Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, July 27, 1961 @ 2050
LOCH LINNHE (1928-1966 General cargo coaster of Anglo Irish Transport / Jack Rainey) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoTrailers

Arrival

Thursday, July 27, 1961 @ 2050
IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Sailing forBelfast
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Outward cargoPassengers

Arrival

Friday, July 28, 1961 @ 0450
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page
Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage179
Sailing forCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalD Jager
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Outward cargoLight
Master of vessel on sailingD Jager

Sailing

Friday, July 28, 1961 @ 0930
IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Sailing forBelfast
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Outward cargoPassengers

Sailing

Friday, July 28, 1961 @ 1030
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Montreal for Dalhousie

Sailing forDalhousie (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthMontreal (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

Sailing

Friday, July 28, 1961 @ 1236
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page
Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage179
Sailing forCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalD Jager
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Outward cargoLight
Master of vessel on sailingD Jager

Ship Event

Saturday, July 29, 1961 @ 0004
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY, accompanied by Steel & Bennie tug STRONGBOW tow the Norwegian oil tanker NORDHAV from Ardrossan Harbour to Ardrossan roads

Sailing

Saturday, July 29, 1961 @ 0005
NORDHAV ( 1958-1966 Ocean oil tanker of Skips, Oslo, Norway ) Own Page
Arrived fromStanlow via BelfastPort of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Reg Tonnage7207
Sailing forCuracao (Dutch Caribbean)Deadweght Tonnage19,565
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)
Master of vessel on arrivalO Nielsen
Draught aft on arrival22 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalPetrol and spirit
Outward cargoLight
Draught aft on sailing21' 9"
Ships agentT L Duff, Ardrossan

The Norwegian ocean tanker NORDHAV arrived in Ardrossan Harbour at 1050 on 27th July 1961 from Stanlow via Belfast, and was docked in the tanker berth by the tugs SEAWAY and CAMPAIGNER.

After completing discharge she was assisted from the harbour to Ardrossan roads by the tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW at 0005 on 29th July, and left for her light-ship voyage to Curacoa.

Ship Event

Saturday, July 29, 1961 @ 0005
STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY, accompanied by Steel & Bennie tug STRONGBOW tow the Norwegian oil tanker NORDHAV from Ardrossan Harbour to Ardrossan roads

Arrival

Saturday, July 29, 1961 @ 1125
CLAN MURDOCH ( 1960 - 1961 Cargo liner 449 feet long of Clan Line / King Line ) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MURDOCH docks in Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived in berthElderslie Number 1 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Sunday, July 30, 1961 @ 0707
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA arrives in Dalhousie from Montreal

Arrived fromMontreal (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthDalhousie (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

News Event

Monday, July 31, 1961 @ 0800
Own Page

Conducting their business in Great Waters at the end of July 1961

 AMAZON at Vigo 31 July for London 

AMERICAN GUNNER left Boston July 31 for London 

ANDES at Piraeus July 31 for Southampton 

ARGYLLSHIRE from Glasgow at Beira August 1

ATHENIC at Wellington August 1 for London 

BENALDER from Bangkok left Penang August 1

BENLOMOND from Hamburg left Singapore August 1

BENVEG left Singapore August 1 for Bangkok 

BRAEMAR CASTLE left Cape Town July 31 for Beira 

CANTON at Penang August 1 for London 

CATHAY at Aden July 31 for Kobe 

CITY OF CHICAGO left Durban July 31 for Beira 

CLAN CAMPBELL from Hull at Lobito July 31

CITY OF COLOMBO left Moji (Kyushu, Japan) August 1 for London 

CITY OF RIPON left Penang August 1 for London 

CLAN FORBES from Glasgow at Aden July 31

CLAN MACINTOSH from Glasgow at Teneriffe July 31

CONSUELO from Hull at Montreal July 31

EDINBURGH CASTLE at Cape Town July 31 for Southampton 

HIMALAYA at Hong Kong 31 July for London 

IBERIA left Naples August 1 for London 

IBERIC left Fremantle August 1 for London 

LEICESTERSHIRE at Port Said July 31 for Rangoon 

MAIPURA at Liverpool July 31 for Calcutta 

PENDENNIS CASTLE at Madeira July 31 for Southampton 

PINJARRA from Chittagong at Middlesbrough July 31

PORT VINDEX at Cape Town August 1 for Hobart (Tasmania)

QUEEN MARY from Southampton at New York August 1

ROCHESTER CASTLE at Durban August 1 for Beira

ROSLIN CASTLE left Las Palmas July 31 for Southampton 

THESSALY left Kingston (Jamaica) July 31 for Maracaibo 

TINTAGEL CASTLE from Glasgow at Beira July 31

URUGUAY STAR at Lisbon July 31 for Buenos Aires 

WARWICKSHIRE at Port Said July 31 for Liverpool

  

Ship Event

Monday, July 31, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
PENDENNIS CASTLE (1958-1976 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's PENDENNIS CASTLE at Madeira July 31 for Southampton

Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage28,582

Ship Event

Monday, July 31, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
TINTAGEL CASTLE ( 1954 - 1971 cargo liner 495 feet long of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's TINTAGEL CASTLE from Glasgow at Beira July 31

Port of RegistryLondon

Ship Event

Monday, July 31, 1961 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
EDINBURGH CASTLE (1947-1976 Passenger liner of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Union Castle's EDINBURGH CASTLE at Cape Town July 31 for Southampton

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage28,700