Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


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Arrival

Wednesday, January 24, 1962 @ 1950
RIO HIJUELA (General cargo ship) Own Page

Spanish ship RIO HIJUELA arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow from Malaga (Spain) via Liverpool

Arrived fromMalaga (Spain) via LiverpoolPort of RegistrySpain
Arrived in berth32 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 02"
Draught aft on arrival13' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo

 

 

  

Sailing

Wednesday, January 24, 1962 @ 2025
PRIOR (1951-1963 general cargo coaster 51.25 meters of Manager: Fiege & Hoff, Rotterdam, Netherlands Owner: Arnoldus Cornelis Hoff, The Hague, Netherlands) Own Page

PRIOR leaves Ardrossan on her regular trailer service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNetherlands
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage326
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage665

Arrival

Wednesday, January 24, 1962 @ 2100
LIMELIGHT (1948-1963 steam general cargo puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall, Greenock : scrapped at Dalmuir 1966) Own Page

Puffer LIMELIGHT arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow to load a cargo of coal for Portree (Skye)

Arrived fromPort Ellen (Isle of Islay, Western Isles, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock (UK)
Arrived in berth8 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage96
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo carriedDeadweght Tonnage140
Ships agentRoss & Marshall, Greenock

 

 

  

News Event

Wednesday, January 24, 1962 @ 2150
TJERK HIDDES (1957-1972 General cargo coaster 50m 164 feet long of Scheepvaartkantoor Holwerda, Heerenveen, Netherlands / Gebr. van der Schoot, Harlingen, Netherlands) Own Page

Scheepvaartkantoor Holwerda coaster TJERK HIDDES arrives at Clydebank from Courtmacsherry

Arrived fromCourtmacsherry (referred to by locals as Courtmac, is a seaside village in County Cork, Ireland) Port of RegistryHarlingen (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head East)Net Tonnage257
Sailing forHamburg (Germany)Gross Tonnage479
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head East)Deadweght Tonnage580
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship - no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 25th January
Outward cargo548 tons of Pig Iron
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman
Completed loading outward cargo1030 on 26th January
Draught forward on sailing10' 00"
Draught aft on sailing11' 06"

Sailing

Wednesday, January 24, 1962 @ 2310
SOUTH AFRICAN VICTORY (1961-1966 General cargo ship of South African Marine Corporation, Kaapstad) Own Page

SOUTH AFRICAN VICTORY leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Cape Town via Birkenhead

Sailing forCape Town (South Africa) via Birkenhead (England)Port of RegistryKaapstad (Pronounced kapstet : Afrikaans for "Cape Town")
Sailed from berth17 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral cargo (inwards and outwards)
Draught forward on sailing12' 2"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"

 

 

  

Arrival

Wednesday, January 24, 1962 @ 2325
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS arrives in Ardrossan from Carnlough (Northern Ireland) carrying a cargo of Limestone

Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage179
Master of vessel on arrivalD Jager
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, January 24, 1962 @ 2345
GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Glenarm (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalL Boersma
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, January 25, 1962 @ 0025
SAINT KENTIGERN (1938 - General cargo coaster 236 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

SAINT KENTIGERN arrives in Ardrossan from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage152
Master of vessel on arrivalW McCraeGross Tonnage249
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"Deadweght Tonnage310
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, January 25, 1962 @ 0410
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

EILEEN M leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of Petrol and Gas Oil for Ardrishaig

Sailing forArdrishaig (on Lower Loch Fyne, Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage133
Outward cargoPetrol and gas oilGross Tonnage323
Draught aft on sailing12 feet
Master of vessel on sailingF McGuckian
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, January 25, 1962 @ 0450
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

SPANIEL arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Thursday, January 25, 1962 @ 0510
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Thursday, January 25, 1962 @ 0549
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow with lifts from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth6 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage234
Cargo carried on arrivalLiftsGross Tonnage471
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, Robertson Street, Glasgow

 

 

  

Sailing

Thursday, January 25, 1962 @ 0700
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

CLANITY leaves CINGALESE PRINCE at Finnieston Quay, Glasgow after loading her fuel oil

Sailing forOld Kilpatrock Oil Depot, River Clyde (between Clydebank and Bowling) and 9 miles from GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berth48 Finnieston Quay, Glasgow (alongside CINGALESE PRINCE)Net Tonnage224
Outward cargoFuel oil ex- CINGALESE PRINCEGross Tonnage495

CLANITY leaves CINGALESE PRINCE at Finnieston Quay, Glasgow after loading the fuel oil from the Prince liner

 

  

Ship Event

Thursday, January 25, 1962 @ 0700
CINGALESE PRINCE (1950-1960 then 1962-1964 Passenger / General cargo ship 471 feet long Prince Line Ltd (Furness, Withy & Co Ltd), London) Own Page

CINGALESE PRINCE at Finnieston Quay, Glasgow finishes unloading her fuel oil to oiler CLANITY

Ship's location48 Finnieston Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Net Tonnage5,205
Gross Tonnage8,827
Deadweght Tonnage10,515

CLANITY leaves CINGALESE PRINCE at Finnieston Quay, Glasgow after loading the fuel oil from the Prince liner

 

  

Sailing

Thursday, January 25, 1962 @ 0710
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde off Isle of Arran

Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board