Registry U.S.A. Arrived in berth Baltimore (USA) Gross Tonnage 9,255
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CAIRNGOWAN (1952-1965 General cargo ship 444 feet long of Cairn Line of Steamships Ltd. (Cairns, Noble & Co. Ltd.), Newcastle : 1973 scrapped in Gandia, Spain)	Own Page
CAIRNGOWAN left Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada) for Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Sailing for Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) Port of Registry Newcastle-upon-Tyne (England, UK) Sailed from berth Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada) Net Tonnage 4,631 Gross Tonnage 7,503 Deadweght Tonnage 8,800
News Event Saturday, March 16, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SYLVAFIELD (1953-1965 Oil products tanker 547 feet overall of Northern Petroleum Tank S.S. Co. Ltd. - Hunting & Son, Newcastle : 1971 scrapped at Bilbao, Spain)	Own Page
SYLVAFIELD left Aruba (an island country in the Caribbean Sea) for Le Havre (France)
Sailing for Le Havre (France) Port of Registry Newcastle-upon-Tyne (England, UK) Sailed from berth Aruba (an island country in the Caribbean Sea) Net Tonnage 6,388 Gross Tonnage 11,243 Deadweght Tonnage 17,417
News Event Sunday, March 17, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	ATHELKING (1950-1962 Molasses tanker 522 feet overall of Athel Line, Liverpool : 1962 scrapped at Valencia, Spain))	Own Page
ATHELKING left Puerto La Cruz (Venezuela) for Havana (Cuba)
Sailing for Havana (Cuba) Port of Registry Liverpool Sailed from berth Puerto La Cruz (Venezuela) Net Tonnage 6,516 Gross Tonnage 11,183 Deadweght Tonnage 15,632
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	COTOPAXI (1954- General cargo ship 512 feet long of Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool)	Own Page
COTOPAXI arrived at Nassau (Bahamas) from London (UK)
Arrived from London (UK) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Arrived in berth Nassau (Bahamas) Net Tonnage 4,552 Gross Tonnage 8,559 Deadweght Tonnage 11,430
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	MARIE SKOU (1963-1979 General cargo ship of Ove Skou, Kobenhaven, Denmark : Scrapped 1983)	Own Page
MARIE SKOU sailed from Savannah (Georgia, USA) for Philadelphia (USA)
Sailing for Philadelphia (USA) Port of Registry Kobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark) Sailed from berth Savannah (Georgia, USA) Gross Tonnage 6,262 Deadweght Tonnage 8,890
News Event Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SARAH BOWATER (1955-1968 General cargo ship / newsprint carrier 419 feet overall of Bowater Steamship Company / Furness Withy / Cayzer Irvine : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
SARAH BOWATER arrived at Miami (Florida, USA) from Port aux Basques (Newfoundland, Canada)
Arrived from Port aux Basques (Newfoundland, Canada) Port of Registry London Arrived in berth Miami (Florida, USA) Net Tonnage 3,530 Gross Tonnage 6,581 Deadweght Tonnage 8,190
News Event Thursday, March 21, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CITY OF LIVERPOOL (1948-1967 General cargo liner of Ellerman Lines, London)	Own Page
CITY OF LIVERPOOL arrived at New York from Baltimore (USA)
Arrived from Baltimore (USA) Port of Registry London (UK) Arrived in berth New York (USA)
News Event Friday, March 22, 1957 @ 1800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	CLAN MACBETH (1948-1959 General cargo ship of Clan Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN MACBETH left Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzaniya) for Zanzibar
Sailing for Zanzibar Port of Registry Glasgow Sailed from berth Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzaniya) Gross Tonnage 7,130
News Event Friday, March 22, 1957 @ 0800 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	KAMPALA (1947-1971 Passenger / cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation Co., London : 1971 scrapped in Taiwan)	Own Page
KAMPALA arrives at Zanzibar from Bombay (India)
Arrived from Bombay (India) Port of Registry London (UK) Arrived in berth Zanzibar (Tanzaniya) Gross Tonnage 10,304
News Event Wednesday, June 1, 1955 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are as published or our best estimate		Own Page
In Dutch : J & A van der Schuyt Stoombootreederij leaflet of probably 1950s
News Event Monday, May 8, 2023 @ 1540	EEMS TRANSPORTER (2007- General cargo ship 90m overall of Amasus Shipping B.V., Delfzijl, Netherlands)	Own Page
EEMS TRANSPORTER arrives at Ayr with wind turbine components from Leixoes (Portugal)
Ship's location Port of Ayr, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Delfzijl (The Netherlands) Arrived from Leixoes (Portugal) having left at 1431 on 4 May Gross Tonnage 2,186 Cargo carried on arrival Wind Turbine components Deadweght Tonnage 2,900
Apologies for the low quality of the images for, as the vessel arrived, it was raining quite heavily and visibility was very poor.   Spectators at the lighthouse on the entrance pier were forced to quickly take shelter from the downpour.
News Event Monday, May 8, 2023 @ 1640	LARIXBORG (2021- General cargo ship 82m overall of Royal Wagenborg HQ P.O. Box 14, 9930 AA Delfzijl Marktstraat 10, 9934 CK Delfzijl The Netherlands)	Own Page
LARIXBORG arrives in Ayr (Scotland, UK) with a cargo of malted barley from Halmstad (Sweden)
Arrived from Halmstad (Sweden) having sailed 03 May Port of Registry Delfzijl (The Netherlands) Arrived in berth River berth, Port of Ayr (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Net Tonnage 1,034 Draught forward on arrival 4.0m Gross Tonnage 2,409 Draught aft on arrival 4.8m Cargo carried on arrival Malted Barley in bags
The weather this dull spring day had been really quite unpleasant, with the sky completely covered with thick and low and menacing grey clouds, persistent light (and occasionally heavy) rain and visibility sometimes reduced to maybe 100m or less.    But, somehow, strangely, the God of the weather must have smiled as LARIXBORG arrived at Ayr and the rain stopped, a little weak and wan sunshine seemed to bathe the harbour and visibility improved to allow our brave photographer to take the images of the ship.
News Event Sunday, September 3, 1967 @ 1300 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	PORT VINDEX (1947-1971 General cargo ship of Port Line, London : 1971 Scrapped)	Own Page
Port Line's PORT VINDEX attempts to recover a capsized trimaran off Gabo Island (Australia)
Ship's location Off Gabo Island (Victoria, Australia) Port of Registry London (UK) Gross Tonnage 10,489
Gabo Island is a 154-hectare (380-acre) island located off the coast of eastern Victoria, Australia, between Mallacoota and Cape Howe on the border with New South Wales.[1] It is separated from the mainland by a 500-metre (1,600 ft) wide channel; access is available by arranged flights and boats.[2] Gabo Island is a shipping reference commonly referred to in Victorian weather warnings issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The island is an unincorporated area under the direct administration of the government of Victoria.
News Event Sunday, September 3, 1967 @ 1200 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate		Own Page
Auckland (New Zealand) and man rescued from drifting boat by setting fire to his underpants
Ship's location Off Auckland Harbour (New Zealand)
News Event Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	TINTAGEL CASTLE ( 1954 - 1971 cargo liner 495 feet long of Union Castle Line, London)	Own Page
TINTAGEL CASTLE at Avonmouth (England, UK) from Mauritius
Ship's location Avonmouth (England, UK) Port of Registry London Arrived from Mauritius
News Event Friday, October 2, 1964 @ 1800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	SYLVANIA (1957-1968 Passenger liner 608 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
SYLVANIA left New York for Liverpool
Sailing for Liverpool (UK) Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Sailed from berth New York (U.S.A.) Net Tonnage 11,679 Gross Tonnage 22,017 Deadweght Tonnage 9,345
News Event Friday, October 2, 1964 @ 1800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	SOUTH AFRICAN TRANSPORTER (1958-1972 General cargo ship 470 feet long of South African Marine Corporation, Cape Town : 1972 Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
SOUTH AFRICAN TRANSPORTER left Durban (South Africa) for Avonmouth (England, UK)
Sailing for Avonmouth (England, UK) Port of Registry Kaapstad (pronounced ka pstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town") Sailed from berth Durban (South Africa) Net Tonnage 5,808 Gross Tonnage 9,603 Deadweght Tonnage 12,251
News Event Sunday, October 4, 1964 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	SAXONIA (1963-1970 General cargo ship of Cunard Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
SAXONIA at Liverpool from New York
Ship's location Liverpool (UK) Port of Registry Liverpool (England) Arrived from New York (U.S.A.) Gross Tonnage 5,586
News Event Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 0800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	RAKAIA (1945-1967 General cargo ship of New Zealand Shipping Company, London)	Own Page
RAKAIA at Southampton (UK) from Dunedin (New Zealand)
Ship's location Southampton (UK) Port of Registry London (UK) Arrived from Dunedin (New Zealand) Gross Tonnage 8,213
News Event Saturday, October 3, 1964 @ 1800 DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate	PORT MACQUARIE (1944-1968 Cargo liner of Port Line, London)	Own Page
PORT MACQUARIE left Cardiff (Wales, UK) for Australia
Sailing for Australia Port of Registry London (England, UK) Sailed from berth Cardiff (Wales, UK)

