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What/When	Ship
News Event Thursday, July 9, 1959 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	PACIFIC ENVOY (1958-1967 then 1970-1971 a 500 feet long cargo liner of Furness Withy Line, London : 1974 scrapped at Whampoa (China)	Own Page
Furness Withy's general cargo ship PACIFIC ENVOY
Port of Registry London
News Event Monday, September 26, 2022 @ 1210	RUNNER (2020- General cargo ship 82m long of Runner Sg. SA)	Own Page
Liberian flagged RUNNER and Gibraltar registered TRITON at Port of Ayr, Scotland
Ship's location Port of Ayr, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Monrovia (Liberia) Gross Tonnage 1,882 Deadweght Tonnage 2,521
This image was taken at 1210 on 26 September 2022 at the Port of Ayr, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. RUNNER is on the right hand side of the image and had arrived at Ayr at 0900 on 26 September 2022 with a cargo of Road Salt from Kilroot (Northern Ireland).  Three hours after this image was taken RUNNER left Ayr for Campbeltown (Scotland) to load a cargo of logs. TRITON on the left hand side of the image and further back from RUNNER had arrived at Ayr at 1055 on 25 September with a cargo of large cylindrical wind turbine components from Golcuk (Turkey).
News Event Saturday, November 1, 1958 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	PENDENNIS CASTLE (1958-1976 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London)	Own Page
Cape Town (South Africa) showing Union Castle liner PENDENNIS CASTLE at "A" berth
Ship's location Cape Town (South Africa) Port of Registry London Gross Tonnage 28,582
Postcard contributed by Nigel Wells (London)
News Event Monday, January 1, 1968 @ 0800	LION (1968-1976 Roll on - roll off ferry 364 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow)	Own Page
Burns & Laird advert in January 1968 for LION new ro-ro service between Ardrossan and Belfast
Port of Registry Glasgow Gross Tonnage 3,333
News Event Thursday, March 1, 1917 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
"I want you for the Navy" recruiting poster for U.S. Navy around 1917
News Event Sunday, January 1, 1950 @ 0900	SPARTAN (1946-1961 steam Clyde "puffer" / Re-engined 1961-1980 as motor coaster of J & J Hay Ltd / Glenlight Shipping Company : 1980- Static exhibit at Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine)	Own Page
Clyde steam puffer lighter SPARTAN arrives at Irvine to load a cargo of coal for Loch Riddon
Arrived from Isle of Islay (Inner Hebrides in the Western Isles of Scotland( Port of Registry Glasgow Arrived in berth Town Wharf, Irvine, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Sailing for Loch Riddon (Kyles of Bute, Argyll, Scotland) Sailed from berth Town Wharf, Irvine, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Cargo carried on arrival Light = no cargo on board Outward cargo Coal (probably around 100 tons) Sailed 3 January around 1200hrs for Loch Riddon
Clyde puffer SPARTAN was the "First Foot" of the New Year to arrive at Irvine Harbour'   Loch Riddon is a small sea-loch in the Kyles of Bute near Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland.    It is a very remote and peaceful area, sparsley populated – and in 1950 even more lonely.  Surrounded by high hills there is only one steep, narrow, winding and dangerous road providing access for the few inhabitants and in the dark and deep depths of winter the people could be cut off from supplies by snow and ice.    Thus in winter the people needed coal as fuel to heat their homes and cook their meals and the only way to obtain the coal was by being brought to them by a Clyde puffer vessel.   The people would form a club and collect money and then purchase an amount of coal – say about 100 tons or so – and then hire a puffer lighter from a puffer owner – and the puffer would load the coal – as at Irvine in this case – and bring the coal to Loch Riddon and unload it into lorries, horse-drawn carts etc.    And that is why the puffer SPARTAN was at Irvine to load a cargo of coal for Loch Riddon.
News Event Saturday, September 11, 1976 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1976 advert for Dairy Lane ship supplies in Hong Kong
News Event Friday, February 16, 1973 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1973 advert for Baste & Lange Ship Provisions in Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven (Germany)
News Event Monday, June 1, 1970 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1970 advert by Marine Radio Services for V.H.F. Radio and radar for smaller vessels
News Event Wednesday, September 21, 2022 @ 1810	LINDA (2007- Container ship 141m long)	Own Page
Container ship LINDA passing Greenock Esplanade, Greenock with containers for Rotterdam
Ship's location Passing Greenock Esplanade, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. outward bound for Rotterdam Port of Registry Pikis (Finland) Arrived from Dublin (Ireland) Gross Tonnage 9,131 Arrived in berth Greenock Container Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Deadweght Tonnage 11,487 Sailing for Rotterdam (Netherlands) Sailed from berth Greenock Container Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Cargo carried on arrival Containers Outward cargo Containers
News Event Friday, July 10, 1970 @ 1400 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	QUEEN MARY 11 (Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock)	Own Page
Postcard of excursion steamer QUEEN MARY 11 at Tighnabruaich on a day cruise from Glasgow
Ship's location Tighnabruaich (Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Glasgow Cargo carried on arrival Passengers
News Event Thursday, July 24, 2014 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	ISLAND ESCAPE (2002-2015 Cruise ship of Island Cruises)	Own Page
ISLAND ESCAPE at Mahon (Minorca, Balearics, Spain)
Ship's location Mahon (Minorca, Balearics, Spain) Port of Registry Nassau (Bahamas)
News Event Monday, June 5, 1978 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	ROS CASTLE (1978-1981 Bulk carrier of Bamburgh Shipping Company / Ben Line, Edinburgh)	Own Page
Company postcard of bulk carrier ROS CASTLE of Bamburgh Shipping Company / Ben Line, Edinburgh
Port of Registry Newcastle (England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 35,706
News Event Monday, September 19, 2022 @ 1436	SOUND OF SEIL (2013- roro ferry of Western Ferries, Hunters Quay, Scotland)	Own Page
Western Ferries SOUND OF SEIL approaches McInroy's Point, Gourock from Hunter's Quay
Arrived from Hunter's Quay, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Cargo carried on arrival Passengers and vehicles Ships agent Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd., Marine Parade, Hunter's Quay, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 8HJ
Contributed by “Tighnabruaich” Western Ferries SOUND OF SEIL approaching McInroy’s Point, Gourock from Hunter’s Quay and SOUND OF SOAY is on the right hand side of the image and has just left Gourock and heading for Hunter’s Quay.  In the far background is the town of Strone at the entrance to Holy Loch.
