Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0215
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS arrives in Ardrossan from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage179
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal

Arrival

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0220
MOSSVILLE (1960-1963 General cargo coaster of John S Monks, Liverpool) Own Page

MOSSVILLE arrives in Ardrossan to load a cargo of barley for Belfast

Arrived fromCarrickfergus (In County Antrim, Northern Ireland and located on the north shore of Belfast Lough)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ McCartney
Draught aft on arrival8 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0225
ULSTER SPINNER (1955-1968 General cargo coaster of Belfast Steam Ship Co. Ltd., Belfast) Own Page

ULSTER SPINNER arrives at Ardrossan with a general cargo from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, February 28, 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, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Ship Movement

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0452
LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

LISMORIA shifts from Prince's Dock to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, to discharge 2,500 tons of grain

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8323

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LISMORIA arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, from Canada at 1315 on 23rd February 1962.

On 28th February at 0452 she shifted from Prince's Dock to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to unload her 2,500 tons of grain. Her draught on shifting was 18 feet forward and 22 feet aft.

On 1st March, having completed discharge of the grain cargo, LISMORIA shifted from Meadowside Quay to berth 14/15 Prince's Dock, arriving there at 0715, her draught forward being 9' 6" and aft 21' 2"

Later that day, 1st March, the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside LISMORIA and loaded 2 heavy lifts, each of 32 tons, onto the Donaldson vessel

LISMORIA departed from Prince's Dock, Glasgow, for Saint John (New Brunswick) Canada, at 1710 on 2nd March 1962.

Arrival

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0525
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

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0528
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

Sailing

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0605
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

PALM leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage122
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on sailing13 feet
Master of vessel on sailingMcAllister
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0610
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

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

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

Ship Event

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0800
THELMA (1935 - 1964 steam general cargo coaster 274 feet long of Clydesdale Shipowners Company / Glen & Company, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped) Own Page

THELMA bunkers with 250 tons of coal in Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Arrived in berth28 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage900
Gross Tonnage1,652
Deadweght Tonnage2,774

THELMA arrived in Prince's Dock at 0820 on 18th February 1962 from Dublin.

At 1035 on 19th February she shifted from Prince's Dock to number 2 Govan Dry Dock, draught forward being 5' 6" and aft 12' 6", and arrived in the dry dock at 1110

On 21st February at 1147 THELMA left the Dry Dock and berthed in berth 31 Prince's Dock, head South at 1210

27th February at 1130 saw THELMA shifting from berth 31 Prince's Dock to berth 28 Prince's Dock, head West

On 28th February, in berth 28, she bunkered 250 tons of coal.

At 2115 on 28th February THELMA departed Glasgow for Gothenburg

Arrival

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0825
TUKO (1955-1964 General cargo coaster 49 metres long of Germ Inverness / G Tuil / Wijnne & Barends, Delfzijl, Netherlands Own Page

TUKO arrives in Ardrossan from Vlaaringen with a cargo of fertilizer

Arrived fromVlaardingen (near Rotterdam, Netherlands)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage205
Master of vessel on arrivalG DijkGross Tonnage384
Draught aft on arrival9 feetDeadweght Tonnage484
Cargo carried on arrivalFertilizer
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

News Event

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0828
CITY OF BROOKLYN (1949-1967 General cargo ship 485 feet long of Ellerman Lines Ltd (Hall Line Ltd), Liverpool :Sank in 1970) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF BROOKLYN leaves Sydney for Melbourne

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Net Tonnage4,411
Gross Tonnage7,557
Deadweght Tonnage10,880

Arrival

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0900
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT loads 2 heavy lifts totalling 33 tons 16 cwts onto Strick's AVRISTAN

Arrived in berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside AVRISTAN)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Strick's AVRISTAN arrived in Glasgow, from Cardiff, at 0205 on 26th February 1962.

On 28th February the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside her and loaded 2 heavy lifts totalling 33 tons 16 cwts onto AVRISTAN

At 1605 on 2nd March AVRISTAN departed Glasgow for Persian Gulf ports via Manchester

Ship Event

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0900
AVRISTAN (1942 - 1963 general cargo liner 443 feet long of F C Strick Company, London) Own Page

AVRISTAN loads 2 heavy lifts totalling 33 tons 16 cwts from floating crane NEWSHOT

Ship's location6 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Heavy lifts loaded2 heavy lifts from NEWSHOT
Ships agentFrank C. Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 Telephone CITY 6131

Strick's AVRISTAN arrived in Glasgow, from Cardiff, at 0205 on 26th February 1962.

On 28th February the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside her and loaded 2 heavy lifts totalling 33 tons 16 cwts onto AVRISTAN

At 1605 on 2nd March AVRISTAN departed Glasgow for Persian Gulf ports via Manchester

Sailing

Wednesday, February 28, 1962 @ 0915
APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY leaves Ardrossan for Brodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage136
Draught aft on sailing10 feetDeadweght Tonnage180
Master of vessel on sailingM McNeil