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Walter Runciman / Moor Line’s CRAGMOOR

 

E-mail received 26 August 2022

I was staggered to read about Moor Line’s CRAGMOOR in your Latest Entries.   My father sailed in that ship in 1961-62.  Mostly a Newcastle and Sunderland crew.    Have you the details of those times.

 Name is not shown, by request.

 Douglas replies :    Yes, I’ve got the details from the Chief Officers Log Books.   There’s an awful lot in the books, maybe 100 large pages or so and masses of daily detail.   Let me know on CONTACT US what you actually want and I’ll see what can be done.  Thanks for your message.

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Does anyone remember Hogarth’s BARON FORBES which was

scrapped in 1953

and

Tracing a discharge book left aboard in 1959.

 E-mail 13 November 2020

From Murdo MacPherson

 Does anybody remember the rent boat BARON FORBES an old

ex-german ship the worst ship I sailed in she was scrapped

in 1953,  forecastle accommodation one trip was enough

The captain Mcphail was strict
ps I left my discharge book on an Everard ship in Goole

in 1959 got any ideas how I can trace it

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Isthmian Steamship Lines of USA

E-mail October 10  2020 

 From Bobby Ford  (USA)

Do you have anything about Isthmian Steamship Lines,

or anyone remember them, who did freighter service

from India and Far East in 1950 / 60’s.

   Any memories of the "STEEL" boats  ?

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What do you want (or not want) on this website ?

    It is the time of year to ask you, the readers, what you want  -  or

do not want  -  on this website.

    More of this, or less of that, or maybe something new ?

    Please let us know what you want, so that we can try to provide the material which is of interest to YOU.

    Also we are always interested in receiving material from our readers.   So, wherever you are in the world, how about sending

stories, images or items to put in the website ?

 Thank you.  11 August 2020

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Information needed on Cunard Line's ASCANIA (1911-1918)

10th August 2020    E-mail from a viewer. 

Cunard Lines ASCANIA  (1911-1918)

 I am wondering if you might have more information and pictures

on the Vessel Ascania - Shipping line Cunard 1911-1918

Master - SGS Mihal.

This is a ship that my grandfather travelled from Southampton,

England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1914.

Please any information would help.

Thank You

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Where did the Royal Navy families from H.M.S.MAIDSTONE stay in Rothesay ?

Port of Registry Admiralty (Royal Navy, London)

Where did the Royal Navy families stay in Rothesay ?   E-mail 03 June 2020 from Helen G (Glasgow)      As a young girl in 1960s my parents and I often visited my aunt in Rothesay …(Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde,)    It was exciting to see a big Royal Navy ship, I remember her name was MAIDSTONE, and she was anchored in the bay.    There was always submarines about her and sailors in uniform in the town.    My aunt used to tell that some sailors and their families stayed in “Navy Houses” in Rothesay.   Does anyone know where the houses were ?  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Song about the Clyde and the musical band on Glasgow excursion steamers in 1950s / 60s

 

Email from Margaret Rose (nee Wilson)   May 31 2020 Montreal  

 

In the early 1960s my family emigrated from Scotland to Montreal(Canada).

   Dad always used to tell of sailing down the Clyde from

Glasgow on excursion steamers and there was a musical

band aboard which played Scottish tunes to entertain

passengers.

   A favourite song was something about the Clyde.   I know

it’s a long shot but does anyone know the name of the

song and the band ?

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Lightship ALBATROSS built at Robbs Shipyard, Leith in 1927

E-Mail from a viewer   31 May 2020

Hello- I wonder if anyone can please help. I am researching a lightship built at Robbs shipyard in 1927. Her name is Albatross and I believe she was built in yard 30. I would dearly love to see her build plans but I know that is a massive ask. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks

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Cruise ships may be laid up in the Clyde

 

22 May 2020

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From Jimmy Johnston (Paisley)

 

   In the news they are talking about laying up idle cruise liners in the Clyde.   Where in the Clyde or even in Scotland could be good places to put these big ships.

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e-mail from Tommy Robertson   (Dumbarton)

21 May 2020

 

Elder Dempster / Blue Funnel ship scrapped at Dalmuir (Glasgow) around 1980

 

Does anyone know the name of the Alfred Holt Blue Funnel

ship that was scrapped at the Arnott Young yard at Dalmuir. 

  She was definitely a Blue Funnel job but had the Elder

Dempster buff funnel.

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Paddle Steamers at Pusser River, Chalna, Bangladesh

 

E-mail 23 March 2020 from N.L. of Cardiff, Wales

 

   I was looking at your item on the WAVERLEY which calls herself the “Last seagoing paddle steamer in the World.”

  It reminded me of the last time I was at Chalna (Pusser River, Bangladesh) in early 1980s where there were many largish paddle steamers about 300 feet (100 metres) long chugging around.  

   I never thought of what they were doing, maybe bringing the gangs of workers to the anchorage to load Jute (who remembers the biting Jute Flies) onto the ships, or maybe taking passengers to some place downriver.

   But these were big working paddle steamers.   Does anyone else remember them ?

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Why was Irish Lights Tender IERNE registered in Liverpool ?

 19 March 2020 @ 1057

J R of Birkenhead e-mails :

   I read your item about the IERNE, a lights tender owned by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, Dublin, Ireland.  

   Why was she registered in Liverpool and not Dublin ? and what was her eventual fate ?

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Maclay and McIntyre of Glasgow ships DOMIRA and KASSANGA and a ship LYNFIELD of Stockton on Tees

A viewer e-mails 

   I am particularly looking for some information about a Glasgow Tramp Shipping Co called Maclay and Mc intyre and 2 ships of there's Domira sold 1919 and Kassanga bought 1911 sunk 1917. 

 Also a ship called Lynfield belonging to a shipping co called Field from Stockton on Tees 

Can anyone help ?

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Stewardesses and Nurse on Burns & Lairds IRISH COAST in 1966

 2019-12-29

By e-mail

Does anyone remember the Stewardesses (usually student school-teachers who were working during the summer holidays) and the Nurse who worked on Burns & Lairds IRISH COAST in 1966.

Mary D.

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Old Mississippi – type passenger steamer in Sydney (Australia)

Jim Middleton (London) e-mails

29 December 2019

 The BBC news today showed the wild fires at Sydney and the smoke at Sydney Harbour.

   I was surprised to see in the news report, in the background, an old Mississippi type passenger steamer, with two tall abreast funnels (stacks) passing under the Harbour Bridge.

   Can anyone give details of this vessel and its route and timetable ?

   Thanks, JM.

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CLAN FRASER and a rope across the dock at Glasgow

 4 November 2019

Jim McGoogan e-mails :

   Your article of CLAN FRASER of 8^th January 1964 says a rope was put across King George V Dock, Glasgow while the ship was making an engine trial.

   Why put a rope across the dock and where would the rope be attached to the ship and also attached to the dock ?

 

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Glasgow shipping line Maclay and Mcintyre and ship pictures of DOMIRA 2 and LYNFIELD.

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Where is the “Chapman Anchorage” ???

   Robbie Keen (Carlisle, England) emails:

 I see in the entry for BENWYVIS that she

was in “Chapman Anchorage.”   Where is

Chapman Anchorage and what would she

 be doing there ???

Robbie.  31 August 2019

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Teak fronts on the front of ship's bridges

By Eric S.     8th July 2019

Many cargo vessels and tankers built as late as the 1950s had

teak fronts to their bridges, even though the rest of their

superstructures was steel. Why was this so? Was the teak

front at these late dates merely a design feature, or an echo

of past practice, perhaps, or were there practical reasons?

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Can anyone identify this cap badge ?

Samms of Nantwich e-mails:    07 July 2019

 I saw this officer’s cap at a flea market.   Can

 

anyone identify the cap badge ? 

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What shipping Companies served Calcutta, Chalna, Chittagong and Rangoon and what problems did the Monsoon rains and storms cause to the ships ?

By e-mail from R.S. (London)  2 July 2019

    There was a programme on television the other evening

about the Monsoon in the Bay of Bengal.   I was a North

Atlantic man and never ventured to the Far East.

   I wondered what difficulties would be experienced by

ships during the Monsoon season’s heavy rainfall and

swollen rivers and storms.

    And also, I can only think of maybe 3 shipping

companies which regularly traded to the area – Calcutta,

Chalna, Chittagong, Rangoon.   What other companies

were there ?

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Where did this ship come from in Sweden ???

Haltst…….. ?????

January 2020 and Bryn Wayt e-mails

A chap was asking where ship came from: the spelling was incorrect using Haltstwik on the 'docket'.

The origin of the ship must have been HALLSTAVIK in Sweden.

The place was/is famous for it paper-mill, hence the ships cargo bound for Belfast.
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallstavik

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U.S. Navy supply ships calling at Fairlie (Firth of Clyde)

From Alan and Jean, (Fairlie, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)

20 May 2019  @ 1540

    We were very interested in your mention of U.S.S. YELLOWSTONE

at Tail-of-the Bank.

   It reminded us in 1960s, 1970s and 1980s when U.S. Navy

supply ships were common callers at the Navy jetty at Fairlie,

bringing stores for the Holy Loch vessels, and the stores

were taken from Fairlie to Holy Loch in the Ross & Marshall

lighters and small coasters.

   The U.S. ships were quite colourful (colorful) with their

grey hulls and their funnels (stacks) painted grey with yellow

and blue bands.

   Our favourite, her name began with M, not quite sure but

could be MARSHFIELD or MARSHLAND ….. or something like

that, was obviously a WW2 type but always immaculate

 and a frequent caller.

   Does anyone else remember these ships calling at

the Clyde ?

 

Alan and Jean.

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Clyde Navigation Trust launches NEWARK, GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS

 

 14 March 2019   @ 1239

Richard Danielson e-mails

 The Clyde Navigation Trust harbour launches: Newark, Garmoyle and Dunglass have had little written about them. 

I have a photo showing two of them (which two I cannot tell) giving a tow to the Duchess of Hamilton to help her turn at Bridge Wharf in 1969. 

Please ask anyone who knows about the work of the launches to get in touch with me by email.

THANK YOU.
Richard Danielson. 

 

Admin Note :

   For safety and security of our readers we do not normally show e-mail addresses.    Any reply to this interesting question should be made to our “CONTACT US” and we will forward the message to Richard.

 

20 March 2019  @ 1604

 

Jim Howie  (Partick, Glasgow)

 

   I am replying to Richard’s query about the small boats at Glasgow.

   Sorry to disappoint you Richard but there was a small but bulky booklet produced possibly about 50 years ago that described in great detail all the Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority vessels.   I did have a copy but it’s been lost.

  

In 1960’s the Clyde Trust / Authority had quite a few vessels.

6 Dredgers : CESSNOCK, CRAIGIEHALL, ELDERSLIE, LENNOX 11, ROSSLYN and SIR WILLIAM H. RAEBURN.

12 Hopper Barges.

1 Dumb grab hopper barge.

1 Tug CLYDE.

4 high-level Vehicular Ferryboats : FINNIESTON, GOVAN and WHITEINCH.  The remaining one was a spare in case of breakdowns.

3 chain-operated ferries : RENFREW and ERSKINE.  The remaining one was a spare in case of breakdowns.

11 passenger ferryboats.

1 60-ton floating crane NEWSHOT.

1 Diving Bell barge.

2 Divers’ motor boats.

1 Oil Separating Barge PLOVER

3 motor launches NEWARK, GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS.

1 Hydrographic Survey launch CRANNOG.

And a number of very small rope boats which were used in the docks and piers to bring the mooring ropes from ships to the pawls on the dockside.

 

I think CRANNOG did an awful lot of the surveying for the placement for both Finnart and Hunterston jetties.

And around mid 1990s NEWARK was fitted with an A-frame at the stern and spent a week in Ardrossan Harbour dragging the bottom of Eglinton Dock to clear all debris prior to the construction of the Marina in the dock.

   The motor launches normally berthed at the Trust / Authority workshops at Renfrew although at odd times they laid alongside the dredgers and hoppers in Queen’s Dock.

 

   If you would care to put the photograph on this site I have a friend who may be able to identify the boats in question.

 

Jim Howie.

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Looking for images / photos of BALLYGALLY HEAD of 1950s

 23 January 2019  1011

Joseph McGurk Jr. e-mails

Hi, I am looking for any photos of the tramp steam ship, BALLYGALLY HEAD, I think

there were two built, one in the late 1800s and the other in the mid 1950s

   I would appreciate if you could find any as it would make my father very happy as

he sailed on her

   Thank you, regards Joseph mc gurk jr

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Renfrew Harbour, Firth of Clyde, around 1980

    January 2019 : Robert Orr contributed this image of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority HOPPER No. 25 at their wharf at their workshops at Renfrew Harbour around 1980.

 

   Does anyone have any idea what the other ships are ?

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The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937

 6th  January 2019.

   James Barrowman (Brighton, England) e-mails :

I am an enthusiast for paddle steamers and read your item on EAGLE 111.

   The advertisement shows the ship departing from Glasgow (Bridge Wharf) s. s.

   Assuming that s.s. does not mean Steam Ship, can anyone help with what s.s. means ?

   Thanks, Jim Barrowman.

7^th January 2019 

   J.S. (Pollokshaws, Glasgow) replies :

The River Clyde runs generally east to west through

the centre of Glasgow and essentially divides the city

into two halves, the  “North Side” and the “South Side.”

   In the past and even today people talk of coming

from or living in the South Side.

   Up to around 1970’s passenger excursion steamers

and cross-channel to Ireland steamers left Broomielaw,

Anderston Quay and Lancefield Quay on the North Side

and in the summer months left Bridge Wharf on the

South Side (hence S.S.) on excursions “Doon the Watter”

= Down the Water = sailing down the River Clyde to

Clyde piers such as Dunoon and Rothesay and

Tighnabruaich.

   The advert mentions the steamer calling at Govan

 Wharf and Renfrew to pick up passengers.

   Today Govan Wharf is only recognisable by a derelict

and ruined few baulks of timber.   It was situated on the

South Bank essentially between the Govan Drydocks

(now also derelict) and the Bae Shipyard (formerly Fairfields

yard) and beside the playing field between Wanlock Street

and Dunvegan Street, Govan.   Up to the 1960s the

small Govan Passenger Ferry used to ply from near

Govan Wharf across the river to the east end of Meadowside

Quay

   It was news to me that excursion steamers stopped

at Renfrew.   I have no idea where the stop was located.

   Perhaps someone can help.

 

Ref The advert for paddle steamer EAGLE 111 in 1937.

12 January 2019   Robert Orr replies :

The steamer berth at Renfrew was on the river bank at 'The Green' in

Renfrew and as far as I'm aware was destroyed during the 'Clydebank

Blitz' in 1941, (this being air attacks on the town of Clydebank on the

opposite bank of the Clyde, home amongst other things to John Browns

shipyard). If you go to Google maps and search Clyde Street Renfrew

the bollards for mooring ropes are still visible at the edge of the Green.

The Scania Yard visible in street view was the start of the land

 

occupied by Simons and Lobnitz shipyards in Renfrew.

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Questions about Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line in 1960's

10 December 2018   Geoff in Australia e-mails :

I was on the Ulysses which traded between the Far East,mainly Indonesia and the East Coast and Gulf of the US.I understand it was a route which belonged to the Indra Line which Holts acquired in 1915. I believe that it may have been incorporated into a round the world service later.My time was during the late 50s and ended in 1960.

Crews during my time consisted of Europeans on deck and Chinese in the engine room, and catering,on ships trading from Liverpool. The Ulysses had Malays on deck and Chinese in the engine room,I cant remember who were the catering staff.

Gunung Djati was the name of the leading Javanese Haji and Islamic missionary.

 

With regards to crewing, the Dutch arm of Blue Funnel had all Chinese crews with Dutch officers, certainly in the 1950s.

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Ellerman’s CITY OF EXETER at Plymouth in 1958    

I was quite surprised to read that CITY OF EXETER called

at Plymouth in 1958.   Was Plymouth a normal call for Ellerman

African service passenger liners?

   Jim Hesketh, Liverpool 

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12 November 2018

 

TWEED, a 1959-built 112 foot water carrier of

Furness Withy, Port of Spain, Trinidad

 James R. (Avonmouth, England) e-mails :

    Looking at your list of ships I was surprised to see

TWEED of Furness Withy, a 112 foot water tanker at

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

   Anyone have information on this ship ?

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Can anyone name this British coaster ?

 

05 November 2018

Billy Fullarton writes :

  I took this photograph in 1970s or 1980s at Ardrossan

Harbour, Scotland.   Can anyone name this coaster. ?

 

   I think her name ends in SOUND.

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British & Irish KILKENNY in 1935

Does anyone have details of this ship in 1935 ???

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Ben Line carried a Naval tug from Trincomali to Gan ???

     I was with Brocklebank’s and sometimes called at

Gan Island in the Indian Ocean to discharge stores for

the RAF overside to landing craft in the lagoon.

   Talking to someone he said that he was on a Ben ship

which carried a small naval tug from Trincomali in

Ceylon to Gan, around late 1960s.

