Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Sunday, February 4, 1962 @ 0830
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 from Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Sailing

Sunday, February 4, 1962 @ 0830
FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

FRAGUM leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Heysham

Sailing forHeysham (Lancashire,England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth1A Bunkering berth, Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan ( often used by coastal tankers to load or discharge)Reg Tonnage1,280
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing15' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingR Weller
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY assists Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM from Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing

Sunday, February 4, 1962 @ 0834
TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page

TULIPBANK leaves Queen's Dock for King George V Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forKing George V Dock, Shieldhall, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berth21 Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage478
Outward cargoSludge

 

Arrival

Sunday, February 4, 1962 @ 0910
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER arrives at Ardrossan and waits to assist in sailing the Shell tanker HELDIA

Arrived fromGreenock (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage208
Master of vessel on arrivalT Slater
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Sunday, February 4, 1962 @ 1310
TEXAN (1937-1964 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter : Crinan Canal type : 66 feet overall of J Hay & Sons Ltd., Glasgow : scrapped 1964) Own Page

Puffer TEXAN leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow with a cargo of coal for Dunoon

Sailing forDunoon (a small town on the Firth of Clyde) - probably for the Coal Pier near the Steamer PierPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth16 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage30
Outward cargoCoalGross Tonnage71
Ships agentJ & J Hay Ltd., 190 West George Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel Douglas 3421

 

Arrival

Sunday, February 4, 1962 @ 2132
SUNLAND (1954-1966 Cargo ship owned by A. I. Langfeldt of Kristiansand, Norway, and on long-term charter from 1954-1966 to the Saguenay Terminals Company.) Own Page

Saguenay's SUNLAND arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Halifax (Canada) via Avonmouth

Arrived fromHalifax (Canada) via AvonmouthPort of RegistryKristiansand. (Norway)
Arrived in berth15 / 17 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival10' 06"
Draught aft on arrival19' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo inwards and outwards

News Event

Sunday, February 4, 1962 @ 2305
ETHEL EVERARD (1957-1967 A 3-island type general cargo ship 242 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1987 scrapped) Own Page

Everard's ETHEL EVERARD arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with a cargo of Clinker from London

Arrived fromLondon (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berth3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage1,542
Sailing forCasablanca (Morocco) via Dunglass (River Clyde, to bunker with fuel oil at the Esso Terminal)
Sailed from berth1 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival15' 00"
Draught aft on arrival16' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival1,779 tons of Clinker
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 6th February
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 7th February
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 04"
Draught aft on sailing11' 03"

News Event

Monday, February 5, 1962 @ 0130
LOCHWOOD ( 1949-1963 general cargo ship 287 feet long of Joseph Constantine Company) Own Page

Constantine's LOCHWOOD arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Mediterranean Ports

Arrived fromNaples, Messina and Syracuse via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth16 Queen's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage851.84
Draught forward on arrival13' 08"Gross Tonnage1689.23
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo inwards and outwards
Ships agentConstantine & Co. Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6171 Grams "Constantine"

Arrival

Monday, February 5, 1962 @ 0525
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

Monday, February 5, 1962 @ 0755
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 arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNetherlands
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage326
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage665

News Event

Monday, February 5, 1962 @ 1055
CLAN FORBES (1961 - 1968 General cargo liner 497 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow : scrapped 1985) Own Page

CLAN FORBES leaves Queen's Dock for King George V Dock, Glasgow

Sailing forKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berth12 Queen's Dock, Glasgow Gross Tonnage9,240
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Deadweght Tonnage11,920
Draught forward on sailing6' 03"
Draught aft on sailing18' 04"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050

Ship Event

Monday, February 5, 1962 @ 1120
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 tanker HELDIA from Ardrossan Harbour

Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Tug SEAWAY (at the stern) and tug THUNDERER (at the bow) assist the Shell tanker HELDIA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the roadstead

Sailing

Monday, February 5, 1962 @ 1120
HELDIA (1955-1973 Product tanker of Shell Tankers, London) Own Page

HELDIA leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Old Kilpatrick on the River Clyde

Sailing forOld Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde, 9 miles downriver from Glasgow City centre)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Net Tonnage6,940
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage12,149
Draught aft on sailing20 feetDeadweght Tonnage18,150
Master of vessel on sailingHedges
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY (at the stern) and tug THUNDERER (at the bow) assist the Shell tanker HELDIA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the roadstead

Ship Event

Monday, February 5, 1962 @ 1120
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER assists Shell tanker HELDIA from Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Tug SEAWAY (at the stern) and tug THUNDERER (at the bow) assist the Shell tanker HELDIA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the roadstead

Sailing

Monday, February 5, 1962 @ 1125
ROBERT DUNDAS (1938-1974 Royal Fleet Auxiliary coastal store carrier 220 feet long: pennant no. A204) Own Page

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ROBERT DUNDAS leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for Greenock

Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London
Sailed from berth16 / 18 Queen's Dock, Glasgow Gross Tonnage1125
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)