Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		STRATHEDEN (1937-1964 Passenger / cargo liner of P & O Line, London) Own Page

STRATHEDEN at Aden Feb 2 for London
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage23,732

Ship Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		RANGITANE (New Zealand Shipping Company) Own Page

RANGITANE from London at Lyttelton (New Zealand) Feb 2
Port of RegistryPlymouth (England)

Ship Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		ORONTES (1929-1962 Passenger liner of P & O) Own Page

ORONTES at Aden Feb 2 for London
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		IMPERIAL STAR (1948-1971 General cargo ship 573 feet long of Blue Star Line, London : 1971 scrapped) Own Page

IMPERIAL STAR at Napier (New Zealand) Feb 2 for London
Port of RegistryLondon (UK)

Ship Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		DOMINION MONARCH (1939-1940 Passenger ship 657 feet long of Shaw Savill & Albion, London:: 1940-1947 Troopship: 1947 returned to owners : Scrapped in 1962) Own Page

DOMINION MONARCH at Sydney Feb 2 for Auckland (New Zealand)
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage15,813
Gross Tonnage27,155

News Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SYLVANIA (1957-1968 Passenger liner 608 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

The Cunard Liner SYLVANIA arrived at Tail-of-the-Bank Anchorage off Greenock
Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Net Tonnage11,679
Gross Tonnage22,017
Deadweght Tonnage9,345

   The Cunard Liner SYLVANIA arrived at Tail-of-the-Bank Anchorage today, being the first transatlantic liner to make an inbound call at Greenock this year.

   She was on her way from New York (U.S.A.) and Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) to Liverpool and disembarked 67 passengers to a specially chartered Clyde Ferry which brought them to Princes Pier, Greenock.

   The Cunard Line plan to make 17 outward and 17 inward calls at the Clyde this year, SYLVANIA making 6 and her sister ship CARINTHIA making 28.

   SYLVANIA was built in 1957 at the John Brown & Company Shipyard at Clydebank and is 586 feet long and of 21,989 gross tons and made an impressive sight when she anchored off Greenock.

  

Ship Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CLAN MACINNES ( 1952 - 1978 General cargo liner 471 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN MACINNES shifted from King George V Dock, Glasgow to Elderslie Drydock
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage6,389
Deadweght Tonnage8,945

Ship Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		LINKMOOR (1961-1968 General cargo ship 464 feet long of Walter Runciman & Company Limited, Glasgow) Own Page

LINKMOOR shifted from Meadowside Drydock, Glasgow to Govan Drydock
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Reg Tonnage4,553.87
Gross Tonnage8,155.16

Arrival

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 1255 		CRANE (1937-1964 General cargo coastal ship 223 feet long of General Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

General Steam's CRANE arrives in Glasgow from Tonnay-Charente via Liverpool and Dublin
Arrived fromTonnay-Charente (southwestern France) via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth1/3 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage370
Draught forward on arrival9' 03"Gross Tonnage835
Draught aft on arrival13' 07"Deadweght Tonnage1,080
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo

 

Ship Event

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 1307 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tug SEAWAY assists Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM into Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Arrival

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 1307 		FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

FRAGUM arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Bitumen from Stanlow
Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth1A Bunkering berth, Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan ( often used by coastal tankers to load or discharge)Reg Tonnage1,280
Master of vessel on arrivalR Weller
Draught aft on arrival17' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalBitumen
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY assists Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM into Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 1440 		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 Carnlough (Northern Ireland)
Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, 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

Sailing

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 1600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SYLVANIA (1957-1968 Passenger liner 608 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard Liner SYLVANIA leaves Tail-of-the-Bank for Liverpool
Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailing forLiverpool (England, UK)Net Tonnage11,679
Outward cargoPassengersGross Tonnage22,017
Deadweght Tonnage9,345

Arrival

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 1615 		KYPROS (1950-1967 then 1967-1971 of Moss Hutchison Line, Liverpool then 1971-1976 P & O General cargo Division) Own Page

Moss Hutchison's KYPROS arrives in Glasgow from Famagusta (Cyprus) via Liverpool
Arrived fromFamagusta (Cyprus) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth5 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival11' 06"
Draught aft on arrival14' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo

 

Sailing

Friday, February 2, 1962 @ 1720 		ELISA (1957-1969 General cargo / container carrying coaster 61.77m 191 feet long of Hendrik Pepping / Dammers & van der Heide's Shipping & Trading Company, Rotterdam) Own Page

ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800