   Anyone know about this ?

    J.S., (Wallasey)

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Questions about Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line in 1960's

Jim J. of Liverpool e-mails :

   Around 1966 I was on a Royal Mail or Pacific Steam ship

in Houston / New Orleans area and saw an Alfred Holt Blue

Funnel ship there.

   Can anyone enlighten me as to why a Blue Funnel would

be in the Gulf of Mexico ?

   Also in conversation someone told of Blue Funnel having

Chinese crews on deck and catering.   I had always thought

that Blueys had British crews.   Someone please tell me

what is correct.

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Deck cadets Critchley and Doherty on RAMON DE LARRINAGA in 1965

 22 May 2018

 Alan Rutherford e-mails :

   Interested in whereabouts of other deck cadet officers Critchley and Doherty from RAMON DE LARRINAGA in 1965 ?

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   Looking for information on some British ships around 1950-1954

 Ian Rae e-mails  ....  4 March 2018 @ 1221

 Great website.

I am trying to find information on some of the voyages my late brother -in-law made.
Blairdevon-this was his first trip, signed on 30 April paid off 12 June 1950.This was a fairly ancient coal burner.Dont know owner
Tahsinia-20Jun-13 Oct 1950-to Bombay
Saxon (?) Star-28 Sep -25 April 1952-(paid off Manchester)
Camerionia9 Jun to 10 Sep 1952
Empire Halladale-a troopship-23 Oct 1952 -paid off Birkenhead 22 Jan 1953
Retainer 6 Feb-31 Oct 1953-paid off Antwerp
Cortona 15 Dec 1953-19 Jan 1954

Thereafter he sailed out of London and latterly on Manchester Liners
When I tried your search the year 1951 was missing

Regards,
Ian Rae

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Can anyone identify this USN lapel badge ?

     Dominique and her husband from Lyons (France) were on vacation in Spain and bought this lapel badge in a street market in Tarragona (near Barcelona).

   Can anyone identify the badge ?

2018-02-18 @ 1320

 

19 May 2018

Hello Douglas,

It's Bryn (Wayt) here - you helped me with the Austerland cargo vessel last year. Thanks again.

This message is about the image of the USN "Anchor pin".
There are loads on eBay just type in "US Navy Petty Officer gold tie pin" 

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First ship was CHARLTON MIRA of Charlton Steam Shipping Company, London

Bill Steel e-mails

Charlton Mira was my first ship. Built in Sunderland at Bartram's yard. Doxford 670LB4 diesel oil engine. She had two scotch boilers and steam auxiliaries. Lovely vessel but would roll on wet grass.

17 February 2018 @ 2307

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 What is the difference between Agents / General Agents and Freight Brokers ?

    Jim Harrison  (Brighton, England) e-mails :

 I am using the India Steamship Company sailing notice as a simple example, but my question actually can also relate to many other shipping companies.

   The India Company shows that intending shippers can contact the U.K. General Agents Stelp & Leighton or the U.K. Freight Brokers J. H. Wackerbarth.

   My question is : what is the difference between using Agents / General Agents and Freight Brokers ?

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   German cargo ship MILLERNTOR in 1954

 

    In January 1954 the cargo ship MILLERNTOR, registered in Hamburg, 2,787 nett tons and Master T. Goldsweer, arrived at Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, with a cargo of Iron Ore from Narvik (Norway).

 

   After unloading she left Ardrossan returning to Narvik.

 

Does anyone have any information or details of MILLERNTOR ?

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" If sufficient inducement "

 James Bridges (Canterbury, England) e-mails –

   Many of your sailing notices show that a ship will go to a port “if sufficient inducement.”      What exactly is “if sufficient inducement ?”

“ If sufficient inducement “

 

23 January 2019 at 2113

 Geoff  (Australia)  e-mails :

 

James Bridges (Canterbury, England) e-mails –

 “Many of your sailing notices show that a ship will go to a port “if

sufficient inducement.” What exactly is “if sufficient inducement ? “

My understanding of "sufficient inducement" meant if there was

 enough cargo to be lifted to be commercially viable. ”

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Was she “ LAIRDS OAK “ or “ LAIRDSOAK ” ?

   Robert Bothwell (Glasgow) e-mails :

I have always had an affection for Burns & Laird Lines of Glasgow and refer to your entry of their coaster LAIRDS OAK in 1954.

   The Ships in Focus book shows her name as LAIRDSOAK but the accompanying photograph clearly shows the name LAIRDS OAK.

   I know it’s a bit pedantic but what was her name, LAIRDS OAK or was it LAIRDSOAK ?  

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Harbour oilers CLYDE ENTERPRISE and CLYDE VENTURE in late 1960’s

 

   Does anyone have details of these two oilers which were working in the Clyde in late 1960’s ?

 

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Coaster BALLYCASTLE in 1953

 

In 1953 the coaster BALLYCASTLE of John Kelly, Belfast, was at Ardrossan Harbour loading a cargo of coke for Londonderry.   Does anyone have details of this ship ?

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   Carebeka's coaster RIAN in 1953

 

 In December 1953 the Carebeka’s Groningen registered coaster RIAN arrived at Ardrossan Harbour from Hamburg.

 

   The handwriting in the Harbour Log-book is not easy to read.   The master’s name could be Cloinga or Eloinga : can any Netherlands reader tell what the name is ?

 

   Also the cargo is shown as  “M of Potash” …. What is “M of Potash” ???

  

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Details needed of Van Nievelt, Goudriaan's ALPHERAT in 1954

When the Blue Star Line cargo ship PARAGUAY STAR was leaving Montevideo for Buenos Aires her docking bridge fouled the housed port anchor of the Dutch cargo ship ALPHERAT.

   The docking bridge sustained displaced and buckled bridge rails and started deck plank caulking.   Repairs at Buenos Aires cost 5,850 Argentinian Pesos.

   PARAGUAY STAR. a passenger and cargo liner of 10,722 gross tons, was on passage from Liverpool for Buenos Aires and ALPHERAT is a passenger and cargo ship of Rotterdam South America Line (Rotterdam-Zuid Amerika Lijn) and operated by Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam.   ALPHERAT is well known for carrying Jewish emigrants from Rotterdam to South America.

Additional note :

Can anyone supply details of ALPHERAT ?

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Norwegian Tanker RAILA in 1953

 

   Does anyone have details of the Tanker RAILA, registered in Oslo, which was working around the British coast in 1953 ?

 

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Elder Dempster services from USA and Canada and Calcutta to Africa.

 Fred from Formby (Merseyside, England, writes

 

“ I was surprised to read in the Elder Dempster Lines entry of 27^th May 1957 that they did sailings from U.S.A. and Canada to West Africa, also Canada to South Africa and also Calcutta to West Africa.

 

Can someone tell something about these services ? ”

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CHANTALA  (Worcester Park, Surrey) writes :

British India Steam Navigation handbook for Hindustani for Navigating Officers and Deck Cadets

   In 1965 when joining BI as a Deck Cadet a necessary handbook was for issuing commands in the Hindustani Language.

   All I can remember now is “Asti aria kurro”

   Does anyone still have the book and can scan or photograph a few pages to show the commands ?

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Sailings from Glasgow Bridge Wharf in April, May and June 1968 to Rothesay and Tighnabruaich.

 

      Thank you so very much for putting in the sailings from Bridge Wharf in Glasgow that I asked for.   Anne G., Isle of Bute

  

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British Army Tank Landing Craft LCT 4086 and her base at Cairnryan in 1954

 

   Tank Landing Craft LCT 4086 of the British Army’s Royal Army Service Corps arrived at Ardrossan Dockyard in February 1954.   Anyone have details of this vessel and of her life and also details of her base at Cairnryan (which is near Stranraer in south-west Scotland)

  

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Anchor Line advertisement of 1871

    I did laugh on seeing the wonderful Handyside and Henderson address of their office in Londonderry as 96 ½ Foyle Street.

   If anyone is in Londonderry can they please, please take a photograph of that building and post it on this site.

Thank you.

Still laughing

Fred of Formby, Merseyside, England.

11 June 2018  Bryn Wayt replies that the building has been demolished and modern housing has been built on its site

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German cargo ship RUHR in 1953

 

  On 15^th December 1953 the German cargo ship RUHR, registered in Hamburg and 1,725 nett tons, Captain Ekelman, brought a cargo of scrap metal from Halifax (Canada) to Ardrossan Harbour.

 

   Has anyone got any details of this ship ?

 

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British coaster J B KEE in 1957

 

 Fred of Formby (Merseyside, England) writes :

 

   I have put in a short article about J B KEE making a distress call on 4^th November 1957.

 

   Anyone have details of this ship ?

 

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Which Donaldson Line ship collided with a Cunard Liner in 1960’s in Quebec or Montreal ?

 

 Bas Buma (Rotterdam) e-mails ….. translated by Google

 

   Does anyone remember in 1960’s when a Donaldson cargo ship collided with a Cunard passenger liner, maybe CARINTHIA or SYLVANIA at Quebec or Montreal?   My memory is not good now.

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At what time did Union Castle mailships leave South Africa for U.K. ?

 

 Jim Allbright (London) e-mails :

 

   I thoroughly enjoy reading your “Conducting their business in Great Waters” articles as they remind me of places and ships of long, long ago.

 

   Something which I have always pondered – Union Castle passenger liners left Southampton at 4pm on Thursdays for South Africa, --- but did they have a set time, say 4pm when sailing from, for example Cape Town or Durban, when returning to U.K. ?

 

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SUNBEAR of Saguenay Terminals.

 

   In 1962 Saguenay had chartered a general cargo ship named SUNBEAR.   Does anyone have details of this vessel ?

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Can anyone identify or help with a cargo ship AUSTERLAND around 1955-1960 ? === ship is now firmly believed to be AUSTRALIND 

Captain Bryn Wayt writes :

 My father fitted a T/V to a ship that visited the Clyde around the years 1955-60 and I accompanied my him to assist - I was young and have only a limited memory of the event.
The 'Master' invited us both to sail with him "around the world" - so my guess was it was a long-range merchant vessel. It was NOT a "liner" but more of an "ocean freighter".
The name that sticks in my limited memory bank is the "AUSTERLAND".
I've tried various sources to find her, but have not been successful.
I was born and bred in Glasgow, but I was not acquainted with the Dock in which the ship was anchored to narrow the search.
It was there for at least a week, as the "Master" visited my father's shop and asked for a T/V to be fitted in his vessel.
It took a little time to gather the required bits and bobs to accommodate the order that's why I say a week all told in dock.
Anybody who can give me a clue where to look would be thanked in customer fashion.

James Jeffries replies :

   I saw the message from Captain Wayt and I don’t know off-hand of AUSTERLAND but the name makes me think of AUSTRALIND of the Australind Steam Shipping Company / Bethell, Gwyn & Trinder Anderson & Company, London.

    AUSTRALIND was a 7,214 gross ton tramp cargo ship and was built in 1944 by William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton, for Australind,  and in 1959 was sold to Argus Steam Ship Company, Liberia and renamed PORTALON.

   In 1972 she was scrapped in Santander, Spain.

However it’s an interesting problem and I’ll start looking for an AUSTERLAND

 

Billy MacAulay (Moderator and Senior Member) writes :

   I have never heard of AUSTERLAND, but as Jim says AUSTRALIND is a possibility as Trinder Anderson vessels were visitors – though not too frequently – to Glasgow - and AUSTRALIND was in Govan Drydock, Glasgow around 1954.

   But I will also look for AUSTERLAND and being a cargo ship will search at Queen’s and Prince’s Docks and surroundings.   It will take some time as there is a lot to plough through.

  

 

  

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   Why was LADY McGOWAN IN Loch Riddon ?

 

 The small I.C.I. explosives carrying coaster LADY McGOWAN was in Loch Riddon on 29 November 1953.

 

   Loch Riddon is a small Loch situated near Tighnabruaich in the Kyles of Bute, a lonely and sparsely populated hilly area off the main area known as Firth of Clyde, Scotland.

 

   Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions as to the reason why LADY McGOWAN would be in this unusual locality ?

  

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John Kelly's coaster BALLYCLARE in late 1953.

   In our entries for this ship it is difficult to read the Master's name... possibly Capt. Crab.   Anyone know if this is correct ?

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Small boat sailor writes from Inverkip :

 

 

 

   I see that motor launches P.D.1 and 8641 passed King George V Dock, Glasgow in January 1967.   Their names vaguely ring a bell in my memory but I don’t remember anything about them.

 

   Does anyone know anything of these two launches ?

 

Just a guess could P.D.1 refer to the launch being the mooring rope boat in Prince’s Dock ?

 

   Sandy

  

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Mystery of CVC in Prince’s Dock area of Glasgow

   In 1958 the Clyde Shipping Company’s coaster PLADDA

 was listed as berthed in CVC in Prince’s Dock

 area in Glasgow.

   Does anyone know where CVC was ?

Jim Sloan replies : CVC was Clyde Vila Crane on the quay around berth 81 Plantation Quay, Glasgow

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Pacific Steam Navigation’s KENUTA at Puna in 1957

 

Tom Hayworth e-mails :

 

Your homepage shows KENUTA at Puna in 1957.   Where is Puna ?

