Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 1940
TUKO (1955-1964 General cargo coaster 49 metres long of Germ Inverness / G Tuil / Wijnne & Barends, Delfzijl, Netherlands Own Page

TUKO leaves Ardrossan for Workington, England

Sailing forWorkington (England)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage205
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage384
Draught aft on sailing8 feetDeadweght Tonnage484
Master of vessel on sailingG Dijk
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 2045
NYNES (1958-1965 Coastal general cargo ship 44.3 metres) Own Page

NYNES arrives in Ardrossan to load steel plates for Haugesund (Norway)

Arrived fromLiverpool (England)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage299
Master of vessel on arrivalJ SandrikDeadweght Tonnage548
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 2110
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 leaves Ardrossan on her regular trailer service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, The Harbour, Ardrossan

News Event

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 2216
BENDIGO (1954-1968 General cargo liner 527 feet long of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O cargo ship BENDIGO arrives at Sydney from Newcastle (New South Wales, Australia)

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage8,777

Arrival

Thursday, March 1, 1962 @ 2300
ORIANA (1961-1986 Passenger liner 804 feet long of P & O-Orient Lines / P & O Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

P & O passenger liner ORIANA arrives at 6-7 Wharf, Woolloomooloo, Sydney

Ship's location6-7 Wharf, Woolloomooloo, SydneyPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532

Arrival

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 0145
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
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 0400
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

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 0530
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

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 0600
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 TrailersDeadweght Tonnage665

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 0610
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

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

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

Arrival

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 0945
MIGUELIN POMBO (1958-1977 General cargo coaster) Own Page

MIGUELIN POMBO arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo from Pasajes (Spain)

Arrived fromPasajes (Basque Community near San Sebastian, Northern Spain) via Newport (Wales)Port of RegistrySantander (Spain)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage992
Master of vessel on arrivalJ L BocanegraDeadweght Tonnage1,348
Draught aft on arrival16 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalPulp and Roonis ("Roonis" is difficult to read in the Harbour Logbook - may be Roonia)
Ships agentRennie & Watson

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 1040
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Sailing forCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage179
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 1305
MARTABAN (1949-1952 Passenger / cargo ship 462 feet long of Patrick "Paddy" Henderson's Line, Glasgow : 1952-1965 taken over by Elder Dempster Line) Own Page

Henderson's MARTABAN arrives in Glasgow from Rangoon (Burma) via Liverpool

Arrived fromRangoon (Burma) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth22/21 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 4 1/2 blinds from topGross Tonnage5,740
Sailing forSpringfield Quay, Glasgow
Sailed from berthNumber 1 Govan Dry Dock
Draught forward on arrival15 feet
Draught aft on arrival18' 5"
Cargo carried on arrival2648 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo3rd March at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJas Spencer Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo9th March at 1115
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing8' 6"
Draught aft on sailing14' 4"
Ships agentP Henderson & Company, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2

Henderson's MARTABAN tied-up in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, at 1305 on 2nd March 1962, from Rangoon via Liverpool. On 14th March at 0830 she shifted 352 feet astern to berth 20/21 Prince's Dock. The following day, 15th March at 1145 she shifted 45 feet ahead to berth 20/21 Prince's Dock. At 1045 on 22nd March MARTABAN again shifted, this time from berth 20/21 Prince's Dock to berth 19 Prince's Dock. Next day, 23rd March at 1030 she shifted from berth 19 Prince's Dock to Number 1 Govan Dry Dock, her draught forward being 8' 6" and aft 14' 4" MARTABAN left Govan Dry Dock at 1035 on 2nd April and moved up-river to Springfield Quay, Glasgow, to load for Burma.

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 1605
AVRISTAN (1942 - 1963 general cargo liner 443 feet long of F C Strick Company, London) Own Page

Strick's AVRISTAN departs Glasgow for Manchester and Persian Gulf ports

Arrived fromCardiffPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, 1 blind from top
Sailing forPersian Gulf via Manchester
Sailed from berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, 1 blind from top
Draught forward on arrival14' 6"
Draught aft on arrival17 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral (outwards)
Commened loading outward cargo26th February at 0800
Outward cargo790 tons of general
Stevedore loading outward cargoSpencer & Company
Heavy lifts loaded2 lifts totalling 33 tons 16 cwts on 28th February
Completed loading outward cargo2nd March at 1100
Draught forward on sailing15' 6"
Draught aft on sailing19 feet
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

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 1612
CUMBERLAND (1948-1973 Refrigerated general cargo liner 561 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation, London : 1976 scrapped in Taiwan) Own Page

Federal's CUMBERLAND leaves Glasgow for Liverpool

Arrived fromNew Zealand ports via LondonPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head West, bow on West wallNet Tonnage5,658
Sailing forLiverpoolGross Tonnage11,281
Draught forward on arrival22' 4"Deadweght Tonnage14,800
Draught aft on arrival26' 6"
Cargo carried on arrival1068 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1st March at 0930
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo2nd March at 1400
Outward cargoPart same
Draught forward on sailing21' 3"
Draught aft on sailing23' 3"
Ships agentP Henderson Company, Glasgow

CUMBERLAND tied-up in Glasgow at 0700 on 1st March 1962 from New Zealand ports via London.

She let-go her ropes on 2nd March at 1612, leaving Glasgow for Liverpool