News Event Thursday, April 28, 1966 @ 1700	BARRISTER (1954-1974 General cargo ship of Charente / T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison Line's BARRISTER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for west, south and east Africa
Ship's location Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Sailing for Lobito, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira Ships agent Prentice, Service and Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow C. 1.
News Event Friday, April 22, 1966 @ 1700	LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain)	Own Page
Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal, Canada
Ship's location Prince's Dock, Glasgow Port of Registry Glasgow Sailing for Montreal (Canada) Gross Tonnage 8249 Ships agent Donaldson Line Ltd., 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow Tel. Central 3901
News Event Wednesday, August 5, 1959 @ 1200	AMERICAN CHIEF (in 1959 General cargo freighter 457 feet long of United States Lines, New York)	Own Page
United States Lines freighter AMERICAN CHIEF arrives in Glasgow from New York and Boston (U.S.A.)
Arrived from New York and Boston (U.S.A.) via Liverpool Port of Registry New York (USA) Arrived in berth 6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow, with her head north Sailing for Boston, New York, Norfolk and Baltimore (all U.S.A.) Sailed from berth 8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow, with her head north Draught forward on arrival 10' 04" Draught aft on arrival 17' 06" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 335 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 5 August @ 1300 Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer & Company Completed discharge of inward cargo 6 August @ 1000 Commened loading outward cargo 5 August @ 1600 Outward cargo 6 passengers and 2,630 tons of general cargo Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer & Company Completed loading outward cargo 10 August @ 2000 Draught forward on sailing 15' 01" Draught aft on sailing 26' 00" Ships agent W. B. Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow C.1. Tel 041-248-2929 Telex 77219 Sailed 11 August at 0215 for Boston, New York, Norfolk and Baltimore (all U.S.A.)
News Event Thursday, December 24, 1959 @ 2200	SUNBEAM ( 1954 - 1971 General cargo ship 412 feet long time-chartered to Saguenay Terminals Company, Canada)	Own Page
Saguenay's SUNBEAM arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Canada
Arrived from Montreal (Canada) via Avonmouth and Liverpool Gross Tonnage 5,165 Arrived in berth 15 Queen's Dock, Glasgow, with her head east Deadweght Tonnage 7,894 Sailing for Elderslie Drydock, Scotstoun, Glasgow Sailed from berth 15 Queen's Dock, Glasgow, with her head east Draught forward on arrival 7' 10" Draught aft on arrival 19' 08" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 1,056 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 26 December @ 0800 Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clutha Stevedores Outward cargo Light = no cargo on board Draught forward on sailing 8' 00" Draught aft on sailing 15' 01" Sailed 28 December at 1015 for Elderslie Drydock, Scotstoun, Glasgow
News Event Friday, May 28, 1965 @ 1700	PRINS FREDERIK WILLEM -- pronounced Villem (1951-1967 General / refrigerated cargo ship 258 feet overall of Oranje Lijn (Maats Zeetransport) N.V., Rotterdam : 1977 wrecked and broken up))	Own Page
PRINS FREDERIK WILLEM closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Great Lakes of North America
Sailing for Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago Port of Registry Rotterdan (Netherlands) Outward cargo General cargo Net Tonnage 839 Ships agent J. C. Peacock & Co. Ltd., 164 Buchanan Street, Glasgow C.1. Tel. DOUglas 7101 Gross Tonnage 1,598 Deadweght Tonnage 2,658
News Event Friday, May 24, 1963 @ 0800		Own Page
British India Line advert for Junior Engineer Officers
News Event Saturday, July 13, 2019 @ 1105		Own Page
A novel way for Western Ferries to advertise their ro-ro service between Gourock and Hunter's Quay
News Event Friday, November 1, 1974 @ 1000 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
A 1974 poster by Sealink advertising 10 routes to Europe by car or train and ship
News Event Sunday, December 12, 2010 @ 2200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Postcard showing an atmospheric view of twilight at Sydney Harbour, Australia
News Event Sunday, August 2, 1925 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	MINDEMOYA (around 1925 Canadian Great Laker)	Own Page
Painting of the Great Lakes steamer MINDEMOYA in the Welland Aqueduct, Canada
Ship's location Welland Aqueduct, Canada Port of Registry Canada
News Event Friday, September 16, 2022 @ 1715	DISNEY MAGIC (1998- Cruise liner 984ft 300m of The Walt Disney Company / Disney Cruise Line))	Own Page
Cruise liner DISNEY MAGIC turns off Greenock Esplanade as she leaves Greenock for Dover (England)
Ship's location Passing Greenock Esplanade, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Nassau (Bahamas) Arrived from Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 83,338 Arrived in berth Ocean Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Sailing for Dover (England) Sailed from berth Ocean Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Cargo carried on arrival Passengers Outward cargo Passengers
DISNEY MAGIC reversing past MSC UMA out of the Terminal Greenock early evening 16/09/2022 . Spot Goofy hanging off the stern.
News Event Thursday, September 15, 2022 @ 1540	WILSON ASTAKOS (2009- General cargo ship 89m long of Wilson AlphaSg Ltd.)	Own Page
WILSON ASTAKOS passes Greenock Esplanade outward bound for Garston in the River Mersey, England
Ship's location Passing Greenock Esplanade, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Luxembourg Arrived from Stjernoya (Norwway) Gross Tonnage 2,451 Arrived in berth Shieldhall Riverside Quay, Glasgow Deadweght Tonnage 3,597 Sailing for Garston (England) Sailed from berth Shieldhall Riverside Quay, Glasgow Cargo carried on arrival Minerals Outward cargo Light = no cargo on board
The small Greenock tug TITAN is seen alongside on the port side of WILSON ASTAKOS
News Event Saturday, September 17, 2022 @ 1545	MSC UMA (in 2022 Container ship)	Own Page
Container ship MSC UMA turns off Greenock Esplanade after leaving Greenock Container Terminal
Ship's location Off Greenock Esplanade, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Sailing for Le Havre (France) Outward cargo Containers
MSC UMA was towed astern from her berth at Greenock Container Terminal  by the Svitzer tugs AYTON CROSS and SVITZER MILFORD and the tugs canted (turned) her off Greenock Esplanade to allow her to proceed ahead on her passage from the Clyde to Le Havre (France).
News Event Monday, October 9, 1967 @ 1700	TRADER (1966-1980 General cargo ship of Thos & Jas Harrison, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison Line's TRADER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for the West Indies
Ship's location Glasgow Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Sailing for Bardados, Trinidad, La Guira, Puerto Cabello, Curacao and Maracaibo Gross Tonnage 6,488 Ships agent Prentice, Service and Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow C. 1.
News Event Tuesday, October 3, 1967 @ 1700	RATHLIN HEAD (1953-1970 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast)	Own Page
Head Line's RATHLIN HEAD closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal, Toronto and Hamilton
Ship's location Prince's Dock, Glasgow Port of Registry Belfast (Northern Ireland) Sailing for Montreal, Toronto and Hamilton (Canada) Gross Tonnage 7,378 Ships agent Donaldson Line Ltd., 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow Tel. Central 3901
News Event Tuesday, October 3, 1967 @ 1700	ADMINISTRATOR (1958 - 1978 General cargo ship 489 feet long of T & J Harrison's Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Harrison's ADMINISTRATOR closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for West, South and East Africa
Ship's location Birkenhead, U.K. Port of Registry Liverpool (England, U.K.) Sailing for Lobito, Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira Ships agent Thos. & Jas. Harrison, Liverpool
News Event Thursday, September 15, 2022 @ 0908	ARKLOW RAVEN (in 2022 General cargo ship)	Own Page
ARKLOW RAVEN passing Greenock Esplanade, Greenock, and heading up the River Clyde to Glasgow
Ship's location Passing Greenock Esplanade, Greenock, and heading up the River Clyde to Glasgow
ARKLOW RAVEN arrived in the Clyde from Birkenhead, England, and was heading up the River Clyde towards Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow, where she would load a full cargo of scrap metal for Setubal, Portugal.
News Event Wednesday, September 14, 2022 @ 1420	AASFJORD (2006- Self discharger general cargo / bulk carrier 113.76m long of Aasen Shipping, Mosterhamm, Norway)	Own Page
AASFJORD passes Greenock on her way up the River Clyde to King George V Dock, Glasgow
Arrived from Port Talbot (Wales, U.K.) Port of Registry Gibraltar Cargo carried on arrival Cement Gross Tonnage 4,266 Deadweght Tonnage 6,300
News Event Wednesday, September 14, 2022 @ 0800	RANGER (in 2022 : Container ship)	Own Page
Container ship RANGER passes Greenock Esplanade with containers from Dublin (Ireland)
Arrived from Dublin (Ireland) Arrived in berth Greenock Container Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Cargo carried on arrival Containers
0820 RANGER 7,852 CY Greenock - Ocean Terminal Containers IE DUB
News Event Thursday, September 9, 2021 @ 1200	ARKLOW FUTURE	Own Page
ARKLOW FUTURE arrives at the Port of Ayr, Scotland
Ship's location Ayr (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
News Event Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 1100	SD ORONSAY (Personnel transfer vessel of Serco Denholm, London)	Own Page
SD ORONSAY passing Custom House Quay, Greenock on her way to H.M. Naval Base, Faslane
Ship's location Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry London Sailed from berth Great Harbour, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.