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Ben Line’s Far-East coaster BENVEG in 1957

 

Leith Man e-mails

I was very surprised to see your entry for BENVEG in January 1957

for BENVEG as I had never heard of her.

 

Anyone have any more information please ?

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SPRINGFIELD QUAY, GLASGOW

Harry Cochrane e-mails :and conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.

For a good few years what was Springfield Quay in Glasgow has been redeveloped into an entertainment area with a cinema, hotel, casino and restaurants.   There was always a big sign at the entrance reading "SPRINGFIELD QUAY" but now the sign has been removed and replaced with a much smaller and more modern one saying "THE QUAY"

It's sad to have the last of the great Glasgow dockside quayside names disappear from public view.

aand conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.nd conveniently close to the city centre. With restaurants, casino, bingo, bowling, cinema and hotel, everything you need is at The Quay.

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MYSTERY SHIP PORTHOLE  From Michael Irwin (michaelj87836@gmail.com) When: 16 September 2016 15:09 Can show name?  Can show email?  Can show message?  I have a very short video posted on youtube of a porthole that I am trying to identify. It is more than likely WW1 era. Glass window is 14" in diameter and the entire assembly weighs 132 lbs. The name of the youtube video is Mystery Ship Porthole and I will leave a link. Thanks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbgNppQ8XWM ............................................................................................................................................

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LASHERCIA ..... A Spanish coaster in 1962

   Does anyone have information on LASHERCIA which was trading around the Irish Sea and Liverpool in 1962 ?

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Clyde Navigation Trust launches GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS

Jim Allison writes : I see from arrivals and sailings that the Clyde Navigation Trust launches GARMOYLE and DUNGLASS were busy on the River, even in the middle of the night.  What was their occupation ?

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Carrickfergus (Northern Ireland) in January 1963.

From Sean R  (Larne, Northern Ireland)

   Thanks very much for showing the ships bringing explosives from Irvine to Carrickfergus in January 1963.   After 53 years I've now found out the two ships in the photographs, CASCADE the Dutch coaster and LADY ANSTRUTHER of ICI.    Sean R.

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Netherlands coaster MADO in 1963

   In January 1963 the Groningen registered coaster MADO was at Irvine, Scotland, having arrived with a cargo of 200 tons of fertilizer from Rotterdam.   Does anyone have any information or details of this ship

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CARGOES FOR BEIRA BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ONLY

I see from the sailing notices (such as in SYDNEY STAR) that cargoes for Beira in East Africa are often accepted by special arrangement only.  Why by special arrangement ?

  Charlie and Misty Fennelly, New Jersey. U.S.A.

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Holland America cargo ship DUIVENDYK

Holland America cargo ship DUIVENDYK was at Glasgow from August 27 1959 to September 2 1959 loading scrap metal for Japan.   Does anyone have any information about this vessel.

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Information needed on cargo ship KORBACH in 1958

 

KORBACH was closing for receiving cargo in Glasgow on 25 July 1958 and loading for the Great Lakes, Detroit and Chicago.    She was probably on a charter by Anchor Line or Head Line or Cunard Line.

 

Does anyone have any information on KORBACH ?

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“Conducting their business in Great Waters” series

Just to say how much we enjoy reading your “Conducting their business in Great Waters” series.   Really good to read of BENDORAN at Zamboanga and DURBAN CASTLE at St. Helena Island and British India’s KENYA at Zanzibar. And Misty appreciates the diary of Donaldson Line's LETITIA that you included for her.  This is the only website that brings the voyages to life.   Even the kids read it and are sure learning their world geography.   Charlie and Misty Fennelly,  New Jersey. U.S.A (Misty was born in Canada and her family were Pilots on Saint Lawrence)

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WHERE IS " PULO BOKOM "

On 5th January 1957 Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel CALCHAS was at Pulo Bokom.   It's not on Wikipedia.   Where is Pulo Bokom ?

"Hydatina" of Croydon, England, writes :

Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small island belonging to Singapore that is located about five kilometres to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. The size of Pulau Bukom is about 1.45 km².   Royal Dutch Shell Group had a refinery there which I visited a number of times on Shell U.K. Tankers.

Note : The event for CALCHAS has been amended accordingly.

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A question about Alfred Holt and the King George V Dock in Glasgow

Jim Alison e-mails :   Your event of 25th August 1958 tells that Blue Funnel's PELEUS loaded a 6-ton lift by "Holt's crane".   Did Alfred Holt have a company crane at Glasgow, or could it be the ship's own derrick that was used. ?

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CLAN MACINTOSH and help needed on the origin of three launches loaded at Glasgow.

On 9th July 1958 CLAN MACINTOSH loaded 3 launches by her own gear at Glasgow.   The launches came from "Mechano / Medano.   Please have a look at the image, which has been enlarged, and see if you can throw some light on the launches.

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Scottish motor coaster PIBROCH built in 1956 by Scott & Sons of Bowling

Does anyone have details of her owners and employment after being sold by Scottish Malt Distillers Company ?

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CAN YOU HELP  The oilers "Invertest, Apexity and Clanity" are noted as daily supplying bunker fuel oil to vessels. Have you any images or information on these three ships. ? 

A. Manson replies: Apexity and Clanity were owned by F.T Everard later taken over by Fisher.

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CAN YOU HELP   Ore ships at General Terminus Quay .....when leaving, they left Terminus Quay astern.... where were they turned, to go downriver ahead.  Did they turn in Princes Dock...or at Yorkhill Basin...or at King George V Dock ?

  A. Manson replies "Ore carriers leaving General Terminus Quay were canted at Princes Dock ; the area inside the entrance was known as the Canting Basin."

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CAN YOU HELP   Glasgow fire-boat "St. Mungo"    Billy and Terry Kelly noted that Glasgow had a fire-boat named "St. Mungo" operated by Glasgow Fire Service, moored at Yorkhill Quay at the entrance to Queens Dock,  and crewed by firemen based in Yorkhill Fire Station (just across the road from Yorkhill Quay.)  Does anyone have a photograph of "St. Mungo" ?

A. Manson replies :Photographs and history the early and latter St. Mungo Fireboats can be seen by going on website "St. Mungo Fireboat"

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CAN YOU HELP    Blue funnel liner "Pyrrhus" is shown as arriving on 16th July 1958 (see the image) at berth 3 King George V Dock, head South, bow 5 1/2 ...something...into berth 4.   Any idea what the 5 1/2 something is ?

Ref. "Pyrrhus Berthing. The large timber or metal doors on the dockside of the cargo sheds are referred to as Blinds. There may six or seven of these so the bow or stern of a vessel may be sited in a position relative to the blinds.

