Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 0715
LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

LISMORIA shifts from Meadowside Quay to Prince's Dock, Glasgow to load for Canada

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8323

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The City of Halifax was an incorporated city in Nova Scotia, Canada, which was established as the Town of Halifax in 1749, and incorporated as a city in 1842.

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

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1000
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 x 32 ton heavy lifts onto Donaldson Line's LISMORIA

Arrived in berth14/15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside LISMORIA)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Floating crane NEWSHOT comes alongside LISMORIA and loads 2 x 32 ton heavy lifts onto the Donaldson vessel

Ship Event

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1000
LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT loads 2 x 32 ton heavy lifts onto LISMORIA

Ship's location14/15 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8323

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The City of Halifax was an incorporated city in Nova Scotia, Canada, which was established as the Town of Halifax in 1749, and incorporated as a city in 1842.

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.

News Event

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1000
Own Page

March 1962 notice from P & O, Sydney advising of arrival of ORIANA and sailing of CANBERRA

Ship's locationSydney (Australia)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532

News Event

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1000
Own Page

March 1962 advertisment by New South Wales (Australia) Railways for rail tours from Sydney

News Event

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1000
Own Page

McIlwraith, McEacharn sailing notices for services from Sydney to Wellington, Auckland and Hobart

Arrival

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1215
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 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

News Event

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1300
THIS DATE IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date
DUNERA (1937-1960 Troopship 1157 troops then 1961-1967 Educational cruise liner 517 feet long 1011 passengers of British India Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

Lapel badge of British India cruise ship DUNERA

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage7,430
Gross Tonnage12,620

Arrival

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1312
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA arrives in Saint John (New Brunswick) from Glasgow

Arrived fromGlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthSaint John (New Brunswick, Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

Sailing

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1520
GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE departs Ardrossan light-ship for Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Sailing forCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingL Boersma
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1655
ULSTER SPINNER (1955-1968 General cargo coaster of Belfast Steam Ship Co. Ltd., Belfast) Own Page

ULSTER SPINNER leaves Ardrossan with trailers for Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1712
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 20 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 arrival20 boxes of fish

News Event

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
SOUTHERN CROSS (1955-1973 Passenger liner of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

SOUTHERN CROSS leaves Southampton on a 76 days cruise Round-the-World

Ships agentShaw Savill Line, 11a Lower Regent Street, London S.W.1. Telephone Whitehall 1485Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Sailing

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
ATHENIC (1946-1969 Refrigerated cargo liner of Shaw Savill Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill's ATHENIC leaves London on a 31 days passage to New Zealand via Panama

Ships agentShaw Savill Line, 11a Lower Regent Street, London S.W.1. Telephone Whitehall 1485Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage15,187

Sailing

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1845
FIONA (1953-1969 General cargo coaster 48 metres long of Wagenborg's Scheepvaart / Cornelis van Wattum en N.V. S. de Graaf en Zonen (Weerdinge), Delfzijl) Own Page

FIONA leaves Ardrossan taking bricks and heavy lifts for Oxelosund (Sweden)

Sailing forOxelosund (Sweden)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Outward cargoBricks and heavy lifts
Draught aft on sailing10 feet
Master of vessel on sailingH Vos
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan