Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1412
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 arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage300
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Sailing

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1422
CAWI (1957 - 1966 General cargo coaster 153 feet long of "Gruno" N V Scheepvaartkantoor, Amsterdam) Own Page

Coaster CAWI leaves Glasgow light-ship for Runcorn

Arrived fromDublinPort of RegistryNetherlands
Arrived in berth12 Prince's Dock, head East, stern on wall berths 11/12Gross Tonnage399
Sailing forruncorn (England)
Sailed from berth12 Prince's Dock, head East, stern on wall berths 11/12
Cargo carried on arrival300 tons malt
Commenced discharge of inward cargo26th February at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoA Main & Son
Completed discharge of inward cargo27th February at 1400
Outward cargoLight
Ships agentJ S Braid

The general cargo coaster CAWI arrived in Glasgow from Dublin at 1730 on 25th February 1962.

After fully discharging, she departed Glasgow on 27th February at 1422 for Runcorn (England)

Sailing

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1430
PLANTER (1961 - 1962 General cargo liner 442 feet long of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison's PLANTER leaves Glasgow for Liverpool and West Indies ports

Arrived fromStobcross Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head west, stern 2 blinds from East wall
Sailing forWest Indies via Liverpool
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head west, stern 2 blinds from East wall
Draught forward on arrival12' 4"
Draught aft on arrival18' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 23rd February
Outward cargoGeneral out 530 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer
Completed loading outward cargo27th February at 1115
Draught forward on sailing12' 8"
Draught aft on sailing19' 8"
Ships agentPrentice Service

PLANTER shifted from Stobcross Quay, Glasgow, moving directly across the river, to Plantation Quay, Glasgow, arriving there at 1205 on 23rd February, where she commenced loading for West Indies.

She departed from Glasgow at 1430 on 27th February, for Liverpool and West Indies ports

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1510
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

Tug STRONGBOW arrives at Ardrossan Roadstead to meet Shell tanker HOROMYA

Arrived fromGreenock (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Roadstead (to meet Shell tanker HOROMYA)Net Tonnage41
Master of vessel on arrivalA McInnesGross Tonnage225
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1540
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 HOROMYA to berth at Ardrossan

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker HOROMYA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1540
HOROMYA (1956-1975 Oil products tanker 555 feet long of Anglo Saxon / Shell Tankers UK, London) Own Page

Shell Tanker HOROMYA arrives at Ardrossan from Stanlow via Belfast

Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal) via Belfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage12,183
Master of vessel on arrivalBarnes
Draught aft on arrival19' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalPetrol and gas oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker HOROMYA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1540
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

Tug STRONGBOW assists Shell Tanker HOROMYA to berth at Ardrossan

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker HOROMYA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1550
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

Tug STRONGBOW leaves Ardrossan after assisting the Shell Tanker HOROMYA to berth

Sailing forGreenock (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Net Tonnage41
Master of vessel on sailingA McInnesGross Tonnage225

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern had assisted the Shell tanker HOROMYA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour.

Now that HOROMYA was berthed, tug STRONGBOW was released and left Ardrossan to return to Greenock

Sailing

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1620
APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil for Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage49
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage136
Master of vessel on sailingM McNeilDeadweght Tonnage180

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1700
ADMINISTRATOR (1958 - 1978 General cargo ship 489 feet long of T & J Harrison's Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's ADMINISTRATOR closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for the West Indies

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1700
ADMINISTRATOR (1958 - 1978 General cargo ship 489 feet long of T & J Harrison's Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's ADMINISTRATOR closes at Liverpool for receiving cargo for the West Indies

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)

Arrival

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1715
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 19 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival19 boxes of fish

Arrival

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 2010
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

PALM arrives in Ardrossan to load tar for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage122
Master of vessel on arrivalMcAllisterGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 2210
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

Arrival

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 2220
APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY returns to Ardrossan being unable to finish discharge at Brodick due to weather conditions

Arrived fromBrodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Master of vessel on arrivalM McNeilGross Tonnage136
Draught aft on arrival10 feetDeadweght Tonnage180
Cargo carried on arrivalGas oil