News Event Tuesday, October 1, 1974 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Ben Line loading schedule at Hong Kong for sailings to Europe in October, November and December 1974
Ship's location Hong Kong
News Event Saturday, July 24, 1965 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	CITY OF WINCHESTER (1952-1970 General cargo ship 568 feet overall of Ellerman Lines, London)	Own Page
Company postcard of Ellerman Lines CITY OF WINCHESTER
Port of Registry London (England, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 10,594
News Event Wednesday, June 20, 1973 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	SHEAF ROYAL (1972- 1978 Bulk carrier 199.919m 656 feet overall of The Sheaf Navigation Company Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne : 1999 scrapped at Alang, India)	Own Page
SHEAF ROYAL of Sheaf Navigation Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Port of Registry Newcastle, England Net Tonnage 15,174.55 Gross Tonnage 22,848.94 Deadweght Tonnage 38,100
News Event Saturday, January 1, 1938 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Anchor Line cruise poster in 1938
News Event Tuesday, March 1, 1977 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1977 advert by Wijsmuller Towage and Salvage, Ijmuiden, Holland
News Event Sunday, February 16, 1975 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1975 advert by Thomas Watson (Shipping) Ltd., Rochester, England
News Event Saturday, July 10, 1993 @ 1000 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	FINNJET (1993-1997 Ro-ro ferry 212.96m 698 feet 1800 passengers 380 cars of Silja Line : scrapped 2008)	Own Page
Postcard of Silja Line's ferry FINNJET serving Helsinki (Finland) and Travemunde (Germany)
Port of Registry Mariehamm (Aland, Finland) Gross Tonnage 32,975
Contributed by Seppo Niinisto
News Event Tuesday, October 16, 1973 @ 0800		Own Page
1973 advert for Lamport's Shipping Services in Middlesbrough, England
News Event Monday, March 1, 1976 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1976 advert for Gabriel Ship Supplies in Halifax, Montreal and Toronto (Canada)
News Event Thursday, May 21, 1959 @ 1845	TORR HEAD (1961-1972 General cargo ship of Ulster Steamship Company / Head Line, Belfast)	Own Page
Head Line's TORR HEAD arrives in Glasgow to load for New York and Baltimore
Arrived from Belfast via Liverpool Port of Registry Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) Arrived in berth 4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow with her head east Sailing for New York and Baltimore (USA) Sailed from berth 4 Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow with her head east Draught forward on arrival 11' 07" Draught aft on arrival 14' 05" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo (outwards) and motor cars (= automobiles) Commened loading outward cargo 21 May @ 1800 Outward cargo 12 passengers and 1,434 tons of general cargo and 1 motor car (= automobile) Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer Completed loading outward cargo 25 May @ 1430 Draught forward on sailing 12' 03" Draught aft on sailing 20' 06" Ships agent Anchor Line, Glasgow
TORR HEAD left Glasgow for New York and Baltimore at 1515hrs on 25 May
News Event Tuesday, May 19, 1959 @ 2130	PHRYGIA (1955-1965 General cargo liner 348 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Cunard Line cargo ship PHRYGIA arrives in Glasgow with 703 tons of general cargo from Malta
Arrived from Malta Port of Registry Liverpool (England, UK) Arrived in berth 21 Queen's Dock, Glasgow with her head west Gross Tonnage 3,534 Sailing for Liverpool (UK) Sailed from berth 21 Queen's Dock, Glasgow with her head west Draught forward on arrival 20' 00" Draught aft on arrival 22' 05" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 703 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 20 May @ 0800 Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clutha Stevedores Completed discharge of inward cargo 21 May @ 1145 Outward cargo Part same inward general cargo Draught forward on sailing 18' 08" Draught aft on sailing 18' 06" Ships agent Anchor Line, Glasgow
PHRYGIA left Glasgow for Liverpool on 21 May at 1227hrs
News Event Monday, April 16, 1973 @ 0800		Own Page
1973 advert for John Henderson ship chandlers in Curacao (Netherlands Antilles)
News Event Saturday, January 1, 1972 @ 0800		Own Page
Front and back cover of Ellerman Lines company magazine "ON SHORE AND AFLOAT" of January 1972
News Event Sunday, August 1, 1976 @ 1130 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Radio room of a Ben Line vessel
News Event Friday, January 31, 1947 @ 0800	SAMHORN (1944-1948 General cargo freighter managed by Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1948 returned to USA Administration)	Own Page
Donaldson Line's SAMHORN makes a 231 days voyage in 1947
Port of Registry Glasgow Gross Tonnage 7,253
News Event Tuesday, July 8, 2014 @ 1305 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Postcard showing a pod of dolphins in Bay of Gibraltar
Ship's location Bay of Gibraltar
News Event Friday, November 15, 1974 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	KIRRIEMOOR (1965-1968 Bulk carrier of Runciman's Moor Line, London : 1968-1978 Anchor Line))	Own Page
KIRRIEMOOR brings the largest ever cargo of Grain to Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrival Grain Port of Registry London Gross Tonnage 22,198
News Event Saturday, September 16, 1967 @ 1640	RUBENS (1966-1973 General cargo ship chartered from Booth Line 436 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Lamport & Holt's RUBENS arrives in Glasgow with Timber from South America
Arrived from Recife (Brazil) via Liverpool Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow : with her head east Gross Tonnage 4,472 Sailing for (somewhere) via Recife (Brazil) Sailed from berth 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow : with her head east Draught forward on arrival 11' 07" Draught aft on arrival 14' 10" Cargo carried on arrival Timber Commenced discharge of inward cargo 18 September @ 0800 Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer Completed discharge of inward cargo 20 September @ 1530 Commened loading outward cargo 18 September @ 0800 Outward cargo General cargo 200 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer Heavy lifts loaded 1 X 12 ton lift delivered by road transport on 21 September and loaded by floating crane NEWSHOT Completed loading outward cargo 21 September @ 1500 Draught forward on sailing 9' 05" Draught aft on sailing 15' 01"
RUBENS sailed from Glasgow at 1600 on 21 September.    We cannot identify her destination – something via Recife – on the Dockmaster’s Log Book.   Can anyone, such as Blue Star, Booth, Lamport & Holt people, recognise where it is and let us know so that we can amend the entry.