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CAN YOU HELP   The coaster "Salling" arrived at KG5 on 16th July 1958 from " G.at ? " (see the image)  Can anyone hazard a guess what the place "G....at" is ?

A Manson replies "Destination of "Salling" could possibly have Ghent, Belgium."

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CAN YOU HELP.   Princes Dock logbook shows these vessels arriving, but the writing is hard to read.   Can you make out the names?

          

Click on these images to enlarge them

First is maybe.... Cruzeiro Do Sul

Below it is maybe.... Templar

Further down is maybe... Kaduna ...or Kadura

Further down maybe... La Manche

Just below that ......Barbanihalis (or something)

Still further down..... Prins W J or G Frerderick

And also on that page for 28th June at 2045 arrives "Somme" at berth 65 annexe.   I had never heard of "65 annexe"     Can anyone enlighten me? 

A Manson replies "berth 65 Plantation was an Annex abutting on the West end of Mavisbank Quay."    and Kaduna was owned by Paddy Henderson, vessels trading to Burma and associated areas.

Prinz Willem 1V and Prinz W J Fredrick were owned by Dutch Company Oranje Lijn and traded to, and spent some time in the Great Lakes.

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CAN YOU HELP   What is the name of this ship?  Is it Sunnarhav or Sunnanhav.  She arrived in Glasgow on 6th July 1965.  Just to allow continuity of entering details, the ship is listed in events as being "Sunnanhav" unless otherwise corrected.

A Manson replies : "Sunnanhan" could possibly have been owned by Saguenay Terminals who prefixed several of their ships names by "Sun"

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CAN YOU HELP   The vessel "Mango" or "Manyo" arrived at Princes Dock from Ardrossan on 14th July 1965, draft 5' 10" forard and 12' 8" aft, which would be the draft of a coaster.  But the logbook shows her sailing on 18th July for Three Rivers (Canada) draft forard 17' 07" and aft 19' 06"   Any thoughts or information on this vessel would be welcome. 

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORY   Mrs  Margaret Buckner e-mails from Canada.

"I was browsing and chanced on your website, and was astonished to discover mention of the Donaldson ships taking passengers from Princes Dock to Montreal.   I was a little girl in 1960 when my folks emigrated from Kirkintilloch to Canada on Laurentia, and it was a very rough crossing, but was calm when we passed Newfoundland.  The mention of "Laurentia" brought the memories flooding back, having been forgotten for 50 years. Thanks for bringing back the memory.

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CAN YOU HELP   : This interesting little advert was in the 23rd June 1906 issue of "Largs and Millport Weekly News"   Note the early start for the days sailing, and the unusual name "Bute 4"     Any information on the firm or the vessels?   Click on the image to enlarge it to full size.

     

A Manson replies: For full history on SS Bute suggest Logging on" SS Bute at Greenock" With information regarding builders of same and SS Kyle then follow Princess Alice Disaster where all will be revealed re ultimate fate of Vessel. 

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CAN YOU HELP  : The vessel "Cedric" arrived at KG5 on 10th October 1967. It's difficult to decipher where she came from.  Any suggestions?  Click on the image to enlarge it.

A Manson writes : 
The "Cedric" which arrived at KG5 dock 10th October 1967 would have come from Napier, New Zealand, where she would have loaded refrigerated cargo, e.g. lamb, butter, etc. This was a regular run for vessels belonging to the New Zealand Shipping Company.

A Manson writes :

Ref. the "Cedric" The port referred to is Napier New Zealand.

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CAN YOU HELP   This vessel "Stern" or "Stein" arrived KG5.   Is the name "Stern" or "Stein"    Click on the image to enlarge it.

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CAN YOU HELP   : What is the name of this 1967 arrival.  Click on the image to enlarge it.

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CAN YOU HELP  : Falcon Reefer arrived from USA and Newfoundland.   Which was the USA port concerned?   Click on the image to enlarge it.

A MANSON replies: Gloucester Massachusetts USA is on of America's oldest Ports.

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CAN YOU HELP  : Harrison's "Statesman" in Jan 1968 at Shieldhall Riverside Quay conducted an engine test.   What is the word after the test.  Click on the image to enlarge it.

A Manson writes :

Ref. the engine test on "Statesman" at Riverside Shieldhall . The engines would have been run on slow speed. Vessels having such must be securely moored probably with insurance wires as an added precaution .

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MANOEUVERING ON THE RIVER   : Jim Allison e-mails that when a vessel was moving on the river Clyde and passing the entrances to Rivers Kelvin, Cart and Leven, after heavy rainfall, the amount of water coming off these rivers would hit any passing vessel on the side and tend to push her in the opposite direction.  You needed a strong steady hand on the wheel at these points.

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CAN YOU HELP  :  On 3rd May 1965 a vessel "DCV 401" arrived.  Any information on that vessel ?

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THE BIG EX-BP TANKER AT PLANTATION.    : Jim Allison writes that a big ex-BP tanker which lay at Plantation for some time, around 1980, and was leaving for breaking in the far east, was towed astern downriver to Shieldhall and her stern put into KG5, and she was turned there to go downstream ahead.   He doesn't remember the name.

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SEAMEN'S MISSION AT YORKHILL/SCOTSTOUN  ; Tam Thomson asks if anyone remembers the "Seamens Mission" at Yorkhill or Scotstoun in 1970s, run by pensioners/church, where seamen/retired sailors could get a hearty cooked meal at a reasonable price.

A Manson replies; 

There once was a"Flying Angel " Seamens Club in York Street Glasgow long since gone. There is still a Stella Maris Club for seamen situated at 937 Dumbarton Road Yoker Glasgow open several days a week .It is affiliated to St. Brendans Church on Kelso Street close by.

Tam Thomson replies: Much appreciated for your answer Mr Manson. I didn't know about the Flying Angel but you have made me think.  was there a seamens club beside the Clyde Shipping offices at the suspension bridge.  The stella Maris, yes that is the very one.  I had a dinner in there must be twenty years ago. the ladies had finished meals but made me one specially when i came in.  Its great that you have brought back memory and i like all your ansers to the help bit as you really know your stuff about the clyde.  Have a good new year mr Manson, and Douglas please keep up the internet site as it is great to read about the ships at Glasgow, and i hope you have a good new year to. 

A Manson replies:Re the Stella Maris Club which may stir a memory of the subscriber. It was for many years situated in Carlton Place on the South side of the Upper Clyde close to the Suspension Bridge.

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MEXICAN WARSHIPS IN PRINCE'S DOCK  ; Joe Barrowman asks if anyone remembers some "Mexican ?" frigates which visited Princes Dock in early 1970s.

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