News Event Saturday, September 16, 1967 @ 1700 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	CLAN MACNAB (1961-1980 General cargo ship 506 feet long of Clan Line / Cayzer Irvine, London : 1984 scrapped)	Own Page
CLAN MACNAB arrives in Glasgow to load for African ports and Cape Town
Arrived from Cape Town via Liverpool Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) Arrived in berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow : with her head north Net Tonnage 4,994 Sailing for Cape Town via Swansea Gross Tonnage 9,169 Sailed from berth 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow : with her head north Draught forward on arrival 8' 05" Draught aft on arrival 19' 00" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo 756 tons Commenced discharge of inward cargo 18 September @ 0800 Stevedore discharging inward cargo Strathclyde Stevedores Completed discharge of inward cargo 21 September @ 1100 Commened loading outward cargo 19 September @ 1300 Outward cargo General cargo 720 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Strathclyde Stevedores Completed loading outward cargo 22 September @ 1100 Draught forward on sailing 9' 03" Draught aft on sailing 18' 07" Ships agent Cayzer Irvine & Co. Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel 041 221 7050 Telex 778133
CLAN MACNAB left Glasgow at 1310 on 22 September for African ports and Cape Town via Swansea
News Event Tuesday, June 9, 1970 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	BENARKLE (1968-1974 General cargo liner of Ben Line, Edinburgh)	Own Page
Ben Line general cargo ship BENARKLE in the Far East
Port of Registry Leith (Scotland, UK) Gross Tonnage 9,850
News Event Sunday, July 10, 1960 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	EMPRESS OF ENGLAND (1957-1970 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Steamships, Liverpool : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)	Own Page
Postcard of EMPRESS OF ENGLAND passing under the Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal
Ship's location Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal, Canada Port of Registry Liverpool Gross Tonnage 25,585 Deadweght Tonnage 8,910
News Event Sunday, July 25, 1965 @ 1100 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Postcard of Dunoon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland showing U.S. Navy Base at Holy Loch and Dunoon Pier
Ship's location Dunoon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Contributed by Jim McVeigh.
News Event Saturday, August 16, 1980 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	H.M.S. WARRIOR (Preserved warship at Portsmouth, England)	Own Page
Postcard of H.M.S. WARRIOR : a preserved warship at Portsmouth, England
Ship's location Portsmouth (England)
Contributed by Jim McVeigh.
News Event Wednesday, July 16, 1980 @ 1000 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	CAPTAIN COOK (maybe around 1970 / 1980s a 3-masted sailing ship)	Own Page
Sailing ship CAPTAIN COOK in Loch Eil (near Fort William, Scottish Highlands)
Ship's location Loch Eil (near Fort William, Scottish Highlands)
Contributed by Jim McVeigh.       Can anyone give details of this ship?
News Event Tuesday, September 30, 1980 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Postcard of Highlands of Scotland
Ship's location Highlands of Scotland
Contributed by Jim McVeigh. Postcard of Autumn (America = fall) in the West Highlands of Scotland.       Can anyone name the large white cruiser in the bottom image ?
News Event Wednesday, June 1, 1977 @ 1000 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Mallaig Harbour, West Highlands of Scotland, with an unknown Caledonian MacBrayne ferry
Ship's location Mallaig Harbour, West Highlands of Scotland
Contributed by Jim McVeigh. Postcard of Mallaig Harbour on the West Highlands of Scotland.    The unknown Caledonian MacBrayne ro-ro ferry is on the Mallaig – Armadale (Isle of Skye) service.   Can anyone name the ship ?
News Event Thursday, January 20, 1955 @ 1600 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	BENVRACKIE (1955-1975 General cargo liner of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh)	Own Page
BENVRACKIE leaving Singapore
Ship's location Singapore Port of Registry Leith (Scotland, UK)
Contributed by Jean Matthews (Falkirk, Scotland)    A Ben Line company postcard.
News Event Wednesday, September 1, 1954 @ 2355	CLAN FORBES (1937-1959 General cargo liner of Clan Line, Glasgow)	Own Page
CLAN FORBES shifts to Stobcross Crane, Glasgow to load heavy lifts for South Africa
Port of Registry Glasgow
News Event Friday, November 23, 2018 @ 1600	GARNOCK (1956 -1984 Ship handling tug 78 feet long of Imperial Chemical Industries)	Own Page
Museum tug GARNOCK at Wharf, Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine
Ship's location Wharf, Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Irvine (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Gross Tonnage 78
News Event Wednesday, June 12, 1907 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate	QUEEN OF THE LAKE (1907-1940 passenger vessel of Loch Tay Steamboat Company)	Own Page
QUEEN OF THE LAKE about to be launched at Ailsa Shipyard, Ayr
Ship's location Ailsa Shipyard, Ayr, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry l
QUEEN OF THE LAKE was engaged in ferrying passengers on Loch Tay (Scotland)
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 1357	AMBITION (Cruise liner)	Own Page
Cruise liner AMBITION passing Custom House Quay, Greenock heading upriver to Glasgow
Ship's location Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. heading upriver to Glasgow
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 1411	SD KYLE OF LOCHALSH (in 2022 : tug of Serco Denholm, London)	Own Page
SD KYLE OF LOCHALSH at Dales Marine Services, James Watt Dock, Greenock
Ship's location James Watt Dock, Greenock (Scotland) Port of Registry London
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 1410	MOUNT STUART (Pilot boat of Peel Ports Clydeport)	Own Page
Pilot vessels MOUNT STUART and GANTOCK at James Watt Dock, Greenock
Ship's location James Watt Dock, Greenock (Scotland) Port of Registry Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 0815	PETROJARL FOINAVEN (1996- offshore floating storage / production vessel 250m long of Teekay)	Own Page
PETROJARL FOINAVEN at Hunterston Jetty, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.
Ship's location Inside tongue of Hunterston Jetty, Hunterston, Port of Registry Bahamas Gross Tonnage 43,279 Deadweght Tonnage 43,641
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 1211	TITAN (in 2022 Tug of Mirren Marine, Greenock(	Own Page
Mirren Marine's tug TITAN passing Custom House Quay, Greenock
Ship's location Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Sailed from berth James Watt Dock, Greenock
News Event Tuesday, October 10, 2017 @ 1200 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Troon Tug Company's RED EMPRESS and RED BARONESS at Old Dock, Troon
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 1015	COSTA FORTUNA (in 2022 : cruise liner)	Own Page
Cruise liner COSTA FORTUNA passes esplanade making for Ocean Terminal, Greenock
Ship's location Off Greenock Esplanade, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 0945	AYTON CROSS (in 2022 Tug of Svitzer)	Own Page
Svitzer tug AYTON CROSS passes Greenock Esplanade to meet incoming liner COSTA FORTUNA
Ship's location Passing Greenock Esplanade towards Gourock to meet incoming liner COSTA FORTUNA
Svitzer tug AYTON CROSS passes Greenock Esplanade on her way to meet the inbound passenger liner COSTA FORTUNA at Gourock.    Ahead of the tug, in the far background off Kilcreggan, are the British warships H.M.S. PEMBROKE and H.M.S. BROCKLESBY, conducting joint exercises at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage.
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 0900	H.M.S. PEMBROKE (1997- Sandown-class Minehunter M107 172 feet long of Royal Navy, London))	Own Page
H.M.S. PEMBROKE conducting naval exercises at Tail-of -the Bank, Firth of Clyde
Ship's location Tail of the Bank anchorage, off Kilcreggan, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Admiralty (Royal Navy, London)
H.M.S. PEMBROKE and H.M.S. BROCKLESBY were conducting joint naval exercise off Kilcreggan, at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage in the Firth of Clyde.    The manoeuvres lasted for most of the day and included firing flares into the air, the flares falling slowly down to the water.
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 1357	AMBITION (Cruise liner)	Own Page
AMBITION passes Ocean Terminal, Greenock on her way upriver to King George V Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location Passing Ocean Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Arrived from Kristiansand (Norway) Sailing for King George V Dock, Glasgow Cargo carried on arrival Light = no passengers or cargo on board
AMBITION is on a … maybe 6  month  …. charter by the Scottish Government to berth at 6 King George V Dock, Glasgow (exactly where Blue Funnel and Clan ships berthed) and will accommodate Ukranian refugees until they can be matched to suitable longer-term accommodation.    She will house up to 1,750 people in 714 cabins and will provide all meals, laundry, etc. and the refugees will be able to come and go as they please on the ship at any time, day or night.     As she passed Greenock, AMBITION was being assisted by tug AYTON CROSS (at the bow) and tug ANGLEGARTH at the stern.
News Event Friday, September 2, 2022 @ 1345 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	SARAH - B (General cargo ship)	Own Page
German coaster SARAH-B passing Custom House Quay, Greenock heading upriver to Clydebank
Ship's location Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Elsfleth (Germany) Arrived from Galway, Ireland Gross Tonnage 1,956 Sailing for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank (River Clyde, Scotland U.K.) Cargo carried on arrival Limestone
Looking remarkably tiny the German coaster SARAH-B passes the towering cruise liner SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE at Ocean Terminal, Greenock on 2nd September 2022.    SARAH-B was heading up the River Clyde to Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with a cargo of Limestone from Galway, Ireland.
News Event Sunday, August 28, 2022 @ 1342	ENERGY (Container ship)	Own Page
ENERGY at Greenock Container Terminal with containers from Liverpool
Ship's location Greenock Container Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Madeira Arrived from Liverpool (UK)
News Event Sunday, August 28, 2022 @ 1340	THE WORLD (Cruise liner)	Own Page
Cruise liner THE WORLD at Ocean Terminal, Greenock
Ship's location Ocean Terminal, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry Nassau (Bahamas) Arrived from Oban (Scotland, U.K.) Cargo carried on arrival Passengers
News Event Thursday, September 1, 2022 @ 1227	SD NORTHERN RIVER (1998- Offshore Supply Ship of Serco-Denholm, London)	Own Page
SD NORTHERN RIVER passing Custom House Quay, Greenock outbound to sea for Military Operations
Ship's location Passing Custom House Quay, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. Port of Registry London (UK) Sailing for Sea (Military Operations) Gross Tonnage 3,612 Sailed from berth Great Harbour, Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.
SD NORTHERN RIVER had left Great Harbour, Greenock and was passing Custom House Quay, Greenock and heading outbound to sea for military operations. SD NORTHERN RIVER is also seen passing the cruise liner COSTA FORTUNA berthed at Ocean Terminal, Greenock. which had just arrived with a large number of German passengers.   Between the two vessels, in the far distance and difficult to see is a small grey-coloured ship.   It is the British Royal Naval Mine Counter-Measures warship H.M.S. PEMBROKE, which was conducting exercises with H.M.S. BROCKLESBY.
News Event Thursday, April 1, 1976 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1976 advert for Trinity House Folkestone Pilot Station (London compulsory Pilots)
News Event Saturday, March 12, 1977 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1977 advert by Dawood ship chandlers at Singapore
News Event Monday, May 15, 1967 @ 0845	LYCAON ( 1954 - 1976 General cargo liner 487 feet of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool)	Own Page
Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel LYCAON arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow from Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived from Amsterdam (Netherlands) Port of Registry Liverpool Arrived in berth 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow with her head south Sailing for Bangkok (Thailand) via Birkenhead (England) Sailed from berth 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow with her head south Draught forward on arrival 14' 00" Draught aft on arrival 19' 06" Cargo carried on arrival Light = no cargo on board Commened loading outward cargo 16 May @ 0800 Outward cargo General cargo 858 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo Strathclyde Stevedores Completed loading outward cargo 19 May @ 1500 Draught forward on sailing 15' 05" Draught aft on sailing 20' 10"
LYCAON left Glasgow for Bangkok via Birkenhead on 19 May @ 1615
News Event Saturday, May 1, 1976 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1976 advert for L. J. Harri, ship supplier in Amsterdam, Netherlands
News Event Tuesday, October 27, 2020 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	WILSON BLYTH (1995- ) IMO 9124419 General cargo ship 88m long of Wilson ASA, Bergen, Norway)	Own Page
WILSON BLYTH leaving Ayr at sundown
Sailed from berth Ayr (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) Port of Registry Valletta (Malta) Net Tonnage 1,369 Gross Tonnage 2,446 Deadweght Tonnage 3,713
News Event Wednesday, January 10, 1934 @ 0000 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Aberdeen Line poster advertising their passenger service from Sydney to England and South Africa
News Event Monday, August 10, 2020 @ 1100	VITALITY (2014- General cargo coaster 90m long of Faversham Ships Ltd, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.)	Own Page
Faversham Ship's VITALITY at Ayr, Scotland
Ship's location Ayr (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) on the river berth Port of Registry Peel (Isle of Man, UK) Gross Tonnage 2,984 Deadweght Tonnage 4,181
News Event Thursday, January 1, 1976 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1976 advert for St John's, Newfoundland College of Fisheries, Navigation, Marine Engineering, etc.
News Event Thursday, January 1, 1976 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
Distances in nautical miles from U.K. and continent to ports on the West African coast
News Event Tuesday, February 1, 1977 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1977 advert for Seaspan International towage and salvage of North Vancouver, B.C., Canada
News Event Thursday, January 1, 1976 @ 0000 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
1976 advert for Danish Government Skaw Pilots
News Event Monday, November 21, 1960 @ 0320	DICK LYKES (1945-1970 General cargo freighter 460 feet long of Lykes Brothers, U.S.A. ) : scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1970)	Own Page
Freighter DICK LYKES arrives at Glasgow from New Orleans (U.S.A.) via Manchester
Arrived from New Orleans (U.S.A.) via Manchester Port of Registry U.S.A. Arrived in berth 29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow, with head east and bow 2 pawls from ferry Gross Tonnage 8,174 Sailing for Houston (Texas, U.S.A.) via Liverpool Sailed from berth 29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow, with head east and bow 2 pawls from ferry Draught forward on arrival 11' 06" Draught aft on arrival 18' 11" Cargo carried on arrival General cargo both inwards and outwards Commenced discharge of inward cargo 21 November @ 0800 Stevedore discharging inward cargo James Spencer Completed discharge of inward cargo 23 November @ 1430 Commened loading outward cargo 22 November @ 0800 Outward cargo General cargo 210 tons Stevedore loading outward cargo James Spencer Completed loading outward cargo 23 November @ 1600 Draught forward on sailing 8' 10" Draught aft on sailing 17' 03"
Dick lykes LEAVES Glasgow for New Orleans via Liverpool at 2325 on 23 November
News Event Thursday, August 12, 1954 @ 0920		Own Page
Ropner's DALEBY arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow with cargo from U.S.A.
Arrived from New Orleans (U.S.A.) via Liverpool Arrived in berth 29 Queen's Dock, Glasgow with her head west Sailing for New Orleans (U.S.A.) Sailed from berth 29 Queen's Dock, Glasgow with her head west Draught forward on arrival 8' 11" Draught aft on arrival 18' 07" Cargo carried on arrival 200 tons of general cargo inwards, and part general cargo outwards Commenced discharge of inward cargo 12 August @ 1500 Stevedore discharging inward cargo Smith Coggins Completed discharge of inward cargo 14 August @ 1200 Commened loading outward cargo 13 August @ 0800 Outward cargo 700 tons of general cargo and 11 passengers Stevedore loading outward cargo Smith Coggins Completed loading outward cargo 17 August @ 1930 Draught forward on sailing 12' 05" Draught aft on sailing 19' 02"
DALEBY left Glasgow for New Orleans at 0030 on 18 August
News Event Saturday, December 21, 1957 @ 1940	ALFONSO (1950-1966 General cargo ship)	Own Page
ALFONSO arrives at Glasgow with 6,800 packages of sweet and bitter oranges from Spain
Arrived from Cartagena (Spain) via Liverpool Port of Registry Belgium Arrived in berth Merklands Quay, Glasgow, at west end of quay Gross Tonnage 1,438 Sailing for Valencia (Spain) Sailed from berth Merklands Quay, Glasgow, at west end of quay Draught forward on arrival 7' 04" Draught aft on arrival 14' 6" Cargo carried on arrival 6,800 packages of sweet and bitter oranges Commenced discharge of inward cargo 22 December @ 0800 Stevedore discharging inward cargo Clutha Completed discharge of inward cargo 22 December @ 1545 Outward cargo Light = no cargo on board Draught forward on sailing 5' 00" Draught aft on sailing 14' 00" Ships agent Constantine
ALFONSO left Glasgow at 1735 on 22 December bound for Valencia (Spain)
News Event Thursday, March 10, 1955 @ 1530	CRAGMOOR (1947-1962 General cargo ship 445 feet long of Walter Runciman / Moor Line, Newcastle: 1966 wrecked near Calcutta)	Own Page
Runciman / Moor Line cargo ship CRAGMOOR leaves Brisbane for Melbourne (both Australia)
Vessel Master J. Howie Port of Registry London (UK) Sailing for Melbourne (Australia) Net Tonnage 2,909 Sailed from berth Brisbane (Australia) Gross Tonnage 5,253 Deadweght Tonnage 9,104
News Event Monday, February 1, 1937 @ 0800		Own Page
An advert in Canada in 1937 for Anchor Line sailings from U.S.A. to Ireland and Scotland
News Event Monday, March 1, 1937 @ 0800 The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate		Own Page
An advert in 1937 by Anchor Line of Glasgow
News Event Thursday, February 6, 1969 @ 2000 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	BENLOMOND (1957-1977 General cargo liner 508 feet long 17 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith)	Own Page
BENLOMOND left Kobe for Nagasaki (both in Japan)
Sailing for Nagasaki (Japan) Port of Registry Leith Sailed from berth Kobe (Japan) Net Tonnage 6,001 Gross Tonnage 10,325 Deadweght Tonnage 12,010
News Event Thursday, February 6, 1969 @ 0600 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	BENHOPE (1962-1972 General cargo liner 497 feet long 15 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith)	Own Page
BENHOPE at Kota Kinabalu for Sandakan (both in Sabah, Malaysia)
Ship's location Kota Kinabalu (colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia) Port of Registry Leith Sailing for Sandakan (Sabah, Malaysia) Net Tonnage 6,195 Gross Tonnage 9,952 Deadweght Tonnage 11,660
News Event Thursday, February 6, 1969 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	BENCRUACHAN (1968-1980 General cargo liner 558 feet long of Ben Line, Edinburgh)	Own Page
BENCRUACHAN left London for Singapore
Sailing for Singapore Port of Registry Leith (Scotland) Sailed from berth London (UK) Net Tonnage 7,097 Gross Tonnage 12,892 Deadweght Tonnage 14,884
News Event Wednesday, February 5, 1969 @ 1700 The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate	BENATTOW (1965-1977 General cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh)	Own Page
BENATTOW left Middlesborough for Hull
Sailing for Hull (UK) Port of Registry Leith (Scotland, UK) Sailed from berth Middlesborough (U.K.)

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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

1353

 

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.

A reader asks for any information on Glasgow shipping line Maclay and Mcintyre and ship pictures of DOMIRA 2 and LYNFIELD.    Can anyone help ? 14 September 2019 ====================================================================

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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?

All comments are welcome.

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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

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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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   Please use the "Contact us" button and tell the team in as much detail as possible so that we can try to provide items which are of interest to you.

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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?

          

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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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